Local Government Studies Research Papers/Topics

The Effectiveness Of Results Based Financing In The Provision Of Better Health Services .A Case Of Rushinga Health Institutions

ABSTRACT The research study focused on the effectiveness of Results Based Financing (RBF) in the provision of better services within health facilities. The main motives of this research are to examine the forms of RBF being partaken by health service providers in ensuring changes in the health sector, to identify the various challenges experienced in the implementation of RBF, to analyze the influence of RBF towards a motivated health workforce within the operating circles, to assess the exte...

Illegal Street Vending On Bulawayo Central Business District Urban Space: Challenges And Possible Solutions

ABSTRACT People are forced into street vending due to various factors. First and foremost street vending is a source of livelihood for the urban poor and those who couldn’t be absorbed into the formal sectors of the economy. Zimbabwe is facing a plethora of economic challenges and under such a precarious state of affairs street vending activities are on the rise. The astronomical growth of street entrepreneurs is an addition to multifarious challenges faced by urban local authorities in mos...

Performance Management Of Civil Service In Enugu State, Nigeria, 1999 - 2011.

TABLE OF CONTENTS Title page … … … … … … … … … i Certification … … … … … … … … ii Approval page … … … … … … … … iii Dedication … … … … … … … … … iv Acknowledgement … … … … … … … v Table of Contents … … … … … … … … vii List of Tables … … … … … … … … x List of Figures … … … … … … … … xii Abstract … … … … … … … … … xiii CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION … ...

Investment Management Practices And Growth Of Public Enterprises In Enugu State, Nigeria, 2006-2011

ABSTRACT This study was on investment management practices and growth of public enterprises in Enugu state, Nigeria. The objective of this thesis was to identify investment management practices employed in public enterprises in Enugu State; and explain how the adoption of appropriate investment management practices promoted the growth of the enterprises. The purpose of this study was to analyse any observed growth of public enterprises in Enugu State in terms of the extent to which they emplo...

A Comparative Study of Athenian and Ghanaian Institutions of Accountability

ABSTRACT The ability of citizens to scrutinise officials is a long-standing power, and central to the strength o f democracy. Consequently, it is o f critical importance to the well being of any society, and the individuals who are a part of it, that their government, and the people who manage it, are held highly accountable for their actions or, in some cases, their failure to act, since this helps to minimise human deprivation and corruption. For ancient Athenians, making officials accounta...

EFFECT OF PROCUREMENT PRACTICES ON SERVICE DELIVERY, A CASE OF VRA, GHANA

This study was conducted to determine effect of procurement policy, procurement planning and sustainable procurement on service delivery. The study employed quantitative research approach and explanatory design. The target population for the study was staff and management of Volta River Authority. Structured questionnaire was used to gather primary data. The study used SPSS version 32.0 for the data analyses. The study found that 73.6% variations in service delivery were explained by Procurem...