ABSTRACT

In Africa, a dual political system is what characterizes the political landscape. Chiefs and officials of the central government collaborate to bring about development. Despite the transformation of the powers and functions of chiefs, they have constantly availed themselves to partner developmental agencies. The paper examined projects chiefs and local government authorities have initiated and the challenges that beset collaboration between the two agents of development. Purposive and simple random sampling techniques were employed to select 29 participants for this study conducted in the New Juaben in the Eastern Region of Ghana. Projects of collaboration included borehole and palace construction, provision of educational and health infrastructure, and footbridges. The collaboration between the stakeholders is fraught with challenges such as chieftaincy disputes, absentee chiefs, and land litigation. The paper recommends the formalization of the rotational system for selecting chiefs and noninterference by politicians in chieftaincy matters, to promote better collaboration.

摘要

在非洲，双重政治制度是政治格局的特征。中央政府领导和官员合作促进发展。尽管酋长的权力和职能发生了转变，但他们一直在与发展机构合作。该文件审查了项目负责人和地方政府当局发起的项目，以及困扰这两个发展推动者之间合作的挑战。在加纳东部地区的新胡本进行的这项研究中，采用了有目的和简单的随机抽样技术来选择 29 名参与者。合作项目包括钻孔和宫殿建设、提供教育和卫生基础设施以及人行天桥。利益相关者之间的合作充满了酋长纠纷、酋长缺席和土地诉讼等挑战。该文件建议将酋长轮换制度正式化，政治家不干涉酋长事务，以促进更好的合作。