Nonprofit service provision by insurgent organizations : the cases of Hizballah and the Tamil Tigers / Shawn Teresa Flanigan

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: 2008Subject(s): In: Studies In Conflict & Terrorism Vol 31 No 6, June 2008, pp.499-519 (114)Summary: Both groups use nonprofit service provision (especially in health and social services) as a way to increase community support and improve legitimacy, however the article shows that the approaches used differ considerably: Hizballah operates a range of NGO service providers itself, whereas the LTTE controls and channels the resources of existing NGOs e.g. by creaming off overcharges.
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Both groups use nonprofit service provision (especially in health and social services) as a way to increase community support and improve legitimacy, however the article shows that the approaches used differ considerably: Hizballah operates a range of NGO service providers itself, whereas the LTTE controls and channels the resources of existing NGOs e.g. by creaming off overcharges.

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