The contributions of public library activities to policy-making by civic collaboration in local government

2013 ◽  
Vol 69 ◽  
pp. 83-102
Author(s):  
Tomoho Yanagisawa
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Public Library

scholarly journals INTRODUCTION FEDERALISM, LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND POLICY-MAKING

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Gamper ◽  
Francesco Palermo
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Considerable Impact

This special issue examines local government; one of the less explored and yet most relevant aspects of federal studies. The special issue looks at cases that demonstrate how the growing role of local government has a considerable impact on federal systems.

A new page? The public library in austerity

2020 ◽  
pp. 227-248
Author(s):  
Emma Davidson
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Social Security ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Marked Decrease ◽  
Public Library ◽  
The Public ◽  
Communal Space ◽  
Clear Shift ◽  
The Uk

This chapter demonstrates how, in the UK, austerity has not been limited to the provision of social security. Most government departmental budgets were cut and there was a clear shift in responsibility from central to local government, which also had its budgets slashed. The cuts to local government have also resulted in a marked decrease in the provision of key services. The chapter finds that libraries can be important spaces for support workers to meet clients, as well as for those with fewer resources to access computers, books, or simply a safe communal space outside of their home. Future lack of investment in universal public services may perpetuate and further widen the inequalities in access to these resources.

Public Libraries and Local E-Government

2009 ◽  
pp. 647-660 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul T. Jaeger
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
Public Library ◽  
Access Point ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
The Public ◽  
Primary Location ◽  
And Training

Many residents and local communities rely on public libraries for access to and training to use e-government. Many local governments direct citizens to the public library for help in using e-government, while citizens seek help from the public library in using local e-government when they have no other means of connecting or when they want help using e-government. As a result, public libraries now serve not only as instrumentalities of local government, but as a primary location for access to local e-government and a very successful link between citizens to e-government. As residents, communities, and governments rely on public libraries as a main access point to e-government, it essential to better understand the connection and education roles of public libraries to improve the delivery of local e-government.

County and Township Government in 1943

1944 ◽  
Vol 38 (6) ◽  
pp. 1089-1113
Author(s):  
Clyde P. Snider
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Intergovernmental Relations ◽  
Public Library ◽  
The United States ◽  
The State ◽  
Wild Game ◽  
Legislative Authority ◽  
Predatory Animal ◽  
Township Government

The future of local government in the United States is likely to depend in no inconsiderable degree upon the extent to which the local units make a vital contribution toward winning the present war and solving the problems arising therefrom. It is therefore of special significance that many of the developments occurring in county and township government during 1943 were related directly or indirectly to the war and postwar problems. At the same time, progress continued along various lines which had become well established prior to the war. Public interest in rural local government was evidenced both by the large amount of state legislation enacted with reference thereto and by local action taken under legislative authority. Developments during the year will be summarized under the following headings: (1) areas; (2) organization and personnel; (3) functions; (4) finance; (5) optional forms of government; (6) intergovernmental relations; and (7) research and experimentation.New Areas. State legislatures continued to enact statutes establishing or authorizing the establishment of local ad hoc authorities for various purposes. Wyoming established each organized county of the state as a predatory animal district, under the control of a district board, for the purpose of paying bounties for the killing of animals that prey upon domestic livestock, poultry, and wild game. General laws authorized the organization of weed-control districts in South Dakota, public library districts in Illinois, cemetery districts in Montana, and county water authorities in California. Georgia's constitution was amended to empower the governing authorities of Bibb county to establish and administer, within the county and outside the city of Macon, special districts for sanitation purposes, garbage removal and disposal, fire prevention, police protection, drainage, road building and improvement, and any other public services and facilities customarily afforded by municipalities of the state.

scholarly journals Practices of Policy Making and Planning: A Case of Annapurna Rural Municipality in Kaski District

2020 ◽  
pp. 100-110
Author(s):  
Girdhari Dahal
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Equal Opportunity ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Codes Of Conduct ◽  
Policy Formulation ◽  
Political Orientation ◽  
Public Policy Making ◽  
Rural Municipality

This paper makes a brief description and analysis of policy formulation and planning process adopted by the local government of Nepal. The main objective of the paper is to study the exercise of policy making and planning of Annapurna Rural Municipality in Kaski District of Gandaki Province, Nepal. The study is based on telephone interviews and person-to-person interviews with elected representatives of the rural municipality and secondary sources of data. Annapurna Rural Municipality has so far formulated more than 23 policies (acts, rules and regulations) for addressing the interest of its citizens. Of these policies, four are acts, two regulations, nine procedural laws and eight codes of conduct. Moreover, official policy makers have a prominent role in public policy making while the unofficial policymakers have little influence on the public policy making. There is no provision of direct participation of people in the policy formulation process. Also, the local government has not developed a practice of taking assistance from hired experts while formulating public policies that demand technical expertise and knowledge. It is observed that the planning process followed by the rural municipality consists of seven steps: tole level assembly, ward level meeting, assembly of Ward, decisions forwarded to office of rural municipality, recommendation by the executive committee, approval by assembly of rural municipality and implementation by executive bodies like the office of rural municipality, ward office, etc. The results indicated that the rural municipality has, to some extent, guaranteed the participation of its citizens in the planning and implementation activities. However, despite the bottom-up approach of planning being practiced, all people, irrespective of their political orientation, do not have equal opportunity to make their voice being heard to the planning process. However, it lacks inclusiveness.

scholarly journals Pemetaan Kawasan Permukiman Kumuh Perkotaan Menggunakan Metode Simple Additive Weighting

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 63-72
Author(s):  
Budiyanto Ahaliki
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Urban Slums ◽  
Main Issue ◽  
Field Surveys ◽  
District Government ◽  
Simple Additive Weighting

Saat ini permasalahan permukiman kumuh di perkotaan masih menjadi isu utama yang menjadi perhatian serius pemerintah daerah di Indonesia. Di pemerintahan daerah Kabupaten Bone Bolango, Provinsi Gorontalo, masalah yang dihadapi dalam menangani masalah permukiman kumuh perkotaan adalah belum adanya konsep penanganan kawasan permukiman kumuh dan pengelompokkan basis data kumuh berbasis spasial. Hal ini berakibat Pemerintah Kabupaten Bone Bolango sulit dalam mengambil keputusan penanganan kawasan permukiman kumuh. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah menganalisis konsep penanganan kawasan permukiman kumuh perkotaan di Kabupaten Bone Bolango. Data penelitian ini diperoleh melalui survey lapangan dengan kategori kawasan permukiman kumuh Ringan, Kumuh Sedang, dan Kumuh Berat. Penelitian ini menggunakan Metode Simple Additive Weighting (SAW) untuk melihat nilai bobot dari masing masing kriteria. Hasil analisis menunjukkan peta informasi permukiman kumuh dengan kategori kumuh ringan, kumuh sedang, kumuh berat di Kabupaten Bone Bolango yang dapat digunakan untuk membantu pemerintah daerah dalam pengambilan kebijakan penanganan kawasan permukiman kumuh perkotaan. Currently, the problem of urban slums is still the main issue that is a serious concern of the local government in Indonesia. The problem faced by Bone Bolango district government in Gorontalo province in dealing with the problem of urban slums is the absence of the concept of handling slums and grouping spatially based slum databases. This resulted in bone bolango regency government difficult in making decisions on the handling of urban slums. The purpose of this study is to analyze the concept of handling urban slums in Bone Bolango regency. The research data was obtained through field surveys with categories of Light Slums, Medium Slums, and Heavy Slums. This study used the Simple Additive Weighting (SAW) Method to look at the weight values of each criterion. The analysis shows an information map of slums in the category of light slums, medium slums, heavy slums in Bone Bolango regency that can be used to assist local governments in policy making handling urban slums.

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