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The effectiveness of
decentralization policy in Ghana: A case study of
Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrim (KEEA) and Abura –Asebu-
Kwamankese (AAK) districts in Ghana
Godwin Ramous Kwame Egbenya
Department
of Sociology, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
E-mail:
godwinegbenya2000@yahoo.com.
Accepted
16 September, 2009 |
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This research aims at assessing the effectiveness of
decentralization policies in Ghana with a case study
conducted at Komenda–Edina–Eguafo–Abaim (KEEA) and
Abura–Asebua-Kwamankese (AAK) districts in the Central
Region of Ghana, the formulation and implementation of the
policies and how they relate to the health, education and
water sectors in the country. An interview guide was used to
obtain answers from respondents numbering fifty-six. The
population for the study comprised all stakeholders
concerned with decentralization in the education, health and
water sectors in the Central Region of Ghana. They included
the Head, Policy Planning, Development partners,
Co-ordination Unit - Ministry of Education, Director General
- Ghana Education service, Deputy Director Administration,
Ghana Health Service, Managing Director of the Community
Water and Sanitation Unit. Frequencies, percentage, and
tests of independence were used to analyze the data. From
the study, majority of respondents were males who were 40
years and above with high educational background, reflecting
males’ dominance over females in influential positions in
the country. Some respondents had gone through secondary
education or higher. In addition, most of them had been
working in the communities and the Sectors for a long time.
In sum, responses on the research questions indicate that
the decentralization exercise in the two districts has been
effective and secondly, the level of integration of the
three sectors at the district level has been quite high and
met the decentralization objectives.
Key
words:
Effectiveness, integration, implementation, improvement,
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