Local Governance and the Development of Egbeda Local Government Area
CHAPTER ONE
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF STUDY
The aims of the research work are to determine:
- The roles and responsibility of local government.
- The effect of good governance on Egbeda local government area of Oyo state.
- The effect of poor infrastructure on Egbeda local government area.
- The relationship between good governance and rural development.
CHAPTER TWO
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
CONCEPT OF LOCAL GOVERNANCE
Several accepted theories provide a strong rationale for decentralized decision making and a strong role for local governments, on the grounds of efficiency, accountability, manageability, and autonomy. Stigler’s menu. Stigler (1957) identifies two principles of jurisdictional design: The closer a representative government is to the people, the better it works. People should have the right to vote for the kind and amount of public services they want. These principles suggest that decision making should occur at the lowest level of government consistent with the goal of allocative efficiency. Thus, the optimal size of jurisdiction varies with specific instances of economies of scale and benefit-cost spillovers. The principle of fiscal equivalency.A related idea on the design of jurisdictions has emerged from the public choice literature. Olson (1969) argues that if a political jurisdiction and benefit area overlap, the free-rider problem is overcome and the marginal benefit equals the marginal cost of production, thereby ensuring optimal provision of public services. Equating the political jurisdiction with the benefit area is called the principle of fiscal equivalency and requires a separate jurisdiction for each public service. The correspondence principle.A related concept is proposed by Oates (1972): the jurisdiction that determines the level of provision of each public good should include precisely the set of individuals who consume the good. This principle generally requires a large number of overlapping jurisdictions. Frey and Eichenberger (1995, 1996, and 1999) have extended this idea to define the concept of functional, overlapping, and competing jurisdictions (FOCJ). They argue that jurisdictions could be organized along functional lines while overlapping geographically, and that individuals and communities could be free to choose among competing jurisdictions. Individuals and communities express their preferences directly through initiatives and referenda.
CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
INTRODUCTION
This chapter covers the description and discussion on the various techniques and procedures used in the study to collect and analyze the data as it is deemed appropriate
Research Design
For this study, the survey research design was adopted. The choice of the design was informed by the objectives of the study as outlined in chapter one. This research design provides a quickly efficient and accurate means of assessing information about a population of interest. It intends to assess local governance and the development of Egbeda local government area.
The study will be conducted in Egbeda local government area of Oyo State.
CHAPTER FOUR
DATA PRESENTATION, DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION
This chapter is devoted to the presentation, analysis and interpretation of the data gathered in the course of this study. The data are based on the number of copies of the questionnaire completed and returned by the respondents. The data are presented in tables and the analysis is done using the chi-square test and pearson correlation.
CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
The aims of the research work are to determine:
- The roles and responsibility of local government.
- The effect of good governance on Egbeda local government area of Oyo state.
- The effect of poor infrastructure on Egbeda local government area.
- The relationship between good governance and rural development.
FINDINGS
From the responses of the respondents concerning the research topic local governance and the development of Egbeda local government area we found out that:
- Good governance helps speed up the developmental process in the rural areas
- The development of the rural area depends on the level of good governance
- Lack of or inefficient transport service and infrastructure in the local government area have a significant effect on the economic growth
- Poor infrastructure has a significant effect on the development of Egbeda local government
The state has a significant effect on the development of Egbeda local government area of Oyo state.
CONCLUSION
From the findings and the result of data analysis we therefore conclude that there is a significant relationship between good governance and rural development because the infrastructural development can only come through the help and intervention of state and the federal government of Nigeria.
RECOMMENDATION
We therefore recommend that:
- The federal government through the state should provide good infrastructure for the development of Egbeda local government area of Oyo state.
- Some of the big companies like the coca-cola should endeavor to assist the community in the development.
- The people of Egbeda local government area of Oyo state should always vote the right candidate that will bring development to Egbeda local government area.
- Egbeda local government area should allow more companies into their community as this is the shortest route to development.
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