The impact of socio-economic factors on the performance of community projects in western Kenya
This paper examines the impact of selected socio-economic factors including the work ethic and the level of participation in rural development performance via community development projects among the Nandi people of western Kenya. Data was sourced from a social survey of 27 randomly selected community development projects and a sample of329 respondents - the intended beneficiaries of the projects. The findings support the prediction that the prevailing work ethic, socio-economic factors and the participation in such projects have a paramount influence on community development performance. It is recommended that development planners, policymakers and implementers should look for new strategies of improving the community’s socio-economic status as well as promoting the work ethic and participation level because these are the factors responsible for the poor performance of community development projects.
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Journal of Social Development in Africa
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- Date
- 2001-01
- Authors
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Rono, Philip K.
Aboud, Abdillahi A.
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Articles
- Publishers
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School of Social Work (Harare, Zimbabwe)
- Language
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English
- Pages
- Pages 101-123
- ISSN
- 1012-1080
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