An Assessment of the Impact of the District Development Facility (DDF) in the MMDAS: A Case Study of Techiman Municipality in the Brong Ahafo Region

The study investigated the District Development Facility in the Techiman Municipality and its contribution to development. The study was descriptive using both primary and secondary data. Data was collected from 150 respondents using the questionnaire. Data was analysed using the SPSS. The main objective of the research therefore sought to analyse the concept and contributions of the DDF to the socio-economic development of the Techiman Municipality. The study found that the DDF has made significant contribution to development of the district. This includes improved financial management. It was established that health, development of agriculture and poverty reduction initiatives are the main factors that define the scope of investment of the district development facility in TMA. The study found that the DDF has helped in addressing the funding gap from the central government.. The stakeholders on the other hand came out with findings which included weak institutional structure as a performance gap. Key recommendations included the need for adequate financial support for maintenance of investments and projects provided by the DDF. The study also recommended the need for there is for the assembly to strengthen its institutional structures to plug all sources of leakages of funds allocated for development in the district and finally, there was the need for effective education for both staff and stakeholders of the assembly about the DDF.

TABLE OF CONTENT

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DEDICATION-- ii

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TABLE OF CONTENT- vi

LIST OF TABLES- ix

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS- x

 

CHAPTER ONE- 1

NTRODUCTION-- 1

1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY.1

1.2 Problem Statement4

1.3 Objectives of the Study- 5

1.4 Research Questions6

1.5 Significance of the Study- 6

1.6 Scope of the Study- 6

1.7 Limitation of the Study- 6

1.8 Overview of Research Methodology- 7

1.9 Organization of the study- 7

 

CHAPTER TWO-- 8

LITERATURE REVIEW-- 8

2.1 Introduction- 8

2.2 The  Concept of  District Development Facility- 8

2.3 The Concept of Decentraliation- 10

2.4 Foundational Elements of Decentralisation- 11

2.5 Types of Decentralisation- 15

2.5.1 Political Decentralisation- 15

2.5.2 Administrative Decentralisation- 16

2.5.3 Economic or Market Decentralisation- 18

2.5.4 Fiscal Decentralisation- 19

2.6 Challenges of Decentralisation- 22

2.7 Factors Underlying Decentralisation Performance- 26

2.8 Empirical Review of Key Development Outcomes of Decentralisation- 31

2.9   Conceptual Framework- 35

 

CHAPTER THREE- 38

METHODS OF DATA COLLECTION-- 38

3.1 Introduction- 38

3.2 Research Design- 38

3.3 Sources of Data- 38

3.3.1 Primary Data- 38

3.3.2 Secondary Data- 39

3.4 Survey Instruments39

3.5 Study Population- 40

3.5.1 Sampling Size- 40

3.5.2 Sampling Method- 40

3.6 Data analysis41

3.7 Profile of Study Area- 41

 

CHAPTER FOUR-- 44

PRESENTATION OF FINDINGS- 44

4.1 Introduction- 44

4.2 Demographic Characteristics of Respondents44

4.2.1 Gender of Respondents44

4.2.2 Age of Respondents45

4.2.3 Education Level of Respondents47

4.2.5 Status of Staff in the Assembly- 50

4.3 Respondents’ Knowledge Level of the DDF- 50

4.4 Respondents’ Source of Knowledge of the DDF- 53

4.5 Perception of the District Development Facility- 55

4.6 Scope of Investment of the District Development Facility- 60

4.7 Stakeholders’ Investment Preference of the District Development Facility- 61

4.8 Staff Perception of the Contribution of the District Development Facility to Development63

4.9 Stakeholders’ perception of the Contribution of the District Development Facility to Development64

4.10 Performance Gaps of the District Development Facility- 66

 

CHAPTER FIVE- 70

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS- 70

5.1 Introduction- 70

5.2 Summary of Findings70

5.3 Conclusion- 73

5.4 Recommendations ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….73

REFERENCES- i

APPENDIX-- viii

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIST OF TABLES

Table 3.1 Sample Size- 40

Table 4.1: Gender of Staff45

Table 4.2: Gender of Respondents (Stakeholders)45

Table 4.3: Age Distribution of Staff46

Table 4.4: Age Distribution of Stakeholders47

Table 4.5: Highest Educational Qualification of respondent48

Table 4.6: Educational Qualification of Stakeholders48

Table 4.7: Years spent with the Assembly- 49

Table 4.8: Status of Respondents in the Assembly- 50

Table 4.9: Extent of knowledge of the district development facility- 51

Table 4.10: Extent of knowledge of the district development facility- 52

Table 4.11: Introduction to development facility within the District54

Table 4.12: Introduction to development facility within the District55

Table 4.13: Perception of the District Development Facility- 57

Table 4.14: Perception of the District Development Facility- 59

Table 4.15: Scope of investment of the district development facility- 61

Table 4.16: Investment Preference of the District Development Facility- 62

Table 4.17: Contribution of the District Development Facility on Socio-economic development64

Table 4.18: Contribution of the District Development Facility on Socio-economic development66

Table 4.19: Staff perception of factors Constituting performance gaps of the DDF- 67

Table 4.20: Frequency on the performance gabs of the District Development Facility- 68

         LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

 DDF                           -          District Development Facility

TMA                           –          Techiman Municipal Authority

PNDCL                       –         Provisional National Defense Council

MMDAs                      –         Metropolitan Municipal and District Assemblies

CIDA                          -          Canadian Development Agency

 DANIDA                   -          Danish Development Agency

KFW                           -           German Development Bank

FOAT                          -           Functional and Organisation Assessment Tool

GAS                            -          Ghana Audit Services

MOFEP                       –          Ministry of finance and Economic Planning

DACF                                     –          District Assembly Common Fund

MTDPs                        –         Medium term Development Plans

DA                              -          District Assemblies

RCC                            -          Regional Coordinating Council

DCE                            -          District Chief Executive

NGOs                          –          Non Governmental Organisations