Participation or What? Local Experiences and Perceptions of Household Performance Contracting in Rwanda
| Autor: | Malin Hasselskog |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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education.field_of_study
Government business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Geography Planning and Development Population Citizen journalism Development Public relations Participatory development Head of Household Order (business) Political science National Policy Empowerment business education media_common |
| Zdroj: | Forum for Development Studies. 43:177-199 |
| ISSN: | 1891-1765 0803-9410 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/08039410.2015.1090477 |
| Popis: | This article analyses the participation entailed in the Rwandan practice of household performance contracting, and discusses likely effects. Participation constitutes an intrinsic part of development practice and theory. Approaches and aims, however, differ, for example, between community members making decisions and being informed, and between empowerment and efficiency. The Rwandan government, eloquently ascribing to the participation discourse, has launched a number of programmes alluding to traditional participatory practices. One of these is performance contracting, imihigo, presented as involving the population in formulation, implementation and monitoring of national policy. As part of the programme, every head of household signs a contract, committing to, within a specific timeframe, reach a number of detailed targets. In order to investigate local experiences and perceptions of household imihigo, officials and residents in two communities have been interviewed. Responses are analysed in light of ... |
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