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Examining Decentralisation Policy and Community Participation in Development: : Case of North West Region of cameroon

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ABSTRACT The fight against poverty is one of the biggest problems in Cameroon. One of the means used to eradicate poverty is to promote decentralization to facilitate development. This research paper, explore the possible causal relationship between the laws on de decentralization and community participation in development in the North West region of Cameroon. The study affirms that laws were enacted and implemented in order to bring the administration closer to the population with the granting of autonomy and empowering others for self-esteemed development through community participation. The study discovered that, decentralization laws are ill-framed and have affected the regional development owing to fact that the executive is unwilling to decentralized state functions. Notwithstanding the blame on the government, this work acknowledged the fact that the region in question is faced with problem of poverty, land dictates, mind- set of being marginalized, farmer- grazer conflicts and the absence of empowerment within the communities to manage local resources accounts for low development and economic development. Unlike Asian countries such as South Korea with its “New Community Movement” for rural development, I think community participation should not only be at the nominal, representative level but communities should be at the transformative face in all development projects that concern them. Development should not just mean participation for the system to work well and sustainably. Communities have to deal with some things themselves. Community management should be encouraged because it stresses the need for empowerment, responsibility, control, authority over systems which are essential components for sustainable development.

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Contents
ABSTRACT i
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ii
TABLE OF CONTENT iii
ABBREVATION v
CHAPTER ONE 1
GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1
1.0 INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 Motivation for study 3
1.2 Problem statement 3
1.3 Research Question 4
1.4 Research Methodology 4
1.5 The selection of the study area 4
1.6 Hypothesis 5
1.7 Variables 5
1.8 Limitation of study 5
1.9 Summary of chapter outline 6
CHAPTER TWO 7
DINITION OF TERMS AND CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK 7
2.0 Defining community participation 7
2.1 The concept of community participation 7
2.2 Forms of community participation 9
2.3 Frameworks on levels of community participation 10
2.4 The concept of decentralization 13
2.5 Forms of decentralization 17
2.6 Dimensions of decentralization 18
2.7 Theoretical considerations 19
CHAPTER THREE 21
THE STATE OF DECENTRALISATION PROCESS IN CAMEROON 21
3.0 Background of study area 21
3.1 Objectives and stakes of decentralization in Cameroon 21
3.2 The legal framework of decentralization in Cameroon 22
3.3 local Governance at a glance 23
3.4 key initiatives for participatory local governance 24
3.5 The link between Decentralization and development 24
3.6 The place of community participation in local development 25
CHAPTER FOUR 27
HOW IS THE LAW ON DECENTRALISATION RESPONSIBLE FOR SLOW DEVELOPMENT OF THE NORTH WEST REGION? 27
4.0 The absence of decision- making structures at the local levels. 27
4.1 Barriers on powers of local elites to elect rulers 28
4.2 Over centralization of power by the government 29
4.3 The lack of autonomy by decentralized entities 30
4.4 Inefficient decentralization structures 31
4.5 The strong role of the executive organ in the decentralization process 33
4.6 Empowering the community for development projects in the North West region. 34
4.7 What are the factors impeding community participation in development? 39
4.7.1 Empowering Women at the grassroots for sustainable development. 40
4.7.2 Conflict as a hindrance to community development 44
CHAPTER FIVE 47
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 47
5.0 Introduction 47
5.1 Summary of Findings 47
5.2 Conclusion 49
5.3 Recommendations 51
BIBLOGRAPHY 54

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