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VISIONS OF DEVELOPMENTBY: Dr. Bruce Yeates, University of Papua New Guinea
There appear to be four visions of development which are influencing the formation and implementation of the policies, programmes and projects of organizations providing social services which target Papua New Guinea's youth today. (The diagram on Social Delivery System below outlines the relation between policies, programmes and projects in the country.) These visions of development have been labelled 'Structural Adjustment', 'Human Development', People-Centred Development', and 'Local-level Government Reform' respectively. This paper provides a brief outline of the goal, features and the organizations which use one or more of the first three visions of development as the philosophical base of that organization and some of the law-making powers and administrative functions of the Local-level Government Reforms. Structural Adjustment has largely been accepted by the Government and large transnational corporations that are exploiting the natural resources of the country. Economic growth through free markets and free trade is the primary goal of this vision. The features of this include:
Organizations using this vision are:
The Government signed the Social Development Summit Declaration in March 1995 and this document charts the path for Human Development. This vision differs slightly from the first in that it attempts to put a human dimension in economic growth. The goal is to redistribute income from the free market by:
Organizations which favour this vision include:
Organizations which advocate for and with the people at the grassroots are:
In part to achieve the administrative competence required of structural adjustment and to bring services closer to the people, the National Parliament amended the Constitution and introduced Local-level Government Reforms. Funding for Local-level Government projects is guaranteed under this new arrangement and is based on the population of the local area. The law-making powers of Local-level Governments include:
The administrative functions are:
This paper has attempted to outline to you the four visions of development that are shaping the road ahead for youth policies and programmes in the country. The points raised can be used as tools to understand the approaches that come from development organizations. With the social change which is happening we can see that tensions and conflicts will occur because of the competition between these four visions of development. Dr. Bruce Yeates, University of Papua New Guinea ------------------------------ GEORGE H. WRONDIMI, Conference Facilitator | Conference resolutions | Top of page | Conference table of contents | Youth | Home |
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