Kakuru,, Tama
(2024)
Determinants of Project Economic Sustainability.
Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania..
Abstract
The study examined the determinants of economic sustainability of projects with
reference to community based water supply (CBWSOs) organisations in Karagwe
district council. Specifically it examined the extent to which payment of services
rendered influence the economic sustainability of projects; assessed the influence of
cost recovery mechanisms on economic sustainability of projects and determined
how reliance on external funding influences economic sustainability of projects
(ESP) managed by CBWSOs. Resource based view theory with explanatory research
design along with a mixed approach that utilized the questionnaire and interview
guide, 150 respondents used to collect data. Data collected were analysed through
content and descriptive analysis. Multiple regression analysis was employed to
measure the effects of independent variables on dependent variable. The results
revealed that poor household economy affected the payment of services rendered
from the fact that when the household economy becomes poor, necessitates poor
payment of servicesa. Findings show that cost recovery mechanisms enhanced the
economic sustainability of projects managed by CBWSOs by improving cooperation
and management of finance with external agencies, community participation in
operation and maintenance costs while seeking government subsidy to recover costs
that cannot be managed by users. Reliance on external funding influenced ESP.
Conclusively, while donor funding maintained economic sustainability, the reliance
on government subsidy resulted into non-economic sustainability of water schemes.
It is recommended that non-economic sustainability of water schemes is unwelcome
thus improving the economy of households in important.
Keywords: Economic Sustainability, Project, Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency, Wataer
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