MEcon (Comparative Local Development)
The Master of Economics in Comparative Local Development is an interdisciplinary programme comprising the application of economics, law, sociology and politics to the analysis of local development. The programme seeks a holistic approach to local development and provides an integrated framework for analysis and intervention. It approaches and addresses development primarily at the local level, thereby promoting the ongoing localisation of economic growth and productivity as well as the democratisation of local government and decentralisation of governance in countries in Africa. The programme is directed primarily towards existing and future practitioners (from the public, private and civil society sectors), and is thus oriented towards direct application and real world impact.
The MEcon seeks to develop competencies for the achievement of higher levels of efficiency and efficacy in local administration and development, thereby enhancing the role of local governmental bodies in local development. It optimises synergies between major role players and stakeholders in local development through strategic partnerships and seeks to promote social cohesion and stability in local constituencies within the context of uneven and under-development. It seeks to increase intra-regional co-operation for the purposes of promoting economic potentialities and attempts to promote cultural diversity and tolerance, and the management thereof, as a basis for developmental cooperation. One of the main outcomes of the programme will be to accelerate regional integration as a medium to long-term goal in order to enhance the co-ordination of local and international efforts.
The MEcon (Comparative Local Development) seeks to develop competencies for the achievement of:
The MEcon (Comparative Local Development) seeks to develop competencies for the achievement of:
• Higher levels of efficiency and efficacy in public administration, thereby promoting and increasing the capabilities of local governmental bodies in local development;
• Developing synergies among major role players and stakeholders in local development through strategic partnerships;
• Promotion of social cohesion and stability in local constituencies within the contexts of uneven and under-development;
• Increasing intra-regional co-operation for the purposes of promoting economic potentialities;
• Promoting cultural diversity and tolerance, and the management thereof, as a basis for developmental cooperation and cohesion;
• Accelerating regional integration as a medium to long-term goal to enhance the coordination of local and international development programmes.
The next cohort of programme which is offered by the Institute for Economic Research on Innovation (IERI) runs over a minimum of two years. The maximum time allowed to students to complete the MEcon programme and graduate is 3 years.
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