Enhancing project sustainability beyond donor support : an analysis of grassroots democratisation as a possible alternative
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Authors
Mazibuko, Jacob Brighton
Issue Date
2009-08-25T11:02:51Z
Type
Dissertation
Language
en
Keywords
Sustainability challenges , Scanning the boundary , Economism , Surge , Project designs , Participation , Memocracy , Nationalisation , Liberalisation , Capitalism , Classical socialism , Democratic socialism , Participatory organisations , Hierarchical , Solidaristic , Localism , Giantism , Globalism , Localisation , Villagisation , Ujamma , Harambee , Social praxis
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Abstract
This research, has relevance in the wake of dwindling aid channelled to the third world rural poor. This study has explored ways of breaking away from benevolence and economism. The research explores four objectives that are focussed on scanning the boundary, in terms of challenges and possible solutions. This provides some in-depth understanding of challenges that face the process of establishing self-sustaining institutions of development. In the last two objectives, the research explores some programming alternatives that would enhance the establishment of democratic and participatory organisations that maximise social capital and grassroots democratisation. A list of guidelines specific to institutions has been drawn. The results of the survey reveal that sustainability cannot be predicted due to the uncertainties and ambiguities associated with project success. The hypothesis that participation and grassroots democratisation facilitates project success has been validated and there was greater project success in participatory organisations, given the baseline context.
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Mazibuko, Jacob Brighton (2009) Enhancing project sustainability beyond donor support : an analysis of grassroots democratisation as a possible alternative, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/2366>