Media Dissemination of Road Sector Reforms

Mwale, Sam M.

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: AIR;    BANK;    BROADCASTING;    CONCRETE;    COSTS;   

RP-ID  :  57147

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

Over the past five years, the'second liberalization' of Africa has liberalizedthe local media in turn. The explosion of media outlets andthe diversity of their outreach provide excellentopportunities for the dissemination to, and ownership ofdevelopment policies, programs, and projects by thestakeholders and beneficiaries. While the practice ofparticipatory development in Africa is relatively new, thepractice of using the media as a development tool,especially as a means of facilitating discussion, is evennewer. Policymakers view exposing development programs andprojects in the public domain via the media with sometrepidation. This fear arises, not so much from a fear ofpublic debate, as from the view that 'experts'already know all the answers, in the form of feasibilitystudies, technical and analytical reports, and participatoryrural appraisals.