Foreign Rating of Local Researches: Relevance in the Face of Development Conflicts

Abstract

There has been a realisation by some scholars that African researches have to be rated and indexed using local standards. The exogenised approach has often undermined the scope and effort of the researches on local development. This desk analysis argues that there is need for an endogenisation of the impact measurement system so that locals also benefit. Local researches have to be measured according to the challenges on the ground, solutions required and the needs of the potential recipients among others.