What is the way forward?
After analysis of certain social policies, i have tried to ask my self these questions; What would be the best policy approach in instances where over decades there are "policy overlaps" in major policies with in developing countries? Is it justifiable to take a "put all on paper and implement non or less" approach or "put less on paper and implement it all" approach to accomplish certain policy areas in developing states as you create a pace to work on others? My personal analysis is that what is important is "Strategic Planning" not "Persuasive planning" where the "book cover" will look white when "papers" inside are black. Keeping in mind that policy implementation does not take a "revolutional" but an "evolutional" approach.
Many scholars have argued on the planning approaches and ways to realize development and improvement in SD but my personal point of view is taking an approach of Quality other that Quantity where few long lasting developmental projects are implemented other than many short lasting projects. This argument puts much emphasis on SD essential infrastructures which will act as a ladder to realizing individual and communal objectives or needs. This will come about only when development actors learn how to speak in one tone and sing from the same hymn book. Self-minded approach of policy makers and unnecessary opposition of developmental policies without clear solutions accompanying such opposition by certain political actors can be one of the biggest saboteur to development and consequently SD.
So then what is important of us? Plan and sleep or plan, evaluate and act? Long lasting goals, where policy makers and political actors will not only make policies primarily as a strategy to keep them active in power (as many political scientists have argued) but rather to set long lasting developmental infrastructure as previously stated is the best approach! However, this will take a nationalistic and patriotic heart where actors are looking beyond self. I would argue that "Donor eye catching" and "electorate persuading" policies are no-longer reliable to realise development and hence SD that we need. So then, questions to be answered are; What do developing states want? When do they want them? How can they get what they want? And, How long will it take them to get what they want? That way, we shall learn how to jump a river when we are already along its banks.
In some of my previous posts and articles I have always tried to argue that any improvement in SD should take a bottom top approach. However, it all starts at the heart of policy makers. Even when a common man knows what he wants, he does not know how to get it, if they know how to get it they don't know how to get to where they are expected to get it but still if they are able to do all the above, they don't have the capacity and authority to act. Hence I must categorically argue that 85% of the blame must go back to policy makers and more so political actors.
Food for thought
"If a village kid at home asked a mother how bread comes on table, is it justifiable for the mother to say; we get money from the wallet, go to the shop, buy bread, butter it and put it on table? OR us and other fellow village farmers go to the wild bushes, clear them with pangers and hoes, sow wheat grains under tough conditions, look after gardens, harvest the wheat when it is ripe and dry, grind it, take to the market, bakers buy it and use other ingredients to make bread, shop-keepers buy bread from them in whole sale, and we go back to buy bread from the shop-keepers when we have money from the savings we made when we sold wheat flour or grains".
Many scholars have argued on the planning approaches and ways to realize development and improvement in SD but my personal point of view is taking an approach of Quality other that Quantity where few long lasting developmental projects are implemented other than many short lasting projects. This argument puts much emphasis on SD essential infrastructures which will act as a ladder to realizing individual and communal objectives or needs. This will come about only when development actors learn how to speak in one tone and sing from the same hymn book. Self-minded approach of policy makers and unnecessary opposition of developmental policies without clear solutions accompanying such opposition by certain political actors can be one of the biggest saboteur to development and consequently SD.
So then what is important of us? Plan and sleep or plan, evaluate and act? Long lasting goals, where policy makers and political actors will not only make policies primarily as a strategy to keep them active in power (as many political scientists have argued) but rather to set long lasting developmental infrastructure as previously stated is the best approach! However, this will take a nationalistic and patriotic heart where actors are looking beyond self. I would argue that "Donor eye catching" and "electorate persuading" policies are no-longer reliable to realise development and hence SD that we need. So then, questions to be answered are; What do developing states want? When do they want them? How can they get what they want? And, How long will it take them to get what they want? That way, we shall learn how to jump a river when we are already along its banks.
In some of my previous posts and articles I have always tried to argue that any improvement in SD should take a bottom top approach. However, it all starts at the heart of policy makers. Even when a common man knows what he wants, he does not know how to get it, if they know how to get it they don't know how to get to where they are expected to get it but still if they are able to do all the above, they don't have the capacity and authority to act. Hence I must categorically argue that 85% of the blame must go back to policy makers and more so political actors.
Food for thought
"If a village kid at home asked a mother how bread comes on table, is it justifiable for the mother to say; we get money from the wallet, go to the shop, buy bread, butter it and put it on table? OR us and other fellow village farmers go to the wild bushes, clear them with pangers and hoes, sow wheat grains under tough conditions, look after gardens, harvest the wheat when it is ripe and dry, grind it, take to the market, bakers buy it and use other ingredients to make bread, shop-keepers buy bread from them in whole sale, and we go back to buy bread from the shop-keepers when we have money from the savings we made when we sold wheat flour or grains".
Hence no policy what so ever to my understanding should just be an overlap to impress readers and listeners but rather a reality of what should be done whether simple or tough such that reality is met when it comes to implementation.
In one of my next publications on the same; i will try to point out the approaches necessary to achieve the best such that my readers will be able to get a clear picture of what I am aiming at pointing out.
In one of my next publications on the same; i will try to point out the approaches necessary to achieve the best such that my readers will be able to get a clear picture of what I am aiming at pointing out.
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