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Improving Local Service Delivery through the Community-Driven Development Approach
Asian Review of Public Administration
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Improving Local Service Delivery through the Community-Driven Development Approach
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| Creator |
Mangahas, Joel V.
Arroyo, Dennis |
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| Subject |
community development, local governance, public administration, voluntary sector management
community-driven development, capacity building, decentralization |
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| Description |
Decentralized delivery of basic services potentially enhances allocative efficiency and responsiveness of public investments. Insofar as local autonomy provides greater discretion for subnational units of governments, it is imperative that devolved powers and resources are adequately complemented by accountability mechanisms in order to make decentralization truly work for the people. Global experiences show that local service delivery can be encumbered by patronage politics and vested interests of local elites, thus, exacerbating limited access to economic opportunities and poor living conditions of the greater number. Within this context, this article discusses the community-driven development (CDD) approach, which empowers citizens by building their capacities and enabling them to take control of public investment decisions that directly affect their lives. This article discusses how CDD has affected the quality of and access to basic social service, in particular, and, more broadly, public welfare. It argues that insofar as CDD improves access to and quality of local services, CDD reinforces and strengthens local planning, budgeting, and service delivery. CDD pushes the envelope for both local government autonomy and public accountability. In conclusion, CDD serves as an important mechanism to ensure that decentralization works the way it should.
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Eastern Regional Organization for Public Administration (EROPA)
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2016-12-01
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion — literature review, qualitative analysis, historical inquiry |
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application/pdf
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| Identifier |
http://journals.sfu.ca/arpa/index.php/arpa/article/view/49
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Asian Review of Public Administration; Vol 25, No 1 (2014): e-Government, Decentralization and Improving Delivery of Services; 56-73
2094-408X 2094-408X |
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| Language |
eng
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| Relation |
http://journals.sfu.ca/arpa/index.php/arpa/article/view/49/39
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| Coverage |
Asia Pacific region
21st century community development project, global experiences |
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| Rights |
Copyright (c) 2016 Joel V. Mangahas, Dennis Arroyo
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0 |
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