An assessment of the implementation of housing policy in Addis Ababa City Administration
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2020-06
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A.A.U
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The aim of the study is to assess the implementation of housing policy so as to identify implementation gaps and barriers. The study used exploratory research design, and mixed approach as a methodology. To address the research questions both qualitative and quantitative data was employed from primary and secondary source, quantitative data were collected through a questionnaire circulated to 84 selected officials of AHDMB, and from 5 key informant interviews conducted from the same organization managers. Secondary data were collected from organization’s regulation, plan, report etc. The data collected were analyzed by using IBM SPSS statistics version 20 and Microsoft exile 2013 and presented by using frequency table, figure and statement presentation. With this regard the finding shows that, housing policy isn’t implemented as intended goals as well as has unable to resolve the housing problem in the city. The participation of foreign investors and civil-society (NGO) is very low. In addition, the research has found out external and internal barrier factors of housing policy implementation. Thus poor project management, a corruption and nepotism, houses distribution problem, the poor project inspection, organization structure, poor organizational communication, lack of commitment of official, lack of clarity of housing policy goals, lack of training for officials, poor inter-organizational coordination and integration problem are an internal barrier factors. Plus, a participant organizations capacity problem, infrastructure provision problem, rapid urbanization, inessential political interference, high building material cost, lack of skilled man power in the market, housing finance problem, land provision in generally, selection process of consultant and constructers in saving housing, appointment of leaders, and building material provision process problem are external barrier factors of housing policy implementation in Addis Ababa. The extent of the effects of these barrier factors are not the same in every single factor, but totally the level of their effect on implementation is really high. The Solution was suggested below in research recommendations. These solutions required only two rules, first to solve most internal barrier factors; it required managerial competence in Housing Development and Management Bureau. And second, to solve most external barrier factors, it required positive decision and support of both city government and federal government, plus the willingness of development actors
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A thesis submitted to the Department of Public Administration and Development Management of Addis Ababa University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Masters in Public Management and Policy (MPMP)
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Housing, policy, Implementation, participation