Fiscal Decentralization and Rural Development in Salaxlay District, Somaliland).
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2018-06
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Kampala international University college of humanities and social science
Abstract
The study sought to examine fiscal decentralization and rural development in Salaxlay District,
Somaliland. The study objectives were; to assess whether or not fiscal decentralization promotes
service delivery in Salaxlay District, Somaliland, to examine whether or not fiscal decentralization
promotes the welfare of the people in Salaxlay District, Sothaliland and to examine whether or not
fiscal decentralization promotes capacity building in Salaxlay District, Somaliland. This study
used cross-sectional research design to assess the respondents’ views towards fiscal
decentralization and rural development in Salaxlay District. Both qualitative and quantitative
approaches were used in this study in order to get a clear and in-depth insight into the subject
matter. District development officers, community leaders and peasants who differed in interest,
but share other characteristics such as socioeconomic status, educational background etc composed
the respondents of the study. The total population of Salaxlay District is 9,235 inhabitants
(Ministry of National Planning, 2016). The researcher randomly selected 4 villages out of 10
villages in Salaxlay District. Data was collected from primary and secondary sources using
questionnaires and interviews, and well-answered questionnaire were organized into for
meaningful interpretation by sorting and editing. The data was presented in tabular form, pie charts
and bar graphs with frequencies and percentages. The study found out that 4.3% ofthe respondents
strongly disagreed, 5.9% of the respondents disagreed, 8.1% of the respondents were neutral,
2 1.4% agreed and the remaining 60.3% of the respondents strongly agreed that fiscal
decentralization can improve the efficiency of public service delivery through preference and
allocative efficiency. This implies that the majority of the respondents were aware of the vital
benefits associated with fiscal decentralization with regard to efficiency of public service delivery.
There is positive significant relationship with a Pearson correlation coefficient of 0.611 and its
significance which stood at 0.000. This indicates a positive significant relationship between fiscal
decentralization and service delivery. This implies that fiscal decentralization embraces a variety
of concepts which must be carefully analyzed in any particular country before determining if
projects or programs should support reorganization of financial, administrative, or service delivery
systems. The study recommends that there needs to be more discussion and agreement on the
degree of balanced distribution of fiscal resources among different regions. Furthermore, what is
important is for the national government to provide a steady stream of transfers that local
governments can rely on for budget purposes.
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A Dissertation Submitted To The College Of Humanities And Social Sciences In Partial Fulfilment Of The Requirements For The Award Of The Degree Of Masters of Arts Of Public Administration And Management Of Kampala International University.
Keywords
Decentralization, Rural Development