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    A study on district assembly common fund and poverty reduction in rural Ghana; a case study of Asunafo North Municipal Assembly.
    (KNUST, 2018-08) Mahama, Issahaku Elvis
    This study is aimed to assess the District Assembly Common Fund and Poverty Reduction in Rural Ghana with a specific focus on the Goaso Municipal Assembly. The study adopted both quantitative and qualitative approach to data collection. The researchers used stratified and random sampling technique with a sample size of ninety-two (92) and the data for the study was basically primary. The findings revealed that the Municipal Chief Executives (MCEs) who are to be managers at the Municipal level are not but rather occupied on workshops and meetings, most of which may not be productive and relevant to their duties. The researcher also found out that, District Assemblies do not involve the beneficiary communities in the selection, design, and implementation of development projects. This has led to the abandonment of some projects in the selected communities. Lastly, the researcher found out that, those in remote communities within the districts still lacking basic social amenities such as good school infrastructure, libraries, hospitals, potable water and electricity hence a bad impression by the people in relation to the developments taking place in the education, health, water and electricity sectors owing to lack of funding, limited managerial skills and too much interference from the Municipal level. The study recommends that the District Assembly together with its stakeholders must sensitize the public on the Public Private Partnership policies of the government for active private sector participation in the development management of facilities like stores, public toilets, guesthouses, water supply systems and possibly property rate revenue collection. Also, proposals need to be developed or prepared and presented to development partners and other potential funding sources to solicit their intervention in district development.