Analysis of the Performance of Dispute Settlement Councils in Promoting Rural Development Management Case study: Shabestar Villages

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 - Associate Professor of Geography, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

2 - Assistant Professor of Geography, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

3 - M.A of Geography and Rural Planning, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Introduction
Rural development documents show that management of rural development has not been done by governments, bureaucracies and market as a process. Currently, people and public institutions have been considered in the frame of governance word as substitutes for management word and with new institutionalizing approach with the aim of enabling rural development. So, principles and approaches, planning architecture with social approach and designs of rural participation have been decreased, and these facts have been accompany eddying increase in governance’ function against governments’ actions and interferes. This paper is done with the purpose of performance analysis of dispute settlements councils in promoting rural development management of Shabestar villages. Research methodology is descriptive-analytic and the data gathering procedure is field finding. The samples of this research consist of 16 villages of central section of Shabestar which have consultation settlement of dispute. Here, 230 Householders were selected using random sampling. This research uses 9 indexes (good governance index) and 58 criteria to analyze the function of rural consultation settlement of dispute and justice home. Finally, we have used independent T-test to analysis data. Based on results earned from analysis, it can be said that dispute settlement councils relatively promoted management of rural developments of Shabestar villages. 
 
 
Methodology
The main research question is: What is the function of consultation settlement of dispute and justice home in rural development management excellence in Shabestar?
In this research, we have used good governance indexes to analyze the function of rural consultation settlement of dispute and justice home in rural management excellence. The methodology has been descriptive-analytic and survey. Then, the data was collected by piloting questionnaire. The samples of this research consist of 16 villages of central section of Shabestar which benefit from consultation settlement of dispute since 5 years ago and precedence of justice home. Here, 230 Householders from related rural were selected using random sampling. This research uses 9 index (good governance index) and 58 criteria for analysis the function of rural consultation settlement of dispute and justice home. Finally, we have used independent T-test and for data analysis.
 
Result and discussion
Without any adobe, good governance which assists on spread of public institutions, relationship between society cast, poverty reduction, environmental protection and women improvement and development; will be facilitated for sustainable and comprehensive development. Of course if the field and facilities for realization of them provided in rural, which public institution in way of institutional management can provide those facilities and finally facilitate rural management development excellence.
 
Conclusion
The result of this research indicates that Council resolve disputes have been effective in rural development management excellence rather than same term before Islamic revolution, justice home, in Shabestar, and has been good function in all of indexes. All in all, in spite of realization of the rural development management excellence; it is deficits in its function. However, we can say that the Council resolve disputes are considered as effective factor in spread of peace and reconciliation culture, realization of institutional management in rural and increase public participation.
 
 

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