LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND APPROPRIATE CAPACITY BUILDING FOR ACCELERATED AND SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Journal Title: European Journal of Business and Social Sciences - Year 2012, Vol 1, Issue 3
Abstract
The study is on capacity assessment of human and institutional resources needed for planning and management of rural development at the local government level in Nigeria. The ultimate aim is to provide the basis needed for adopting meaningful policy measures geared towards the building of local skills and capacities for planning and managing rural development at the decentralized levels. The findings of the study revealed that capacity building in relation to accelerated and sustainable rural development at the local government level in the past has shown the following characteristics: failure to build capacity which can be sustained; failure to address critical national/local objectives; capacity building not treated as a priority, which must be a continuous process/efforts; lack of formulation of coherent strategies with a realistic time frame. The study concludes by observing that for capacity building to improve at this level of government in Nigeria, the following measures must be adopted as a way forward: capacity assessment/profile; analysis of the existing capacity problems; assessment of past approaches to capacity building; strengthening the existing system; technology transfer; etc.
Authors and Affiliations
Stephen Ocheni, Ph. D. | Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abuja stephenocheni@yahoo.com +23480649596600, Moses Atakpa, Ph. D. | Head of Service, Kogi State, Nigeria +2348138916002, Basil C. Nwankwo, Ph. D. | Professor and Dean, Faculty of Management Sciences Kogi State University, Anyigba, Nigeria basil.nwankwoy2k@yahoo.com +2348033216765
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