Participation of youth in local level governance: developing country case study

Jengre, Enock; Kpinpuo, Stephen Debar

doi:10.22495/cgobr_v3_i2_p1

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“…Even though there was a consensus on the need for youth participation in the decision making, all (100 %) of the respondents indicated that the youth were actually not involved in the decision-making process. This finding is line with Jengre & Kpinpuo (2019) who state that the youth are zero in taking part in decision making, their views have not also been considered.…”

Section: Box 1 Respondents' Reasons For Involving Youth In District P...supporting

confidence: 71%

“…Peace, stability and development in Ghana may not only relay on the choices of the youth today and in the future but the perception of society and how their needs are addressed (Commonwealth Secretariat, 2021). According to Jengre and Kpinpuo (2019), youth participation in local government is key to the local development and the country as a whole. It has however emerged that it is often unclear the procedure or strategy to engage the youth should be engaged in decentralized administration of state institutions such as in Ghana's Metropolitan Municipal and District Assemblies.…”

Section: Youth Participation In Governancementioning

confidence: 99%

“…This is a general national issue, and the three (3) target assemblies are no exception. Youth unemployment prevents them from raising funds and other resources to engage meaningfully in local level governance activities (Jengre & Kpinpuo, 2019). When people are gainfully employed, they earn income and hence, purchase goods and services to satisfy their basic human needs.…”

Section: Challenges Associated With Youth Participation and Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Examining Youth Participation in Local Governance: The Case of Selected Districts in Ghana

Titigah,

Yaro,

Klu

2023

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The participation of Ghana’s youth in its democratic governance in recent times cannot be overemphasised. The youth have non-restrictive opportunities to be elected, exercise their franchise and subsequently involve in local and national development activities. The Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) have a stake in the development, implementation and coordination of local and national policies that inure to youth activities and development. The study examines youth participation in governance among three districts in Ghana adopting a mixed research method by combining qualitative and quantitative methods. It used survey questionnaires, focus group discussion and interview for its primary data collection. The research was conducted in three assemblies namely Yilo Krobo Municipal Assembly, Awutu Senya District Assembly and Ashaiman Municipal Assembly. In all, 220 persons were targeted as respondents for the quantitative data and 24 for the qualitative data. A total of 220 questionnaires were administered out of which 140 were completed and returned by respondents while the qualitative interviews were administered to all the 24 respondents. On development activities, 70 percent of the respondents do not know of any development activities for the youth in the districts. None of the three MMDAs has a tailor-made local policy and programmes on youth development. Consequently, the youth is challenged in relating with the assembly and do not contribute to the decision making and execution of local development plans. There is no specific unit or sub-committee in any of the districts that has the responsibility of overseeing youth development. District Assemblies should develop district specific youth policies or localize national youth policies in order to meet the orientation, aspiration, culture and the world view of the youth in their localities.

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Section: Box 1 Respondents' Reasons For Involving Youth In District P...supporting

confidence: 71%

Section: Youth Participation In Governancementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Challenges Associated With Youth Participation and Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Governance, competitiveness and performance after mergers of local government organizations in turbulent times

Pazarskis

Galanis

Konstantinidis

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This paper investigates the successful governance or not through accounting performance of local government organizations (LGOs) after mergers as part of the public sector during the period of the economic crisis in Greece. The purpose of this work is to evaluate the performance after the mergers of various LGOs in Greece. More specifically, the analysis of the fifteen largest Greek merged municipalities in terms of economic sizes is done using accounting measures by analyzing their competitiveness and comparing their performance per several time periods, based on their accounting data for the years 2011–2017, i.e., after the mergers that took place since the implementation of the Kallikratis Program that occurred in 2010. The research results showed statistically significant change in the examined accounting measures after the mergers in different phases of the economic crisis period in Greece. From the analysis of the accounting performance, useful conclusions are drawn about the efficiency of each new municipality, since its establishment and for seven years, as well as conclusions from the success of the Kallikratis Program

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Participation of youth in local level governance: developing country case study

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Examining Youth Participation in Local Governance: The Case of Selected Districts in Ghana

Examining Youth Participation in Local Governance: The Case of Selected Districts in Ghana

Governance, competitiveness and performance after mergers of local government organizations in turbulent times

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