Getting Along or Going Alone: Understanding Collaboration Between Local Governments and NGOs in Bolivia

2018 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 76-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jami Nelson-Nuñez ◽  
Kate Cartwright
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Public Goods ◽  
Information Sharing ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Community Group ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Group Engagement ◽  
Local Levels ◽  
Insight Into

AbstractWhat explains mayors’ collaboration with nongovernmental organizations in delivering public goods and services? While some successful collaborations are established, in other cases the call for NGOs to coordinate with governments goes unheeded. Collaboration minimizes the duplication of effort, maximizes information sharing, and builds capacity. Given the scholarly consensus on the importance of collaboration, we know little about it at local levels, where it may matter most. This article focuses on Bolivia, a country with deep decentralization reforms and an active NGO sector. It utilizes survey data on mayors from 2007 to provide insight into the variation in NGO–local government collaboration across a country. It argues that political context is important: mayoral turnover, greater community group engagement, and more municipal resources deter collaboration. The findings illustrate the strategic interplay between state and nonstate actors and explain the uneven geographies of partnerships in governance.

scholarly journals Analyze the Effectiveness of Resource Mobilizations of Local Government

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 169-182
Author(s):  
Khom Raj Kharel ◽  
Suman Kharel
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Public Goods ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Private Investment ◽  
Financial Resources ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Authorization Control

Local governments are the closest administrative units which deliver public services to the grassroots level of citizens. Local governments enhance the access of services to the citizens. Effectiveness of budget implementation depends on the absorptive capacity of local governments and local level transparency in their affairs. The effectiveness of budget implementation is measured in terms mobilization of local resources and development of surrounding. Through the local resource mobilization, countries accelerate their economic growth by raising and spending their own funds for public goods and services such as schools, hospitals, clean water, electricity and roads. Local government investment in their own public goods and services in infrastructure is also essential for attracting private investment and laying the foundation of long term economic growth. The Constitution of Nepal 2015 defines Nepal as a federal democratic republic organized three level governments as federal, province and local. Local governments are the development partners to the central government need to mobilize enough revenue locally to support the central government development agenda. Inadequate financial resources can undermine the effective implementation of developmental projects in Nepal. Budgets are important as they prudential manage scarce financial resources and at the same time serve as a means of expenditure authorization, control and evaluation base.

Democratic Federalism

2020 ◽  
pp. 99-138
Author(s):  
Robert P. Inman ◽  
Daniel L. Rubinfeld
Keyword(s):  
Public Goods ◽  
Economic Efficiency ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Majority Rule ◽  
National Government ◽  
Democratic Participation ◽  
Simple Majority ◽  
Simple Majority Rule ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
National Legislature

This chapter details the likely economic, democratic, and rights performance of a decentralized national legislature with representatives elected from geographically specified local districts. The national legislature is assigned responsibility for national public goods and services and national regulations. Decisions in the legislature are made by simple majority rule. Independent local governments continue to be responsible for important local services, perhaps provided concurrently with the national government. On the dimensions of democratic participation and the protection of rights and liberties, Democratic Federalism is likely to do well, provided all citizens are represented in the legislature. It is on the dimension of economic efficiency that legislature-only Democratic Federalism is most likely to fall short.

scholarly journals Crisis-driven reforms and local discretion: an assessment of Italy and Spain

2015 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Bolgherini
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Qualitative Comparative Analysis ◽  
Institutional Framework ◽  
Local Discretion ◽  
Local Levels ◽  
Economic And Financial Crisis

The recent and still enduring global economic and financial crisis deeply impacted the institutional framework in Italy and Spain by prompting a series of reforms, which ultimately re-shaped the local government features. Based on a qualitative comparative analysis of recent reforms, the author shows that (directly and indirectly) crisis-driven provisions have significantly impacted the local levels and changed the central/local relations in both countries. During the years of crisis, a decrease in local discretion in its three main facets (fiscal, administrative, and political/functional) has taken place. This outcome could both allow for a better understanding of how central and local governments have interacted during the crisis and to contribute to the formulation of more general considerations on local discretion and central/local relations in Italy and Spain.

scholarly journals The Role of Local Governments in Supporting Creative Industries—A Conceptual Model

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 438
Author(s):  
Jan Fazlagić ◽  
Elżbieta Izabela Szczepankiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
Creative Economy ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Administrative Units

Local government relates to the public administration of towns, cities, counties, and districts. One of the key responsibilities of local government is the administrative purpose of supplying goods and services. Local governments should also represent and involve citizens in determining specific local public needs and how these local needs can be met. As the structure of gross domestic product (GDP) in many countries across the world changes, so do the expectations towards the role of local governments as far as supporting local economic growth is concerned. The administrative purpose involves creating conducive conditions for economic development. Statistical figures show that the share of the creative economy in the GDP of the most developed countries is steadily increasing. New economic sectors such as “creative industries” pose a challenge to local governments. In this paper, we present a conceptual model for measuring the efforts of local governments in developing and supporting the creative industries. The model proposed by the authors allows for the comparison of smaller administrative units such as counties regarding their advancement and commitment to supporting creative industries.

Local–national political trust patterns: Why China is an exception

2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 436-454 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cary Wu ◽  
Rima Wilkes
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Political Trust ◽  
Control Culture ◽  
National Government ◽  
Political Control ◽  
Local Levels

Is political trust in China anomalous? In most countries there are systematic differences in the level of trust in national and local government that take one of three patterns. In some countries, individuals trust the national government more than local government (hierarchical trust); in others individuals trust local government more than national government; while in some countries individuals trust both levels of government equally. Of 11 Asian societies, the only country where hierarchical trust predominates is China. Elsewhere the norm is to put more trust in local levels of government. While previous studies have described the pattern of trust in China, no study has considered relative trust as an outcome or comparatively. Taking advantage of the 2006 and 2010 Asian Barometer Survey data we consider whether the hierarchical trust pattern in China is the result of political control, culture, and/or performance. We find that political control explains the hierarchical trust pattern in China.

The Philippine Congress and the Barrio Electoral Process

1971 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-125
Author(s):  
A. B. Villanueva
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Electoral Process ◽  
Rural Villages ◽  
Unitary System ◽  
Right To Vote ◽  
Administrative Code ◽  
The Right ◽  
Insight Into

Filipino barrios are mostly rural villages. They are, in legal parlance, the smallest political subdivisions in the Philippine system of local governments. Before the fifties barrio government was virtually non-existent. Although there were barrio lieutenants appointed by municipal mayors, it was not until the mid-fifties that councils began to give the barrios a semblance of government — mostly in form rather than in substance —similar to the commission plan of American local government. Under the unitary system of Filipino government, all local governments, except those in the chartered cities, are governed by the Revised Administrative Code. To give the barrio a government of its own and to grant its citizens the right to vote for their own officials would require an amendment to this Code by the Philippine Congress. Thus, the establishment of the first elective barrio councils in 1956 was the result of an amendment to an appropriate section of that Code. Later in 1959 the Philippine Congress became more generous by granting the barrios a general charter which defined in more definitive terms the scope and nature of barrio councils and the manner in which members of these councils were chosen. The purpose of this article is to identify the major issues on the barrio electoral process which confronted the Philippine Congress and to provide some insight into the manner in which these issues were resolved.

scholarly journals The Audit Board of Republic of Indonesia Opinion and Bribery in Local Governments in Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 125
Author(s):  
Yuniasih Dwi Astuti ◽  
Vid Adrison
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Capital Expenditure ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Financial Statement ◽  
Panel Regression ◽  
Estimation Result ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
The Republic

This study is motivated by the trend of corruption cases which increase from year to year, where bribery is the first number in corruption cases. As many as 128 cases of bribery with in kracht status occurred in the local government that received an unqualified opinion from the Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia (BPK RI). Using the Zero Inflated Poisson (ZIP) Panel Regression, this study examines the correlation between financial statement opinion and the number of bribery corruption cases based on 258 bribery cases that have been handled by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in the period 2008-2017. The estimation result shows that there was no correlation between financial statement opinion and the number of bribery cases. However, the increase in the amount of capital expenditure also goods and services expenditure is related to the increase in the number of bribery cases. This study recommends BPK to consider improving the quality of fraud detection through audit procedures on financial statements, especially in regions that have a relatively high value of capital expenditure and service goods expenditure. 

Local Government Experiences with ICT for Participation

2009 ◽  
pp. 269-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Evans-Cowley ◽  
Maria Manta Conroy
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Information Sharing ◽  
Citizen Participation ◽  
Web Sites ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Department Heads ◽  
Basic Information ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Planning Department ◽  
Year 2000

Municipalities often struggle to provide citizen participation opportunities that are informative and engaging. E-government tools hold the potential to enhance traditional forms of citizen participation. This chapter examines the use of information and communication technology tools to promote citizen participation. The analysis includes an examination of planning department Web sites over a five-year period (2003-2007) for a sample of U.S. cities with year 2000 populations of 50,000 people or more. This is supplemented with a survey of planning department heads regarding plans for implementation of e-government technology to increase citizen interaction opportunities. The principal findings, while most of the reviewed Web sites provide basic information, an increasing number of cities are adding features to allow for true interaction rather than just information sharing. In fact, some cities are intentionally launching interactive campaigns. The chapter concludes by offering insights into challenges local governments face in implementing e-government technology for citizen interaction.

scholarly journals Regional Competition, Labor Force Mobility, and the Fiscal Behaviour of Local Governments in China

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 1776 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gangqiang Yang ◽  
Hong Chen ◽  
Xia Meng
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Public Goods ◽  
Public Good ◽  
Labor Force ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Labor Mobility ◽  
Production Factors ◽  
Flow Competition ◽  
Fiscal Expenditure ◽  
The Impact

At present, China is in a critical period of transition from labor-intensive industries to capital- and technology-intensive industries. Accordingly, the increasing labor force mobility among Chinese cities has promoted competition over production factors among regions, having a significant impact on local governments’ fiscal expenditure structure. A theoretical analysis shows that the competition of livelihood public good expenditures is playing an increasingly important role in the factor flow competition. Different labor forces’ demand for different public goods and local governments’ demand for different labor forces affect the structural preference of local government fiscal expenditures. Based on panel data on Chinese prefecture-level cities in 2010–2016, this paper empirically tests the impact of different labor mobilities on the structure of local government fiscal expenditures, finding that current decision making on labor mobility is increasingly sensitive to the supply of livelihood public goods, and strengthening labor mobility has reversed the expenditure bias historically caused by the government’s simple capital competition. After dividing the mobile labor force based on whether the labor is settled in the current year, the two labor force types’ demand for different livelihood public goods was found to be different. To attract different labor inflows, local governments should promote an increase in relevant livelihood public good expenditures, showing a strategic fiscal expenditure structural bias. Specifically, with increasing new added general labor mobility, local goverments will increase the proportion of fiscal expenditures on education and medical care, combined with the increase of newly added registered labor mobility, which will correspondingly increase the proportion of environmental protection expenditures.

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