scholarly journals The Role of a Headmaster in the Era of Public Governance

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Normunds Rečs
Keyword(s):  
Public Governance

scholarly journals Public Governance in Accountability of Village Enterprise (BUMDes) Management: a Stakeholders Perspective

2019 ◽  
pp. 180
Author(s):  
Denok Kurniasih ◽  
Shadu S. Wijaya ◽  
Paulus Israwan Setyoko
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Enterprise Management ◽  
Public Governance ◽  
Roles And Responsibilities ◽  
The Public ◽  
Accountability Mechanism ◽  
Village Government ◽  
Corporate Actions

This paper discusses the imbalance of the role of stakeholders in the accountability of village enterprise management. One of the stakeholders dominates, this has hampered corporate actions based on public governance on the accountability of BUMDes management. Accountability is only carried out  as a form  of procedural accountability to the village government and district government. Even though there is a horizontal accountability mechanism to the public, it does not work effectively. One of the reasons for the accountability failure of BUMDes management is the unclear role and responsibility of stakeholders in managing BUMDes. Rural Communities, Representative Institutions (Badan Permusyawaratan Desa), Private Sector, and the ohter Village Institutions do not have proportional roles and responsibilities in the accountability mechanism for BUMDes management. It means the capacity of stakeholders in the accountability process of BUMDes management is relatively low. Even though the capacity of stakeholders is important to strengthen the accountability of BUMDes management, because all stakeholders can monitor and evaluate the management of BUMDes, so that the dominance of the Headman and BUMDes’s manager can be controlled. Therefore, in overcoming the vacancy in the role of stakeholders, this research proposes the need to create an accountability mechanism based on public governance, where all stakeholders will interact with each other with the aim of influencing the results of public policy. They interact with each other in the management of public organizations to fulfill various interests of the community. To integrate the role of stakeholders in the accountability of BUMDes management it is advisable to use an information system that can bring together all stakeholders in managing a BUMDes. The information system can be used to strengthen the accountability model based on public governance on the management of BUMDes.

Public Governance and Decentralization of Powers

2018 ◽  
pp. 37-44
Author(s):  
L.M. Singhvi
Keyword(s):  
Prime Minister ◽  
Nation Building ◽  
Institution Building ◽  
Public Governance ◽  
Panchayati Raj

This chapter presents Dr Singhvi’s views on public governance and decentralization wherein the learned author has appreciated the role of Panchayati Raj institutions to strengthen the democratic fabric in the country. He has followed Gandhiji’s line of Gram Swaraj in his thoughts. He was a great supporter of decentralization of powers. Dr Singhvi’s opportunity for a renewed demarche on decentralization and Panchayati Raj came when Shri Rajiv Gandhi became the prime minister. He wrote to him to suggest that he should concentrate on nation-building through institution-building and that he should take a bold initiative to revive and revitalize Panchayati Raj which had fallen by the wayside and was in the process of decay and disintegration. Shri Rajiv Gandhi listened to him with rapt attention. He was receptive and was exceptionally quick on the uptake. He said he would like him to head a Committee and prepare a Concept Paper.

Governance Through Civil Society

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacob Torfing
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Common Ground ◽  
Network Governance ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Public Governance ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
For Profit ◽  
New Research

In recent years, there has been a growing interest in the role of civil society in public governance, defined as the process of steering society and the economy through collective action and in accordance with some common objectives. Civil society holds valuable experiences, resources and ideas that may be mobilized in support of public governance processes. The heightened interest in civil society has stimulated scholarly debates about the conceptualization of civil society that tends to be defined as an institutional realm of private associations, voluntarism, and active citizens. The theoretical perception on the role of civil society vis-à-vis public governance seems to have moved from mainly considering the governance of civil society and governance in civil society to focusing on governance with civil society through various forms of collaborative network governance and co‑creation processes. In other words, civil society is no longer perceived merely as a target for public governance initiatives promoted by state agencies, nor is it solely praised for its capacity for self-governance. Civil society has been re-casted as a competent and resourceful partner in processes of co-governance in which public and private actors create a common ground for joint problemsolving. The new research on co-governance prompts analysis of the conditions for engaging civil society actors in public governance, the potential benefits and problems of governance based on interaction with civil society, and the need for meta-governance of cross-boundary collaboration. Civil society is often associated with local, place-bound groups and associations, but it is equally important to consider the prospects for global governance to involve the emerging global civil society. The interest in how civil society can play a role in and contribute to public governance has come to stay and prompts us to reflect on future research avenues, including the key question of how we can create platforms for cross-boundary collaboration between public and private for-profit and non-profit actors. As such, the re-casting of civil society as a partner in the co-governance of society also seems to transform the state from an authority standing above society to an opportunity structure that promotes cross-boundary collaboration and co-creation of public value outcomes.

The mediation role of public governance in the relationship between entrepreneurship and economic growth

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 316-333
Author(s):  
Allam Mohammed Hamdan ◽  
Reem Khamis ◽  
Ammar Abdulla Al Hawaj ◽  
Elisabetta Barone
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activity ◽  
Public Governance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
National Economic ◽  
Oil Revenues ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the mediation role of public governance in the relationship between entrepreneurship and economic growth in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Design/methodology/approach To achieve this aim, the study uses a 20-year time series analysis (1996–2015) and tests the effect of entrepreneurship on economic growth, through public governance, via a mediator model. Findings The study has determined that public governance buoys the positive effect that entrepreneurship activities exert on economic growth in the UAE. Based on this determination, the study posits a set of recommendations that focus on supporting entrepreneurship activities that play a significant role in economic growth. Originality/value The study adds to the literature on the impact of entrepreneurship on economies dependent on oil revenues vis-à-vis a public policy perspective. The study provides insights into the type of entrepreneurship that most efficaciously suits the Emirati social and cultural milieu in terms of fostering national economic growth. In addition, the study limns a vision of the role of public governance in creating an enabling environment that stimulates entrepreneurial activity and, in turn, increases economic growth in the Emirates.

scholarly journals Legal Regulation of Public Governance in Finland – an Illusion of Predictable Public Administration?

2015 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 52-59
Author(s):  
Niina Mäntylä ◽  
Laura Perttola ◽  
Kristian Siikavirta
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Administrative Law ◽  
Soft Law ◽  
Eu Law ◽  
Public Governance ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Changing Role

Legal coherence and predictable decision-making are the cornerstones of Finnish administrative law. The aim of this research is to analyze the factors that make administrative decisions unpredictable in Finland today. Why is the challenge so significant for the authorities? The factor analysis revealed six main features affecting predictability in the legal regulation of Finnish public governance: the increasing use of soft law, the devolution of government, deregulation, the changing role of the individual, the blurring of the division between the public and the private sector and the influence of international and EU-law.

scholarly journals Is Digital Government Advancing Sustainable Governance? A Study of OECD/EU Countries

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (24) ◽  
pp. 13603
Author(s):  
Jaromir Durkiewicz ◽  
Tomasz Janowski
Keyword(s):  
Weak Link ◽  
Policy Outcomes ◽  
Digital Government ◽  
Public Governance ◽  
Eu Countries ◽  
Governance Indicators ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Relevant Outcome

International bodies and numerous authors advocate a key role for Digital Government (DG) in improving public governance and achieving other policy outcomes. Today, a particularly relevant outcome is advancing Sustainable Governance (SG), i.e., the capacity to steer and coordinate public action towards sustainable development. This article performs an empirical study of the relationship between DG and SG using data about 41 OECD/EU countries from the United Nations’ E-Government Survey and the Bertelsmann’s Sustainable Governance Indicators project, covering the period from 2014 to 2020. We examine if DG progress pairs with SG progress, apply a DEA model to find out which countries are efficient in using DG for better SG, and uncover cases of imbalance where high DG pairs with poor SG and vice versa. The results show that the efficiency in using DG for SG strongly varies, and that some DG leaders persistently fail to advance or even regress their SG. These findings refute the claims about the benign role of DG and points at democracy as the “weak link” in the analyzed relation.

scholarly journals The Third Sector in Public Governance in Nigeria: Concept, Identity and Prospects

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 298
Author(s):  
Abubakar Ali ◽  
Sabarani B. Ghazali
Keyword(s):  
Third Sector ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
New Governance ◽  
Public Governance ◽  
The Third ◽  
Societal Challenges ◽  
The World ◽  
The Third Sector ◽  
Effective Service

The world is suffused with self-organised groups asserting themselves in the policymaking corridors of governments and private-for-profits in order to jointly address stubborn societal challenges characterised as wicked problems. These self-organised bodies, labelled the third sector, operate in the advanced, developing, as well as less developed countries. This paper reviews the contemporary background of the third sector, its conceptual basis, its identity crisis and prospects for future development in the context of public governance in Nigeria. It does so premised on an orientation towards new governance tradition and heuristics. It argues that a better understanding of the concept, and governance role of the sector, by government policymakers, private-for-profits, and third sector actors themselves, will strengthen home grown cross-boundary collaboration for a more effective service delivery across the country.

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