Local governments and NGO’s network cooperation: Lithuanian evidence
Abstract
The article analyses the cooperation between municipal administration and NGO’s. The methodology of the present research is based on the combination of qualitative and quantitative research methods. During the current research, the municipal administration and NGO’s representatives were interviewed and surveyed. The questionnaires were developed based on Mandell and Keast’s characteristics of network collaboration. According to the research findings the difference between the Kretinga district municipality and the Klaipėda city in a network coopeation is not so great. Both municipalities reveal to be the less than the average coordination network type.
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