Date of Conferral

2023

Degree

Doctor of Public Administration (D.P.A)

School

Public Policy and Administration

Advisor

Victoria Landu-Adams

Abstract

AbstractSaint Lucia experiences barriers to successfully implementing some of its enacted laws. As a developing country, when legislative efforts are hampered, the law enactment process is negatively impacted. The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand the potential barriers to the successful implementation of laws in Saint Lucia by examining any effective emerging practices to develop new and innovative approaches and methods in addressing the various issues involved. The conceptual framework for this study comprised parliamentary engagement, public participation and policy making in the law enactment process in similar parliamentary jurisdictions. The research questions focused on understanding the potential barriers to successfully implementing some laws in Saint Lucia. Data were collected using semi structured interviews with 10 participants who were immersed in the intricacies of law enactment in Saint Lucia and selected using a nonprobability purposive sampling approach. Thematic analysis of the data revealed eight themes that adversely affected the implementation of laws in Saint Lucia. Two themes were developed as significant issues: lack of resources and lack of public participation including stakeholder consultations. This information was distilled from the data to produce the recommendations from this study which will be useful to the client organization and both public and private sectors. This study builds on the few previous studies conducted on this subject and adds knowledge on both the topic and in fostering positive social change for Saint Lucia as a developing country, for similar jurisdictions, and in the lives of citizens through the benefits that will be derived from the implementation of the recommendations.

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