Magister Artium (Development Studies) - MA(DVS) / The Constituency Development Fund (CDF) is a type of decentralised government funding
that is supposed to deliver goods and services directly to constituents by providing additional
funds for local community development, outside line ministries. It is predominantly a
developing country policy that is intended to meet the immediate social needs of local
communities. In countries where it is operational, CDF is appropriated by Parliament within
a country’s national budget.
CDF in Zambia was introduced in 1995 for the implementation of community based projects
which would in the long term improve the socio-economic wellbeing of the constituents. The
stated objective of the CDF in Zambia is to provide Members of Parliament and their
constituent communities with the opportunity to make choices and implement (MPs) projects
that maximise their welfare in line with their needs and preferences. However, questions
have been raised over whether CDF actually represents efforts to spur local development and
consequently national development, or whether it is primarily a political project aimed at
benefitting MPs by providing them with the resources to help them gain popularity with the
electorate.
The study aims to assess the effectiveness of CDF as a tool for community development.
This has been done through a case study of Katuba Constituency in the Central Province of
Zambia, using qualitative research methods. The study seeks to gain insight into of the
impact of CDF projects in relation to the goals espoused by the CDF as laid down in
Zambia’s Guidelines for the Utilisation and Management of the Constituency Development
Fund.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uwc/oai:etd.uwc.ac.za:11394/4094 |
| Date | 01 1900 |
| Creators | Chibomba, Doreen Nkombo |
| Contributors | Adesina, Jimi |
| Publisher | University of the Western Cape |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | University of the Western Cape |
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