Community Development and the Role of Community Organizations: A Study in Northern Ethiopia

Mequanent, Getachew

doi:10.2307/486326

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“…Ethiopia's programmes to address land degradation indicate that top‐down policy and planning practices have, in the past, proved ineffective in dealing with questions relating to location‐specific environmental conditions and sustainability of livelihoods of local communities (Campbell, ; Hoben, ; Mequanent, ; Rahmato, ). Although current decentralisation policy in Ethiopia suggests a shift to greater community decision‐making, we have demonstrated that this participation is fairly limited.…”

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Participation and Performance: Decentralised Planning and Implementation in Ethiopia

Snyder

Ludi

Cullen³

et al. 2014

Public Admin & Development

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SUMMARYThis article discusses how decentralisation policies are enacted in the planning and implementation of natural resource management interventions in rural Ethiopia. A key element of decentralisation policy is the emphasis on greater participation by local communities. Drawing on qualitative research conducted with government staff and farmers, this paper illustrates how different actors perceive and implement national policy and how these actions affect the longer‐term sustainability of land management interventions. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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confidence: 99%