The Effectiveness of Decentralisation on Community Development in Ghana, 1990–2012

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-104
Author(s):  
Mohammed Sulemana ◽  
Kingsford Gyasi Amakye
Keyword(s):  
Community Development ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Developmental Progress ◽  
The People ◽  
Central District ◽  
The Relationship

The concept of decentralisation has shaped development thinking in contemporary times in both developed and developing countries. Indeed, the demand for decentralisation is strong throughout the world because of its link to community development and improving the quality of life of mass of the people in the rural areas. Decentralisation is globally recognised as the way of ensuring community participation and local development. However, some authors argue that the purported benefits of decentralisation leading to community development are not as obvious as proponents of decentralisation suggest. In Africa, decentralisation is implemented in various forms by governments across the continent. Indeed, in West Africa, it is difficult to find a country that does not have decentralisation programme. In Ghana, decentralisation has been practiced since 1988 and the populace has come to embrace it as the best way of ensuring development and local participation in governance. Nevertheless, after nearly three decades of implementing decentralisation, which has generated rather elaborate structures and processes, Ghana still struggles to realise the expected developmental progress, or achieve the envisioned structural and procedural effectiveness. This paper explores the relationship between decentralisation and community development in Sekyere Central District. Again the paper seeks to find out the contributions decentralisation has brought to the communities in Sekyere Central District and finally investigate whether decentralisation is working as it should in the district. This paper was carried out using a mixed method approach. Purposive sampling technique was adopted to select all the assembly members in Sekyere Central District. Both primary and secondary data were collected from the relevant sources in an effort to meet the objectives of the study. The regression analysis of all the assembly members indicated that, the calculated value F is 28.25 at 5% alpha level of significant (0.000). It shows that there is significant relationship between decentralisation and community development.

scholarly journals SUPPORTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN RURAL AREAS UNDER THE FRAMEWORK OF LOCAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES

2019 ◽  
Vol XXI (3) ◽  
pp. 522-531
Author(s):  
Paweł Zasadzki
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Social Activity ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Desk Research ◽  
The Eu ◽  
Stimulation Of

Social and economic growth relies on the presence of prosperous companies. There are many factors that define the level of entrepreneurship, for example opportunities to undertake cooperation and create networks of companies, or the quality of social capital. The key role is played by actions implemented to strengthen the economic and social activity of local communities. This can be facilitated by one of the sub-measures of the EU programme LEADER, namely “Sub-measure 19.2. Implementation of operations within the strategies for community-led local development”. The main aim of this study has been to diagnose and assess this support in rural areas of the Province of Warmia and Mazury. Secondary data were analyzed with both desk research and statistical methods. The funds allocated under the mentioned sub-measure (482 contracts) enabled beneficiaries to start and develop their own companies in rural areas (261 agreements reached approximately PLN 30 million). Some funds were also spent on improving the situation with regard to the identified weaknesses of this region e.g. weak consistency communication, low level of cooperation and social capital. The implementation of operations under Sub-measure 19.2 should result in the alleviation of weaknesses identified for the province and the stimulation of socio-economic development of the voivodship.

scholarly journals HUBUNGAN FAKTOR PENGASUHAN DENGAN STUNTING DI KECAMATAN UBUD GIANYAR BALI

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Ni Made Dwi Mahayati ◽  
Ni Gusti Kompiang Sriasih
Keyword(s):  
Exclusive Breastfeeding ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Bivariate Analysis ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Exact Test ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
The Relationship

Introduction: The quality of a child is also determined by the health status of the child, especially in the toddler period. This period is a golden period for child development, so it is very important to ensure that the child's growth runs optimally, including ensuring that the nutritional status of toddlers is in a good category. The problem of short toddlers illustrates the existence of chronic nutritional problems that can be affected by the condition of the mother during pregnancy, the fetus, infants and toddlers, including diseases suffered during toddlers. This study aimed to analyze the relationship between parenting factors and stunting. Methods: Design of this study was analytic observational with cross sectional approach. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling by taking samples from two areas of stunting loci in Ubud District with a sample size of 92 people. The data collected are primary and secondary data. Data analysis used Chi Square and Fisher's Exact test. Results and Discussion: The results showed that most of the children were in nonstunting status with a stunting rate of 25%. The results of the bivariate analysis between the independent variables and stunting showed the following results: exclusive breastfeeding status (p = 0.01), active posyandu visits (p = 0.022) and diarrhea exposure (p = 1.00). Conclusion: There is a relationship between exclusive breastfeeding status and active posyandu visits with stunting in toddler.   Keywords: toddlers, posyandu visits, stunting, exclusive breastfeeding, child infections

scholarly journals ANALISIS KUALITAS PELAYANAN PUBLIK (STUDI KEPUASAN PELANGGAN PADA PLN-RAYON SOE DI WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS TOBU, KABUPATEN TIMOR TENGAH SELATAN)

REFORMASI ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 136
Author(s):  
Cahyo Sasmito ◽  
Adelvia Nabunome
Keyword(s):  
Public Services ◽  
Limited Liability ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Electrical Energy ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
The Public ◽  
The People

The quality of public services that given low by the Limited Liability Company (PLN) on Soe Rayon as a service provider in the field of electricity for the people in South Timor Tengah District, causes public as the customers dissatisfaction.In real terms, the public dissatisfaction is caused by frequent power cuts, which can damage and by the same time disrupt the public activities. Electricity is one of the basic needs in people's daily lives, the function of electricity is used for: energy sources for electronic equipment, lighting, cooking, and as a support in providing health services and so on. The research was conducted at PLN SoeRayon for 4 months, from January to April 2016. This research used Qualitative Descriptive as the approach technique, and purposive sampling as the sampling technique. Primary and secondary data are the types of data sources, while the monitoring instrument uses interview guidelines, which are supported by observation and documentation. Data Analysis used Interactive Model Miles and Huberman, data collection through: data reduction followed by data presentation, and finally conclusions. The results of the analysis in this research indicated that: the quality of existing public services at PLN Soe Rayon was unsatisfactory, Its due to frequent occurrence of power out ages, and the slow service provided by Sub Rayon, and the transactions pay ofworse electricity. The inhibiting factor in providing services at PLN Soe Rayon is the electrical energy sources lack, thenthe natural factors that do not support, and on the other one is there’s theft on this distict, and also the lack of employees. While the supporting factors, physical facilities are sufficient, which have been given to people who are PLN's SoeRayon customers and the ability of employees who are ready to give their good service to the customers.The low quality impact of services provided by the State Electricity Company to customers in the Tobu Health Center, and generally the people of Timor Tengah Selatan Regency is the decline of customer trust to the PLN.

scholarly journals Nuevos territorios y enfoques para el desarrollo local. El olivar de Alcolea de las Alpujarras (Almería) = New Territories and Approaches for Local Development. The Olive Grove of Alcolea de las Alpujarras (Almería)

2019 ◽  
pp. 215
Author(s):  
Luis Miguel Sánchez Escolano ◽  
Noelia Ruíz Moya
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
General Framework ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Olive Grove ◽  
Spanish Society ◽  
Calidad De Vida ◽  
Development Paradigm ◽  
The Relationship

En un marco general caracterizado por la descapitalización humana y económica, así como por la falta de dinamismo y su escasa representatividad en nuestra sociedad, los espacios rurales mediterráneos encaran el siglo XXI con perspectivas precarias sobre su propia viabilidad y supervivencia. Las implicaciones de este proceso de debilitamiento territorial son enormes, ya sea enfocado desde lo antropológico, demográfico, económico o ambiental. Es necesario, por tanto, repensar la relación que la sociedad española mantiene con esa parte mayoritaria del territorio, la cual necesita de herramientas y la acción de agentes que aporten nuevas perspectivas para superar acciones agotadas por su formalismo y desapego a la realidad de los entornos rurales y sus problemáticas.El presente trabajo, aplicando las estrategias y herramientas del paradigma del desarrollo local, pretende reconocer y analizar los valores patrimoniales y territoriales del olivar de Alcolea (Almería). Éste, a través de un replanteamiento de su papel en la comunidad -ecológico, cultural y paisajístico-, puede ser transformado en una herramienta para el desarrollo endógeno y sostenible, lo que redundará en un aumento de la calidad de vida de los habitantes del entorno.AbstractIn a general framework marked by human and economic decapitalization, as well as by the lack of dynamism and its scarce representation in our society, the Mediterranean rural areas confront the 21st century with precarious perspectives on their own viability and survival. The implications of this process of territorial weakening are enormous, whether focused on the anthropological, demographic, economic or environmental. It is necessary, therefore, to rethink the relationship that Spanish society maintains with this majority part of the territory, which requires tools and the action of agents that provide new perspectives to overcome ineffective actions due to their formality and detachment from the reality of rural areas and their problems.The present work, applying the strategies and tools of the local development paradigm, aims to recognize and analyze the heritage and territorial values of the olive grove of Alcolea (Almería). This, through a rethinking of its ecological, cultural and landscape role, can be transformed into a tool for endogenous and sustainable development, which will result in an improvement in the quality of life of the inhabitants of the area.

scholarly journals Influence of Sharia Service Quality, Islamic Values, and Destination Image toward Loyalty Visitors’ on Great Mosque of Demak

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 117
Author(s):  
Abdurrohman Kasdi ◽  
Saifudin Saifudin
Keyword(s):  
Service Quality ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Destination Image ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Visitor Satisfaction ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Islamic Values

The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of sharia service quality, Islamic values ​​and destination image toward loyalty with visitors’ satisfaction as an intervening variable, a study on the great mosque of Demak tourism. This is a field research using quantitative approach. The data used are primary and secondary data taken with survey method. There are three independent variables, namely: (X1) the quality of sharia service, (X2) Islamic values, and (X3) the destination image. The dependent variable (Y1)/loyalty and intervening variable (Y2) are visitor satisfaction. The population of this study is all visitors or pilgrims of the great mosque of Demak in 2018. The sampling technique used is purposive sampling with 167 respondents. The results of this study indicate that: (1) the sharia service quality does not affect the loyalty, (2) the Islamic values ​​have a direct positive and significant effect on the loyalty, (3) destination image has a direct positive and significant effect on loyalty, (4) the sharia service quality has no effect on the visitors’ satisfaction, (5) the Islamic values ​​have no effect on the visitors’ satisfaction (6) the destination image has a direct positive and significant effect on the visitors’ satisfaction, (7) the visitors’ satisfaction has a direct positive and significant effect on the loyalty, (8) the visitors’ satisfaction does not mediate the relationship between the sharia service quality and loyalty (9) the visitors’ satisfaction does not mediate the relationship between the Islamic values ​​and loyalty, and (10) the visitors’ satisfaction mediates part of the relationship between destination image and loyalty.

scholarly journals Local Governance and Rural Development Practices in Nepal

NUTA Journal ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 84-94
Author(s):  
Suman Kharel
Keyword(s):  
Rural Development ◽  
Local Governance ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Environment Friendly ◽  
The People ◽  
Skilled Manpower ◽  
Institutional Capability

Local governance particularly means democratic participation of the stakeholders in local development. In this process, rural development creates productive environment for market-led and environment friendly development that enrich quality of life of the people. The landscapes of local governance and rural development have been changing with new way of understanding. International communities are now realizing the transformative role of local governance and education. Nepalese government also has been facing many challenges while implementing local governance and rural development efforts. In this context, this paper reflectively appraised local governance and rural development practices of Nepal from decentralization theory and capability approach. However, subsequent discussions are presented based on secondary data, information and literatures. My discussions show that government of Nepal implemented local self-governance act-1999 for proper decentralization of power/jurisdiction in grassroots. Even though, since two decades local governance mechanisms are working with less capable staff and without elected bodies. For implementation of new constitution-2015, federal government restructured 753 local governance units. In that situation this paper came up with the argument that government mechanism need to foster institutional capability by mobilizing skilled manpower for implementing devolved 22 power/jurisdictions in local levels.

scholarly journals The Characteristics of Poverty and Its Alleviation in Indonesia

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dewa Ketut Sadra Swastika ◽  
Yana Supriyatna
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Poverty Line ◽  
Industrial Sector ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Integrated Rural Development ◽  
The People

<strong>Indonesian</strong><br />Makalah berjudul ini disusun berdasarkan telaahan (review) beberapa hasil penelitian, literatur dan data sekunder dari berbagai sumber. Selama lebih dari tiga dekade, berbagai upaya telah dilakukan untuk mengentaskan masyarakat dari kemiskinan. Sebelum krisis ekonomi, upaya keras tersebut telah berhasil menurunkan angka kemiskinan dari 40 persen tahun 1970-an menjadi 11 persen tahun 1996. Krisis ekonomi  sejak 1997 telah melumpuhkan semua sector ekonomi. Akibatnya, angka kemiskinan meningkat menjadi 25 persen tahun 1998, meskipun turun lagi menjadi 16 persen tahun 2005. Peningkatan harga bahan bakar minyak tahun 2006 berakibat meningkatnya kembali proporsi penduduk miskin menjadi 18 persen. Sebagian besar penduduk miskin berdomisili di perdesaan dan sangat tergantung pada sektor pertanian. Oleh karena itu, sektor pertanian harus dibangun dalam bentuk pembangunan perdesaan terpadu. Strategi pengentasan kemiskinan melalui bantuan tunai, pangan, atau pinjaman dana bergulir terbukti tidak efektif dalam mengentaskan mereka dari kemiskinan. Penyediaan kredit lunak dengan prosedur yang sederhana, disertai dengan pembangunan infrastruktur mungkin lebih efektif. Pada saat yang sama, pemerintah pusat dan daerah hendaknya mendorong dan memfasilitasi swasta untuk berinvestasi dalam agroindustri di perdesaan. Selain itu juga membangun kemitraan usahatani yang saling mengun-tungkan antara petani dengan perusahaan agroindustri. Dengan strategi ini diharapkan keluarga miskin dapat meningkatkan kesejahteraannya melalui penjualan produk, serta dapat bekerja di pabrik pengolahan hasil pertanian, sehingga lebih banyak peluang memperoleh pendapatan, dan jumlah penduduk miskin berkurang. <br />     <br /><br /><strong>English</strong><br />This paper is written based on the review of some studies, literatures and secondary data from some sources. For more than three decades, some efforts have been done, and successfully reduced the number of poverty, from 40 percent in 1970s to 11 percent in 1996. However, the economic crisis started in mid 1997 has caused an increase in the percentage of people under poverty line to almost 25 percent in 1998, although decreased to 16 percent in 2005. An increase in gasoline price has resulted an increase in proportion of poverty to almost 18 percent of the population. Most of the poor are living in rural areas with marginal land, low quality of human resource, and poor infrastructures. On the other hands, they are strongly depending upon agricultural sector. Hence, agricultural sector should be developed in terms of integrated rural development. The strategy of poverty alleviation by giving the poor with granted-cash, food aid, or revolving fund is not the effective way to alleviate poverty. Instead, providing them with soft credit together with development of infrastructures might be more effective. At the same time, the central and local governments should encourage the investors to invest in agro-industry in rural areas. A fair partnership could be developed between farmers and companies. By these strategies, the poor families could help themselves to improve their welfare, through selling their products, as well as working in the agro-industrial sector. Thus, more income can be generated, so that the people living under poverty line will be reduced.

KEPUASAN KONSUMEN DITINJAU DARI KUALITAS PELAYANAN, STORE ATMOSPHERE DAN PROMOSI DI RUMAH MAKAN PONDOK JOWI SOLO

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (02) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shofia Zulfa Amalina ◽  
Sri Hartono ◽  
Ratna Damayanti
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Service ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Consumer Satisfaction ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Likert Scale ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of whether or not the quality of service, store atmosphere and promotion of consumer satisfaction at Pondok Jowi Restaurant Solo. The population in this study were consumers of Pondok Jowi Solo Restaurant in January 2020 at May 2020 with a total of 14,030 people. The sampling techniquemismpurposive samplingm which is a sampling technique with certain considerations by taking 100 respondents. Data collection uses a Likert scale questionnaire to measure respondents' answers to identify the relationship between service quality, store atmosphere and promotion of customer satisfaction. The results show that service quality, store atmosphere and promotion have a simultaneous and significant effect on customer satisfaction, servicei quality has assignificant effect on customer satisfaction, store atmosphere has a significant effect on customer satisfaction, and promotion has significant effect on customer satisfaction. Keywords: Service quality, Store atmosphere, Promotion, Consumer satisfaction

The Relationship between the Development of Human Capital and the Agricultural Economy in Rural Areas

2020 ◽  
pp. 61-65
Author(s):  
B.A. Voronin ◽  
◽  
I.P. Chupina ◽  
Ya.V. Voronina ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Standard View ◽  
Household Factors ◽  
Economic Transformations ◽  
The Relationship

The article discusses a non-standard view of the formation of human capital for work in organizations of the agricultural sector of the economy, in the context of modern socio-economic transformations. In the classical sense, human capital for agriculture should be formed and developed in rural areas. But in real life, this is not always the case, because there are many factors that prevent the classical solution of this problem. First, the demographic factor affects, second, social and household factors, and third, in many rural areas there are no working agricultural organizations where qualified agricultural specialists can work. All these and other circumstances actualize the problem of the quality of human capital in rural areas in relation to the development of agricultural production.

scholarly journals Exploring Employment Trend and Relationship With Individual and Family-Related Factors in 65 or Older Koreans

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 65-65
Author(s):  
Yeonji Ryou ◽  
Ryou Yeonji
Keyword(s):  
Employment Status ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Educational Background ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
The People ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
Working People ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract The purpose of this study is to identify the trend of the employment status in 65 years or older adults who reside in South Korea and to explore the relationship between the status of employment and individual and family-related factors. This study utilized 10-year and 6-wave secondary data from the Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing (KLoSA). The original panel sample is a random sample of 10,254 adults who are 45 or older, but for the aim of this study, the participants younger than 65 years were excluded. The number of samples in each wave is different, ranging from 4,013 to 4,335 due to the death of the participant, the rejection of additional interviews, and the refreshment participant collected in Wave 5. The findings indicate that the absolute employment of the people aged 65 or older and the proportion of working people among those have increased over the past decade. In this study, it is also found that there is a close relationship between employment status and individual factors such as gender, educational background, health condition, region, etc. Moreover, the results suggest that there are various facets of the relationship between employment status and family-related factors including whether living with children, the number of the member whom I help with daily activities, the total amount of financial support from/to children/parents/other family or whether participating social activities, etc. The implications of the need for employing the older population and the consideration family-related factors in the policy-making process in Korea are discussed.

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