Answer to Question #272223 in Management for Shalu

Question

2. The article discusses some issues with the Rural Constituency Development Fund (RCDF). Explain:

a) What would be a potential benefit of such an example of decentralization in relation to good

governance? (3 points)

b) What issue/characteristic highlighted in the case study conflicts with good governance

principles in relation to how the RCDF is managed? (3 points)

3. How was the performance management system in place in the case study representative of TPA

(give one characteristic/example and explain how this is so = 3 points) and how are the recent efforts

mentioned in the paper to change these practices related to NPM (explain what the main change is

and how this is representative of NPM vs. TPA = 3 points)?

Answer 1

The national parliament of Solomon Islands has discussed enacted an amendment concerning the private member's motion raised by Hon. Patteson Oti, a Member of Temotu Nende, controls the distribution of the Constituency Development Fund. In this case, the Rural Constituency Development Fund (RCDF)has been depicted as the disburser of the financial matters to fund constituency development concerns.

The benefit of such decentralization is that, with the equal and transparent mode of funds allocation, the constituency development will be evenly applied across the constituency.

The characteristic highlighted in the case study concerning good governance is the issue of sorting out even distribution of CDF to all regions of the constituency.

Concerning the TPA characteristics, the case of involving the private member to raise the CDF distribution issue is the concern that depicts the transformation in the management system.