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The devolution revolution: Implications for agricultural service delivery in Ghana
| Content Provider | Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) |
|---|---|
| Author | Resnick, Danielle |
| Organization | IFPRI - Ghana Strategy Support Program |
| Organization | IFPRI - Development Strategy and Governance Division |
| Organization | IFPRI - Feed the Future |
| Spatial Coverage | Ghana [GH] |
| 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. |
| Sponsorship | United States Agency for International Development |
| Related Links | https://cgspace.cgiar.org/items/b3cd970c-e9e6-41ce-ae7f-c4bb9632c4fc |
| File Format | |
| DOI | 10.7910/DVN/RQ0DWH |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | International Food Policy Research Institute |
| Publisher Date | 2018-03-07 |
| Publisher Place | Washington, DC |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Policies, Institutions, and Markets Local Government Agricultural Policies Services Capacity Development Agriculture Agricultural Planning Civil Service Decentralization Devolution |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Agronomy and Crop Science Food Science Plant Science |
