Barriers to Business Community Participation in Local Government Accountability in Adado

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Barriers to Business Community Participation in Local Government Accountability in Adado

The Adado business community plays a limited role in local government accountability due to low trust, unmet expectations regarding service delivery, and skepticism about how tax revenues are utilized.

Businesspeople’s participation in local government meetings is hindered by perceptions that such forums are unproductive, lack meaningful inclusion, and fail to generate tangible outcomes.

Short-notice invitations, unclear meeting purposes, and limited familiarity with formal governance processes significantly reduce businesspeople’s attendance and effective engagement.

Weak and inconsistent engagement strategies by the local government, including the absence of a strong intermediary role for the business committee, further constrain collaboration and accountability between businesspeople and local authorities.

Barriers to Business Community Participation in Local Government Accountability in Adado

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