Community Participation in Planning Social Infrastructure Delivery in Ghana’s Local Government: A Case Study of Shai Osudoku District

Allan Kasapa and Charles Gyan

Journal of Development Policy and Practice, 2023, vol. 8, issue 2, 264-285

Abstract: The unintended consequences associated with non-inclusive participation are a key structural challenge facing Ghana’s decentralisation efforts over the past 25 years. This article uses a social transformation framework to examine the planning process in the delivery of social infrastructure. The qualitative descriptive design that draws from the naturalistic paradigm provided an in-depth exploration of stakeholder participation in planning social infrastructure delivery. Results suggest that the planning process is initiated by the district assembly within a legal framework and for which local participation is by invitation. The article argues for the setup of a local management team as part of the structure for social infrastructure delivery.

Keywords: Community development; community participation; decentralisation; Ghana; social infrastructure (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1177/24551333231165831

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