(Continued from last week)

But a contrary position is offered by decentralization advocates who posit that if people lack capacity it is because they have not been given the opportunity since the system does not encourage nor afford nor facilitate the development of that capacity.  It is in this context that these persons are motivated by the concept of capacity building. As advocates of local government we fall in this category and as such are convinced that there are vast resources that could be brought to bear if they were only given the opportunity.

For local government to respond to the challenges of being a facilitator, coordinator and leader of a citizen-driven …..