Influence of Accountability Indicators on Service Delivery among Local Government Authorities in Dodoma, Tanzania

Revision of amputation stumps in Dodoma--Tanzania.

The records of Dodoma Orthopaedic Department, Tanzania were reviewed for the period July 1986 to December 1990 in order to identify the reasons for revision surgery. A total of 26 patients required revision surgery. Two main groups were identified. In the first group 4 patients had a higher level of amputation because of gangrene. In the second group 22 patients had revision surgery because of ...

Perceptions of Malaysian Local Government Managers on Accountability Typology

Accountability is a concept that has been difficult to clearly identify or measure. There is disagreement over definitions of accountability and a lack of empirical evidence about ways the concept might be dimensionalized, although there is agreement that it is multi-dimensional in nature. The aim of this study is to provide evidence of the existence of common types of accountability that are c...

Towards improving service delivery in local authorities. A case of Chegutu Municipality in Zimbabwe

The research sought to establish the state of service delivery in the Mashonaland West town of Chegutu. The following main question was central to the research: How do stakeholders perceive service delivery from Chegutu Municipality? The study raises awareness on the part of service providers, to take stock of existing service delivery and then come up with strategies to improve the services. T...

Investigating Enterprise Application Integration Adoption in the Local Government Authorities

Tomato Value Chain Information System in Tanzania: Lessons from Kilolo District and Dodoma Municipality, Tanzania

The major challenge for the tomato farmers is getting a fair price at the market price given that there are many actors involved in the tomato value chain. Given this situation, this project's goal was to improve communication pathways in dissemination of agricultural market information in tomato value chains in Iringa and Dodoma Regions in Tanzania. The specific objectives were to: identify an...