The devolution revolution: Implications for agricultural service delivery in Ghana
In 2009, Ghana began pursuing the devolution of functions and responsibilities from the central government to the country’s 216 Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs). Agriculture was among one of the first sectors to be devolved, a process that became effective in 2012. This paper...
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| description | In 2009, Ghana began pursuing the devolution of functions and responsibilities from the central government to the country’s 216 Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs). Agriculture was among one of the first sectors to be devolved, a process that became effective in 2012. This paper analyzes how this transition has proceeded, with a focus on the implications for agricultural civil servants within the MMDAs, accountability to citizens, and agricultural expenditures. Empirically, the paper draws on a survey of 960 rural households, 80 District Directors of Agriculture (DDAs), district level budget data from 2012 to 2016, and semi-structured interviews with a range of national and local government stakeholders. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1458792025-11-06T07:12:06Z The devolution revolution: Implications for agricultural service delivery in Ghana Resnick, Danielle local government agricultural policies services capacity development agriculture agricultural planning civil service decentralization devolution In 2009, Ghana began pursuing the devolution of functions and responsibilities from the central government to the country’s 216 Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs). Agriculture was among one of the first sectors to be devolved, a process that became effective in 2012. This paper analyzes how this transition has proceeded, with a focus on the implications for agricultural civil servants within the MMDAs, accountability to citizens, and agricultural expenditures. Empirically, the paper draws on a survey of 960 rural households, 80 District Directors of Agriculture (DDAs), district level budget data from 2012 to 2016, and semi-structured interviews with a range of national and local government stakeholders. 2018-03-07 2024-06-21T09:05:15Z 2024-06-21T09:05:15Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145879 en https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polgeo.2017.02.011 https://doi.org/10.1057/s41287-021-00408-x https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147701 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148048 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133774 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147452 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146085 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Resnick, Danielle. 2018. The devolution revolution: Implications for agricultural service delivery in Ghana. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1714. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145879 |
| spellingShingle | local government agricultural policies services capacity development agriculture agricultural planning civil service decentralization devolution Resnick, Danielle The devolution revolution: Implications for agricultural service delivery in Ghana |
| title | The devolution revolution: Implications for agricultural service delivery in Ghana |
| title_full | The devolution revolution: Implications for agricultural service delivery in Ghana |
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| title_short | The devolution revolution: Implications for agricultural service delivery in Ghana |
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| topic | local government agricultural policies services capacity development agriculture agricultural planning civil service decentralization devolution |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145879 |
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