scholarly journals Sociology of Bad Governance in Interwar Romania, RAO Press, Bucharest, 2019, Bogdan Bucur

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 239-243
Author(s):  
Lucian Dumitrescu
Keyword(s):  
Path Dependence ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
The State ◽  
Huge Amount ◽  
Post Colonial ◽  
Methodological Nationalism ◽  
Internal Coherence ◽  
Emic Perspective ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Historical Institution

This review seeks to critically unravel Bogdan Bucur's Sociology of Bad Governance in Interwar Romania by using both an emic and an etic approach. From an emic perspective, that is, from inside the book, Bogdan Bucur's intellectual effort is really impressive. Despite a huge amount of data, Sociology of Bad Governance in Interwar Romania proves itself quite easy to read thanks to a solid organization. Additionally, due to the fact that the author has employed a classic academic recipe, the abovementioned book is also very coherent. However, looked at it etically, the book loses its internal coherence due to some conceptual and methodological blunders. Conceptually, despite the fact that the book brings to the fore the issue of bad governance and that it includes a theoretical chapter, the concept of good governance is left unaddressed. Methodologically, the author seems to have fallen in the trap of methodological nationalism. A consistent liberal and neo-marxist literature has already addressed the state as a historical institution which is more or less dependent on the international milieu. In his attempt to explain the administrative failures of the interwar Romanian state, the author has completely overlooked the path dependence explanation and the impact former empires had had on post-colonial states. Thus, a confusion between causes and manifestations of bad governance has emerged.

The Developmental State

2019 ◽  
pp. 71-100
Author(s):  
Luis Eslava
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
International Law ◽  
Developmental State ◽  
The State ◽  
The South ◽  
Post Colonial ◽  
Institutional Formation ◽  
Complex Process ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The Impact

The battle for international law during the era of decolonization in the mid-twentieth century was to a large extent a battle fought over the nature, function and objectives of the state—above all, over their relationship to the idea of ‘development’. A particular normative and institutional formation resulted from this battle: the ‘developmental state’, the impact of which on (in)dependence in the South was and continues to be profound. However, the ‘developmental state’ did not spring ready-made out of nowhere. On the contrary, using Latin America’s much earlier experience of colonialism, decolonization and independent statehood as a starting-point, this chapter draws attention to the long and complex process through which the developmental state’s most important elements emerged, defining what was thinkable and doable there and elsewhere in the post-colonial world.

1. Introduction to Africa and its politics

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Ian Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Political History ◽  
Nation Building ◽  
The State ◽  
Political Life ◽  
Post Colonial ◽  
The Core ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Core Questions ◽  
The Impact

Africa is a continent of over a billion people, yet questions of underdevelopment, malgovernance, and a form of political life based upon patronage are characteristic of many African states. ‘Introduction to Africa and its politics’ explains that the core questions underpinning this VSI centre on how politics is typically practised on the continent; the nature of the state in Africa; and what accounts for Africa’s underdevelopment. This VSI aims to appraise sub-Saharan Africa’s recent political history, examining post-colonial political structures, the impact of colonialism, and the form and nature of post-colonial states. The type of politics practised in many African states continues to be hostile to genuine nation building and broad-based, sustainable development.

scholarly journals Post-Colonial State and Bureaucracy in Bangladesh: Theoretical Understanding

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 43-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanif Miah
Keyword(s):  
The State ◽  
Colonial Period ◽  
Military Rule ◽  
Theoretical Understanding ◽  
Colonial State ◽  
Post Colonial ◽  
State Administration ◽  
State Bureaucracy ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Personal Interests

Bureaucracy is the management apparatus of a state administration. Even in private sector, bureaucratic organization is very much essential for its smooth functioning and betterment. A legalized domination of bureaucracy only can ensure highest efficiency of an organization in a country. But the state bureaucracy of Bangladesh not developed legally from Pre-colonial period to post-colonial phase as well as an independent Bangladesh eventually. The state bureaucracy of Bangladesh is patrimonial in nature based on personal interests. The politicians and bureaucrats are interdependent in various manners for the fulfillment of their purpose illegally in Democratic Bangladesh. Simultaneously, the impact of militarism still exists in state bureaucracy of Bangladesh as it faced military rule in several times.

Governance, Public Service Delivery and Trust in Government

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 186-202
Author(s):  
Jyoti Mishra ◽  
Vibha Attri
Keyword(s):  
State Government ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
State Level ◽  
The State ◽  
Trust In Government ◽  
The Past ◽  
Work Done ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Ruling Party

Several studies in the past show that the work done by the incumbent government helps the ruling party to get re-elected. However, most of these studies focus on re-election and do not look at the impact assessment of governance on trust in government, which is a precursor of re-election. To fill this gap, this article explores whether perceptions of good governance lead to trust in government. The results support the view that governance at the state level leads to a higher trust with the state government. Of all the variables used to measure governance as access, benefitting from welfare schemes had the maximum impact on trust. Other governance measures like availing public services and citizens’ interaction with the state too had a positive relationship with trust in the state government. Furthermore, having the same government at the centre and the state, strengthened one’s trust in the state government.

scholarly journals Budgetary discipline & factors that influence it: Study case in Ministries of Indonesia

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-58
Author(s):  
Ramdany Ramdany ◽  
Winwin Yadiati
Keyword(s):  
Internal Control ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Accounting Information ◽  
The State ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Series Data ◽  
State Budget ◽  
Quality Of Accounting Information ◽  
The Impact

The government has three legal instruments to improve the budgetary discipline. There are internal control, good governance and accounting information. The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of the three instruments on the budget discipline contained on research questions. First, how much impact internal control on budgetary discipline. Second, how much impact the good governance on budgetary discipline. Third, how much impact the quality of accounting information on budgetary discipline. This study was conducted at the State Ministry with a population of 34 units of analysis in 2015. The ministry was taken as a study unit because it is related to some phenomenon of violations on budgetary discipline that has occurred. Study approach using quantitative method and data analysis with partial least square. Primary data is taken with media questionnaires and secondary data taken from the respective publications of the Ministries. The results show that the impact of internal control and good governance on budget discipline is positive but weak. Then the impact of the quality of accounting information on budget discipline is negative but weak. This study was conducted when the state budget was deficit. Probable different results when study is undertaken at a time when the state budget is surplus. It is expected that the further study with the state budget on surplus and time series data to compare the results of study for making decision.

scholarly journals The implication of governance in the management of public enterprises in Africa.

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 7-14
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Innocents Edoun
Keyword(s):  
Good Governance ◽  
National Development ◽  
The State ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Public Enterprises ◽  
National Development Plan ◽  
The Third ◽  
Developmental Role ◽  
The Impact

This article set out to explore the impact that governance has on the developmental role of Public Enterprises in Africa. However initial findings revealed that, the recurrent failure is related to lack of leadership, maladministration and corruption which are the enemies of good governance, the State and of National Development Plan (NDP) as these impede any development initiative. This paper is divided into five major parts. The first part introduces the problematic of the research; the second part argues about the concept of governance, the third part discusses public enterprises reforms and the justification for decentralisation as a tool for the sustainability of public enterprises. The fourth part explains the impact of decentralisation on SOEs. The Fifth part concludes and presents a set of recommendations for future research.

أثر تطبيق معايير الحكم الرشيد على الإصلاح الإداري في دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة (The impact of the application of good governance standards on administrative reform in the UAE )

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 228-257
Author(s):  
إحسان عبدالله محمد الهارش الميسري ◽  
الفاتح عبدالله عبدالسلام
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Administrative Reform ◽  
The State ◽  
Government Performance ◽  
Citizen Satisfaction ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Good Number ◽  
Transparency And Accountability

تعالج هذه الدراسة أثر تطبيق معايير الحكم الرشيد على الإصلاح الإداري في دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة، وكيف ساهم التوجه الحكومي للدولة في تطبيق الحكم الرشيد وتحقيق قدر لا بأس به من مؤشرات نوعية في الادارة العامة والقطاع العام ورضا المواطنين ومكافحة الفساد الذي يعد من أهم الاسباب التي تعيق التنمية وتهدر موارد الدولة، ولتحقيق أهداف الدراسة تم استخدام المنهج الوصفي التحليلي. وقد توصلت الدراسة إلى مجموعة من النتائج أهمها: أن هناك تقدماً نسبياً حققته دولة الإمارات في هذا المجال لاسيما في مجال مكافحة الفساد وتحقيق مراتب عالمية متقدمة  بالإضافة إلى تطور الأداء الحكومي بقدر كبير، الا أن عدداً من التحديات يتطلب المزيد من الاجراءات لتحقيق الشفافية وتفعيل المساءلة. الكلمات المفتاحيّة: الحكم الرشيد، الإصلاح الإداري، رؤية الإمارات 2021، مكافحة الفساد. Abstract This study addresses the impact of the application of good governance standards on administrative reform in the UAE, and how the government's approach to the implementation of good governance contributed to achieving a good number of qualitative indicators in public administration, public sector, citizen satisfaction and combating corruption, which is one of the main reasons Which has hindered development and wasted resources of the state. The study reached a number of results, the most important of which is that there is a relative progress achieved by the UAE in this field, especially in the field of combating corruption and achieving advanced international rankings in addition to the development of government performance. Requires further measures to achieve transparency and accountability. Keywords: Good Governance, Administration reform, UEA Vision 2021, Anti-corruption.

The Evolving Face of Religious Tolerance in Post-Colonial Malaysia: Understanding its Shaping Factors

ICR Journal ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 621-638
Author(s):  
Osman Bakar
Keyword(s):  
Historical Development ◽  
Public Perceptions ◽  
The State ◽  
Religious Tolerance ◽  
Islamic Revival ◽  
Post Colonial ◽  
Interreligious Relations ◽  
Rights Discourse ◽  
Human Rights Discourse ◽  
The Impact

This article offers a survey of the state of religious tolerance in Malaysia since her independence from Britain in 1957. Its core concern, however, is with the prevailing current public perceptions on the state of religious tolerance in the country, the outstanding challenges to its progress, and the adequacy of measures being taken by the relevant authorities, agencies, and organisations in dealing with the challenges in question. In order to put the discussion on these current public perceptions in its proper perspectives, in the view of the author it would be desirable for the discussion to be preceded by an adequate presentation on the historical development of interreligious relations in Malaysia since independence. Highlighted in this historical account are the salient features of interreligious relations over the decades that helped to determine the nature and extent of religious tolerance, as well as the impact of the Islamic revival in the 1970s and the Western-originated human rights discourse on interreligious relations in Malaysia. The author also discusses the current public perceptions and their understanding of its underlying issues. On the basis of these perceptions he makes several inferences regarding the state of religious tolerance in contemporary Malaysia.

Russia - European Union: The continuation ofthe sanctions standoff

2017 ◽  
pp. 114-127
Author(s):  
M. Klinova ◽  
E. Sidorova
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Economic Recession ◽  
Economic Sanctions ◽  
Current Data ◽  
The State ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Eu ◽  
Year 2013

The article deals with economic sanctions and their impact on the state and prospects of the neighboring partner economies - the European Union (EU) and Russia. It provides comparisons of current data with that of the year 2013 (before sanctions) to demonstrate the impact of sanctions on both sides. Despite the fact that Russia remains the EU’s key partner, it came out of the first three partners of the EU. The current economic recession is caused by different reasons, not only by sanctions. Both the EU and Russia have internal problems, which the sanctions confrontation only exacerbates. The article emphasizes the need for a speedy restoration of cooperation.

PERTANGGUNGJAWABAN KERUGIAN NEGARA DALAM PENGELOLAAN KEUANGAN DAERAH

EDUKASI ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hendra Karianga
Keyword(s):  
Financial Management ◽  
Criminal Liability ◽  
The State ◽  
Legal Proceedings ◽  
Regional Finance ◽  
Regional Budget ◽  
State Finance ◽  
Budget Policy ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Impact

Sources of revenue and expenditure of APBD (regional budget) can be allocated to finance the compulsory affairs and optional affairs in the form of programs and activities related to the improvement of public services, job creation, poverty alleviation, improvement of environmental quality, and regional economic growth. The implications of these policies is the need for funds to finance the implementation of the functions, that have become regional authority, is also increasing. In practice, regional financial management still poses a complicated issue because the regional head are reluctant to release pro-people regional budget policy, even implication of regional autonomy is likely to give birth to little kings in region causing losses to state finance and most end up in legal proceedings. This paper discusses the loss of state finance and forms of liability for losses to the state finance. The result of the study can be concluded firstly,  there are still many differences in giving meaning and definition of the loss of state finace and no standard definition of state losses, can cause difficulties. The difficulty there is in an effort to determine the amount of the state finance losses. The calculation of state/regions losses that occur today is simply assessing the suitability of the size of the budget and expenditure without considering profits earned by the community and the impact of the use of budget to the community. Secondly, the liability for losses to the state finance is the fulfillment of the consequences for a person to give or to do something in the regional financial management by giving birth to three forms of liability, namely the Criminal liability, Civil liability, and Administrative liability.Keywords: state finance losses, liability, regional finance.

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