TITLE:
Governance and Human Development in Gulu District: A Case Study of Gulu Municipality
AUTHORS:
Biryomumeisho Justus, Akena Denis Uma
KEYWORDS:
Governance, Human Development, Accountability, Corruption, Transparency, Participation, Local Government
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Business and Management,
Vol.4 No.2,
April
28,
2016
ABSTRACT: The study aims at examining governance in the promotion of human development in Gulu District
with particular reference to Gulu Municipality. The research was conducted using 387 participants
in Gulu Municipality and adopted quantitative design with random stratified sampling technique.
The data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient, regression and descriptive
statistics. The study indicated that 200 (51.7%) were male and 187 (48.3%) were female. The
study finds that greater levels of accountability, participation and absence of corruption are associated
with greater levels of human development. Correlation analysis results showed that there is
a significant positive relationship between accountability and human development (r = 0.351, p =
0.000). There is a significant positive relationship between government efficiency, participation
and control of corruption and human development (r = 0.317, p = 0.000; r = 0.378, p = 0.000; and r
= 0.416, p = 0.000) respectively. The relationship between bribery and human development is
very low and insignificant. Overall, there is a significant positive relationship between good governance
and human development (r = 0.477, p = 0.000). The regression analysis shows that good
governance explains 24.4% of the variations in human development (Adjusted R2 = 0.244, Sig. F
change = 0.000). The study findings indicate that the best predictors of human development were
accountability, participation and control of corruption. The worst predictor was government efficiency.
The study concludes that bribery is neither associated with human development nor any
attributes of good governance.