Bureaucratic Factors Impeding the Delivery of Infrastructure at the Metropolitan Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in Ghana

Decentralisation of infrastructure delivery to sub-national governments has become commonplace in worldwide especially developing countries such as Ghana. This is due the benefits decentralisation improving public service delivery. However, decentralised marred with numerous challenges that render most local incapable providing within their localities. paper explored bureaucratic factors impede at MMDAs A questionnaire survey 121 construction professionals Departments Works (DoWs) Ashanti and Greater Accra Regions Ghana was conducted. The results indicated six (6) major components MMDAs: Central government bureaucracy; Minimal control MMDAs; Political influence; MMDA project funding; Lack capacity interference. calls for a more committed central establishment adequate structures implementation reforms would remove obstacles MMDAs, ensure effective MMDAs.