Design and implementation of the Expanded Public Works Programme: Lessons from the Gundo Lashu labour-intensive programme
Eric Ndavheleseni Musekene
Development Southern Africa, 2015, vol. 32, issue 6, 745-757
Abstract:
This article examines the design and implementation of the Expanded Public Works Programme, drawing from the lessons of the Gundo Lashu programme on labour-intensive construction in the road sector. The aim of the study was to examine major barriers to the design and implementation of the programme. The article is based on the analysis of data that were gathered from the Gundo Lashu programme. The data were collected using a structured questionnaire, face-to-face interviews with the project participants as well as reviewing key secondary data from the project documents. The study found that the projects under the Gundo Lashu programme have clearly demonstrated the importance of labour-intensive approaches, especially in the road sector. However, these projects were constrained by a wide range of challenges, ranging from a lack of community participation to poor product quality and inadequate planning for sustainable financing.
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1080/0376835X.2015.1063980
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