DVA3704 Assignment 796732 – Student Number: 34115390
Student Name: Duncan Japhta Khothatso Moeketse
Student Number: 34115390
Module Name: Development Planning
Module Code: DVA3704
Assignment Number: Five (5)
Assignment Number: 796732
Does decentralised development planning (with reference to devolution) offer
a feasible alternative to centralised development planning?
I, the undersigned, hereby declare that this is my own and personal work, except where the work(s) or publications of others
have been acknowledged by means of reference techniques.
I have read and understood Tutorial Letter regarding technical and presentation requirements, referencing techniques and
plagiarism
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, DVA3704 Assignment 796732 – Student Number: 34115390
Table of Contents
1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 3
2. Definition of Development Planning Process as a concept ....................................... 4
3. The concepts of decentralised development planning and centralised
development planning. ..................................................................................................................... 5
3.1 Centralized Development Planning ............................................................................... 5
3.2 Decentralized Development Planning .......................................................................... 7
3.1.1The concept of Devolution as part of Decentralization............................................... 8
4. Comparison between decentralised and centralised development planning:
Why decentralization offers a viable alternative ........................................................................ 9
5. The disadvantages of decentralised planning for development ............................. 11
6. Conclusion ............................................................................................................................. 13
Bibliography ...................................................................................................................................... 14
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Student Name: Duncan Japhta Khothatso Moeketse
Student Number: 34115390
Module Name: Development Planning
Module Code: DVA3704
Assignment Number: Five (5)
Assignment Number: 796732
Does decentralised development planning (with reference to devolution) offer
a feasible alternative to centralised development planning?
I, the undersigned, hereby declare that this is my own and personal work, except where the work(s) or publications of others
have been acknowledged by means of reference techniques.
I have read and understood Tutorial Letter regarding technical and presentation requirements, referencing techniques and
plagiarism
Page 1 of 16
, DVA3704 Assignment 796732 – Student Number: 34115390
Table of Contents
1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 3
2. Definition of Development Planning Process as a concept ....................................... 4
3. The concepts of decentralised development planning and centralised
development planning. ..................................................................................................................... 5
3.1 Centralized Development Planning ............................................................................... 5
3.2 Decentralized Development Planning .......................................................................... 7
3.1.1The concept of Devolution as part of Decentralization............................................... 8
4. Comparison between decentralised and centralised development planning:
Why decentralization offers a viable alternative ........................................................................ 9
5. The disadvantages of decentralised planning for development ............................. 11
6. Conclusion ............................................................................................................................. 13
Bibliography ...................................................................................................................................... 14
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