User: The success and shortcomings of the RDP

Weegy: Thus, during the 1994-1996 period, the RDP was viewed as the cornerstone of government development policy ? a yardstick against which the success of the government development policy could be assessed. [ However, as a development policy document, the RDP had a number of shortcomings. First, it looked more like a ?wish list? than a strategy document focusing on opportunities and constraints. Second, it made no attempt to set priorities; or to assign responsibility for the implementation of each programme component. Third, it lacked mechanisms for inter-departmental coordination. Finally, local government, which has been assigned constitutional responsibility for promoting socio-economic development, did not have adequate planning and implementation capacity. Read more at www.dpmf.org/images/south-africa-devt-policy-chikulo.html ]
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