Full Text Available
Note: Clicking the button above will open the full text document at the original institutional repository in a new window.
Evaluating political accountability in water projects with the aim of determining the impact of political accountability on project sustainability.
Thesis (MA (Political Science))--University of Stellenbosch, 2009.
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | |
| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch
2009
|
| Subjects: | |
| Tags: |
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1867613899358994432 |
|---|---|
| access_status_str | Open Access |
| author | Bezuidenhout, Lydia |
| author2 | Gouws, Amanda |
| author_browse | Bezuidenhout, Lydia Gouws, Amanda |
| author_facet | Gouws, Amanda Bezuidenhout, Lydia |
| author_sort | Bezuidenhout, Lydia |
| collection | Thesis |
| dc_rights_str_mv | University of Stellenbosch |
| description | Thesis (MA (Political Science))--University of Stellenbosch, 2009. |
| format | Thesis |
| id | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/2449 |
| institution | Stellenbosch University (South Africa) |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2026-06-10T12:43:28.625Z |
| license_str | Other — see source repository |
| provenance_str_mv | Harvested via OAI-PMH from SUNScholar — Stellenbosch University Repository |
| publishDate | 2009 |
| publishDateRange | 2009 |
| publishDateSort | 2009 |
| publisher | Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch |
| publisherStr | Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch |
| record_format | dspace |
| source_str | SUNScholar — Stellenbosch University Repository |
| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/2449 Evaluating political accountability in water projects with the aim of determining the impact of political accountability on project sustainability. Bezuidenhout, Lydia Gouws, Amanda University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Political Science. Theses -- Political science Dissertations -- Political science Government accountability -- South Africa Water projects -- Political aspects -- South Africa Local government and environmental policy -- South Africa Political Science Thesis (MA (Political Science))--University of Stellenbosch, 2009. The study investigated what the degree of political accountability is in water projects as practiced by project implementers. The evaluation was also aimed at determining the impact of political accountability on project sustainability. In order to evaluate the question, field research was conducted. Field research was of a quantitative nature, using a questionnaire. This involved (a) selecting two systems (project implementers, a municipality and a non-governmental organisation) where the systems’ political accountability within water projects could be compared, and (b) interviewing community respondents from a set questionnaire in four villages. The main findings are that (i) the level of political accountability in water projects depends on the system implementing a water project, (ii) three elements of political accountability (responsibility, information, and inclusion) differ significantly between the two systems, and (iii) political accountability has a significant impact on project sustainability. It is recommended that project implementers take into consideration the identified three elements of political accountability in order to improve project sustainability. Masters 2009-03-03T07:20:17Z 2010-06-01T08:49:00Z 2009-03-03T07:20:17Z 2010-06-01T08:49:00Z 2009-03 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/2449 en University of Stellenbosch application/pdf Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch |
| spellingShingle | Theses -- Political science Dissertations -- Political science Government accountability -- South Africa Water projects -- Political aspects -- South Africa Local government and environmental policy -- South Africa Political Science Bezuidenhout, Lydia Evaluating political accountability in water projects with the aim of determining the impact of political accountability on project sustainability. |
| title | Evaluating political accountability in water projects with the aim of determining the impact of political accountability on project sustainability. |
| title_full | Evaluating political accountability in water projects with the aim of determining the impact of political accountability on project sustainability. |
| title_fullStr | Evaluating political accountability in water projects with the aim of determining the impact of political accountability on project sustainability. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluating political accountability in water projects with the aim of determining the impact of political accountability on project sustainability. |
| title_short | Evaluating political accountability in water projects with the aim of determining the impact of political accountability on project sustainability. |
| title_sort | evaluating political accountability in water projects with the aim of determining the impact of political accountability on project sustainability |
| topic | Theses -- Political science Dissertations -- Political science Government accountability -- South Africa Water projects -- Political aspects -- South Africa Local government and environmental policy -- South Africa Political Science |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/2449 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT bezuidenhoutlydia evaluatingpoliticalaccountabilityinwaterprojectswiththeaimofdeterminingtheimpactofpoliticalaccountabilityonprojectsustainability |