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Service Delivery and State Legitimacy: Multi-Stakeholder Processes in Water and Sanitation in Ethiopia As defined by the

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  • Fenta Mandefro

    (School of Business and Public Administration – Addis Ababa University)

  • Mina Noor

    (Maastricht School of Management)

  • Nora Stel

    (Maastricht School of Management)

Abstract

This report presents the findings of a research conducted in Ethiopia by the „MSPs, Service Delivery and State Institutions‟ working group of the „Network for Peace, Security and Development‟.1 The research aimed at generating insight in: the nature of cooperation between multiple state and non-state actors for the improvement and delivery of basic services; and how such cooperation affect the legitimacy and effectiveness of the state institutions involved To achieve the above objectives the study was guided by the following research question: “how do multi-stakeholder processes (MSPs) for the improvement of service delivery affect the performance and governance of those services, and how does this affect the legitimacy of state institutions?”

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  • Fenta Mandefro & Mina Noor & Nora Stel, 2012. "Service Delivery and State Legitimacy: Multi-Stakeholder Processes in Water and Sanitation in Ethiopia As defined by the," Working Papers 2012/44, Maastricht School of Management.
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