Promoting Effective Citizen-Local Government Dialogue in the Planning and Implementation of MMDAS’ Infrastructural Projects

Abstract

The introductory chapter provides a background to the study, which briefly describes the local governance system in Ghana, the role and responsibilities of Metropolitan Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) and the requirement for the MMDAs to dialogue with citizens in the planning and implementation of development projects, including infrastructure. The chapter also contains the problem that informed the study, the research questions, the objectives, the significance of the study and the scope of the study.