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| Citation | Ogu, Vincent I. “Enabling Strategies and Sustainable Infrastructure Development: Focus on Benin City, Nigeria.” Regional Development Studies 3 (1996/97): 199-217. | ||
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| Year | 1997 | ||
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| Material Type | Journal Article | ||
| Features | 49 notes; 4 tables; 1 figure (maps) | ||
| Pages | p. 199-217 | ||
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CAPITAL COSTS 12.09.01 CASE STUDIES 18.04.01 DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 02.01.01 ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE 03.02.01 NIGERIA 01.04.02 PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE 02.01.02 RURAL URBAN MIGRATION 14.07.01 SURVEYS 18.04.01 URBANIZATION 14.04.03 | ||
| Abstract |
In recent decades, increasing attention has been focused on enabling strategies in the search for sustainable
shelter and infrastructure service development in third-world cities. The central argument is that the public
sector should de-emphasize direct involvement and, instead, concentrate on the creation of an enabling
environment which will encourage the private sector to become involved in the provision of appropriate
services. In essence, governments are urged to change roles from being "provider agencies" to "facilitator
agencies".
This article highlights some limitations and problems which the strategy is likely to face in Benin City, a major urban centre in southwestern Nigeria. These are, chiefly, the lack of commitment of urban migrants to urban physical development, cultural stipulations on property inheritance, and the associated lack of enthusiasm for service improvement. Others include weakened traditional social cohesion and organization and the related absence of community involvement in service development, poorly developed financial institutions, and a lack of incentives for small-scale private entrepreneurs' participation in service delivery. The extent to which these are identified and addressed could affect the successes of enabling and participatory strategies. This is what the article aims to investigate. --Journal abstract | ||
| Control No. | RDS 03h | ||