Political Corruption and Empowerment
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Introduction 1
2. Description of participant and empowerment 1
3. What it meant by the bureaucracy 1
3. Why mass participation and empowerment are important 2
4. Why the concept of mass participation has been elusive in the third world 3
5. How mass participation and empowerment are promoted or discouraged by the action of the bureaucracy in my area 4 & 5
6. Conclusion
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ASSIGNMENT 3
INTRODUCTION
The influence of the bureaucracy on mass participation and empowerment, how mass participation and empowerment are promoted or discouraged by actions of the bureaucracy.
PARTICIPATION
Participation is dynamic process aimed at involving the masses so that they can formulate their own end goals and work together to realise them. Masses cannot be forced to participate in projects which affect their lives but should be given the opportunity where possible.
Empowerment
Empowerment is an initiated process that enables the masses to gain power and extend it in such a way that they can use this power to share in changing social, economic and political structures. Empowerment is successful if the participants regard the result of their action as beneficial.
Therefore participation is a cornerstone of empowerment. It is a prerequisite for achieving empowerment. Empowerment is one of the consequences of participation, which means that if we want masses to gain power, they must participate.
Empowerment is generally seen as a key for good quality of life, increased human dignity, good governance, pro-poor growth, project effectiveness and improved service delivery (Narayan. 2002. 8.).
Bureaucracy
It means the structure and set of regulations that control the activities of people that work for these organizations. It is characterized by standardized procedure (rule-following), formal division of responsibility, hierarchy, and impersonal relationships. Bureaucratic leader
1. Introduction 1
2. Description of participant and empowerment 1
3. What it meant by the bureaucracy 1
3. Why mass participation and empowerment are important 2
4. Why the concept of mass participation has been elusive in the third world 3
5. How mass participation and empowerment are promoted or discouraged by the action of the bureaucracy in my area 4 & 5
6. Conclusion
Student number :
ASSIGNMENT 3
INTRODUCTION
The influence of the bureaucracy on mass participation and empowerment, how mass participation and empowerment are promoted or discouraged by actions of the bureaucracy.
PARTICIPATION
Participation is dynamic process aimed at involving the masses so that they can formulate their own end goals and work together to realise them. Masses cannot be forced to participate in projects which affect their lives but should be given the opportunity where possible.
Empowerment
Empowerment is an initiated process that enables the masses to gain power and extend it in such a way that they can use this power to share in changing social, economic and political structures. Empowerment is successful if the participants regard the result of their action as beneficial.
Therefore participation is a cornerstone of empowerment. It is a prerequisite for achieving empowerment. Empowerment is one of the consequences of participation, which means that if we want masses to gain power, they must participate.
Empowerment is generally seen as a key for good quality of life, increased human dignity, good governance, pro-poor growth, project effectiveness and improved service delivery (Narayan. 2002. 8.).
Bureaucracy
It means the structure and set of regulations that control the activities of people that work for these organizations. It is characterized by standardized procedure (rule-following), formal division of responsibility, hierarchy, and impersonal relationships. Bureaucratic leader