Role of Women in Agricultural Development and Their Constraints: A Case Study of Biliri Local Government Area, Gombe State, Nigeria

This study examined the role of local government in community development in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria. A total of 420 people participated in the study. The study sample of 420 persons comprised 220 community development officers selected from the study area and 200 adult educators randomly selected from Enugu State. The entire population of the study was used due to the size. A 21-item structured questionnaire developed by the researchers was used as the instrument for data collection. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions. The study revealed that the budget allocation sent by the government to the responsible departments in the local government is not always received as and when due for the effective implementation of community development projects. It was concluded that a higher monitoring authority should be set aside to monitor and supervise the existence of checks and balances between the regulations of the local government areas.

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Replicating Elite Dominance in Intangible Cultural Heritage Safeguarding: The Role of Local Government–Scholar Networks in China

International Journal of Cultural Property ◽

10.1017/s0940739116000035 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 23 (1) ◽

pp. 71-97 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Christina Maags ◽

Heike Holbig

Keyword(s):

Local Government ◽

Cultural Heritage ◽

Focal Point ◽

National Level ◽

Comparative Case Study ◽

Intangible Cultural Heritage ◽

Republic Of China ◽

Heritage Discourse

Abstract:Since “intangible cultural heritage” (ICH) became the new focal point in the global heritage discourse, governments and scholars in many countries have begun to promote this new form of “immaterial” culture. The People’s Republic of China has been one of the most active state parties implementing the new scheme and adapting it to domestic discourses and practices. Policies formulated at the national level have become increasingly malleable to the interests of local government-scholar networks. By conducting a comparative case study of two provinces, this article aims to identify the role of local elite networks in the domestic implementation of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage, focusing on the incentives of scholars and officials to participate in ICH policy networks. It finds that the implementation of the Convention has not removed the power asymmetry between elite and popular actors but, instead, has fostered an elite-driven policy approach shaped by symbiotic, mutually legitimizing government–scholar networks.

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The role of the local government in China's urban sustainability transition: A case study of Wuxi's solar development

Cities ◽

10.1016/j.cities.2021.103294 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 117 ◽

pp. 103294

Author(s):

Fangzhu Zhang ◽

Calvin King Lam Chung ◽

Tingting Lu ◽

Fulong Wu

Keyword(s):

Local Government ◽

Urban Sustainability ◽

Sustainability Transition

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