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University of Birmingham
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Moller Dominguez, Francisco.
The effects of grant competition on Chilean municipalities.
Degree: d_ph, College of Social Sciences, 2019, University of Birmingham
URL: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/9194/ 
► This thesis explores the effects of grant competition in Chilean Municipalities. I select a mixed method approach to assess this phenomenon from a top-down and…
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▼ This thesis explores the effects of grant competition in Chilean Municipalities. I select a mixed method approach to assess this phenomenon from a top-down and bottom-up perspective. The research carries out a statistical analysis of the Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Regional (FNDR) grant and also collects the views of 21 Chilean local, regional and municipal officers. I establish New Public Management (NPM) as my theoretical lens from which I problematise the formulation, evaluation and final allocation of grants. To integrate my different sources of data I link my quantitative and qualitative data with the contextual particularities of the Chilean institutions to form a synthesis of interconnected findings that shed light onto a relevant but understudied phenomenon in public administration. The first part of this thesis describes and assesses the FNDR, scrutinising the accomplishment of its goals and testing the impact of a municipality’s capacity on its success in bidding for funds. With the records of allocation obtained in the quantitative analysis I selected my purposive sample of municipalities and officers to be interviewed. Finally, I have integrated both sources of data, drawing conclusions and establishing an overarching perspective on the effect of grant competition.
The study finds that the FNDR grant has a regressive pattern of allocation in which better-off and more populated municipalities are favoured. Success in bidding for FNDR is positively associated with municipal capacity and this effect gets stronger for municipalities located further from the capital Santiago. This pattern reinforces municipal inequalities, widening the gap between high capacity and low capacity authorities and acting against the goals of the FNDR. This is acknowledged by local officers in poorly-resourced municipalities who feel handicapped in bidding for funds by the high fixed cost of making bids. Central officers exercise their power when evaluating and prioritising bids. The research found that contrary to what the existing theoretical analysis of competitive grants suggests, grant competition in Chile favours central government agendas instead of being driven by local needs. This situation works against the efficiency of the competitive scheme, fostering the shaping of bids to meet central agenda rather than local needs. This centralised orientation of grant allocation is facilitated by a lack of regional and national service standards, together these elements lead to a patchwork of isolated and uneven municipalities unable to set up cooperative agreements to tackle social issues. This study finds that, due to the historical circumstances of the introduction of FNDR, competition has been established among municipalities as the predominant theme of intergovernmental relations. This hampers local collaboration and makes it difficult to respond to regional challenges. The situation has a deep impact on local officers’ motivation, leading to frustration and feeling of hopelessness. In their view, competition is seen as…
Subjects/Keywords: JS Local government Municipal government
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Moller Dominguez, F. (2019). The effects of grant competition on Chilean municipalities. (Thesis). University of Birmingham. Retrieved from http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/9194/
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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Moller Dominguez, Francisco. “The effects of grant competition on Chilean municipalities.” 2019. Thesis, University of Birmingham. Accessed March 01, 2021.
http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/9194/.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Moller Dominguez, Francisco. “The effects of grant competition on Chilean municipalities.” 2019. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Moller Dominguez F. The effects of grant competition on Chilean municipalities. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Birmingham; 2019. [cited 2021 Mar 01].
Available from: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/9194/.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
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Moller Dominguez F. The effects of grant competition on Chilean municipalities. [Thesis]. University of Birmingham; 2019. Available from: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/9194/
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University of Birmingham
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Chamchong, Pobsook.
The initiation and sustainability of collaboration between small local governments: a comparative analysis of England and Thailand.
Degree: d_ph, College of Social Sciences, 2016, University of Birmingham
URL: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/6529/
► Collaboration provides a way of increasing the capacity of small local governments in providing services without reducing the quality of local democracy. The Thai government…
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▼ Collaboration provides a way of increasing the capacity of small local governments in providing services without reducing the quality of local democracy. The Thai government has been promoting cross-council collaboration with limited success while it has been widely implemented in England for decades. In the literature, little attention has been paid by scholars to the way in which the formation of collaboration and its implementation interacts. To generate new insights of academic and practical relevance, this study aims to generate insightful explanations about the role of collaborative entrepreneurs and collaborative managers in the initiation and institutional embedding of small council collaboration policy. It employs comparative empirical analysis of two pairs of cases in England and Thailand, set within an original theoretical framework built on the integration of policy-making models, the typology of collaboration on a continuum, and the notion of factors influencing sustainable collaboration. The thesis adds to the literature by distinguishing between and empirically demonstrating two roles – ‘collaborative entrepreneurs’, who initiate collaboration to solve immediate shared problems of resource scarcity and dependency facing small councils, and ‘collaborative managers’, who maintain sustainability of the collaboration and facilitate further integration across councils. It also reveals that the converse of resource/power dependency applies where the council with larger resources can become locked-in to disadvantageous relationships controlled by small councils with fewer resources. Furthermore this thesis shows that collaboration is more likely to occur where it does not challenge the vested interests of citizens and councillors. Building a coalition for change and developing collaborative culture are essential for enduring collaboration.
Subjects/Keywords: JS Local government Municipal government
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Chamchong, P. (2016). The initiation and sustainability of collaboration between small local governments: a comparative analysis of England and Thailand. (Thesis). University of Birmingham. Retrieved from http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/6529/
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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Chamchong, Pobsook. “The initiation and sustainability of collaboration between small local governments: a comparative analysis of England and Thailand.” 2016. Thesis, University of Birmingham. Accessed March 01, 2021.
http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/6529/.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Chamchong, Pobsook. “The initiation and sustainability of collaboration between small local governments: a comparative analysis of England and Thailand.” 2016. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Chamchong P. The initiation and sustainability of collaboration between small local governments: a comparative analysis of England and Thailand. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Birmingham; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 01].
Available from: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/6529/.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Chamchong P. The initiation and sustainability of collaboration between small local governments: a comparative analysis of England and Thailand. [Thesis]. University of Birmingham; 2016. Available from: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/6529/
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
University of Birmingham
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Lemprière, Maximilian William.
Developing a theory of local environmental policy capacity : the case of sustainable homes in England.
Degree: PhD, 2017, University of Birmingham
URL: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/7998/
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https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.738120
► Processes of ecological modernisation – where ecological protection becomes increasingly viable and attractive, whether through market forces or by state intervention and regulation – have…
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▼ Processes of ecological modernisation – where ecological protection becomes increasingly viable and attractive, whether through market forces or by state intervention and regulation – have received considerable attention within the academic literature. However, extant theory in this respect has focused almost wholly on the nation state level and has yet to account for the role played by local governments. This thesis seeks to address that deficiency by developing conceptual tools to study local government behaviour in order to understand why local governments contribute differently from one another to processes of ecological modernisation. A model of local environmental policy capacity is proposed (using insights from new theories of institutionalism, policy entrepreneurship and policy networks) and is applied to the ‘zero-carbon homes’ policy agenda of England in the period 2006 to 2015. This agenda is chosen because it both illustrates ecological modernisation and centres on a key field of responsibility for local government – local planning. Two local governments are chosen for in-depth study to assess the value of the model. Oxford City Council, on the one hand, which showed reluctance in contributing to the agenda, and Cambridge City Council, on the other, which has been more proactive. The research provides useful insights on reasons for the differences between the two cities, these reflecting, above all, the dialectical relationship between policy entrepreneurship and institutions. Empowered entrepreneurs operating within an institutional context conducive to both change, and with a focus on sustainability, are important conditions for action. The key contribution of the thesis lies in its revelations about the processes of ecological modernisation at a local level, and the argument that, if ecological modernisation theory is to be useful in explaining the processes of change in this regard – as it claims to be – then it needs also to take account of local government’s contributions.
Subjects/Keywords: JS Local government Municipal government
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Lemprière, M. W. (2017). Developing a theory of local environmental policy capacity : the case of sustainable homes in England. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Birmingham. Retrieved from http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/7998/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.738120
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Lemprière, Maximilian William. “Developing a theory of local environmental policy capacity : the case of sustainable homes in England.” 2017. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Birmingham. Accessed March 01, 2021.
http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/7998/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.738120.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Lemprière, Maximilian William. “Developing a theory of local environmental policy capacity : the case of sustainable homes in England.” 2017. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Lemprière MW. Developing a theory of local environmental policy capacity : the case of sustainable homes in England. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Birmingham; 2017. [cited 2021 Mar 01].
Available from: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/7998/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.738120.
Council of Science Editors:
Lemprière MW. Developing a theory of local environmental policy capacity : the case of sustainable homes in England. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Birmingham; 2017. Available from: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/7998/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.738120
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
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Fane-Hervey, Angus.
Why governance matters: a comparative study of the causes
of deforestation in the miombo woodlands of Zambia and
Mozambique, 1990 - 2010.
Degree: phd, 2012, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
URL: http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/709/
► Between 1990 and 2010 sub-Saharan Africa experienced some of the highest levels of deforestation anywhere in the world. The problem has been particularly acute in…
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▼ Between 1990 and 2010 sub-Saharan Africa experienced some of the highest levels of deforestation anywhere in the world. The problem has been particularly acute in what are
known as the miombo woodlands of southern Africa. These occupy a unique ecological niche and are crucial to the livelihoods of millions of people in the region, yet are
disappearing rapidly. The aim of this thesis is to identify the structural causes of this phenomenon in two of the miombo countries, Zambia and Mozambique. Standard
‘resource based’ explanations for deforestation in both countries tend to focus primarily on demographic and economic factors, emphasising the impact of economic reforms, population growth, rural migration, poverty, minimal access to electricty and a lack of institutional resources. However I argue that these explanations do not account for Mozambique’s relatively better record on deforestation during the period in question, and that a more convincing account is offered by a ‘governance based’ explanation, which emphasises different forms of forest governance and institutional arrangements affecting the forest sector in each country. Specifically, Mozambique has fared better than Zambia thanks to its more secure system of traditional land tenure, the implementation of more progressive legislation and a sustained commitment to community based natural resource management. The implication is that future initiatives to curb deforestation in these countries should concentrate on addressing institutional and policy based shortcomings before implementing market based mechanisms designed to encourage conservation.
Subjects/Keywords: JS Local government Municipal government
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Fane-Hervey, A. (2012). Why governance matters: a comparative study of the causes
of deforestation in the miombo woodlands of Zambia and
Mozambique, 1990 - 2010. (Doctoral Dissertation). The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Retrieved from http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/709/
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Fane-Hervey, Angus. “Why governance matters: a comparative study of the causes
of deforestation in the miombo woodlands of Zambia and
Mozambique, 1990 - 2010.” 2012. Doctoral Dissertation, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Accessed March 01, 2021.
http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/709/.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Fane-Hervey, Angus. “Why governance matters: a comparative study of the causes
of deforestation in the miombo woodlands of Zambia and
Mozambique, 1990 - 2010.” 2012. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Fane-Hervey A. Why governance matters: a comparative study of the causes
of deforestation in the miombo woodlands of Zambia and
Mozambique, 1990 - 2010. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE); 2012. [cited 2021 Mar 01].
Available from: http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/709/.
Council of Science Editors:
Fane-Hervey A. Why governance matters: a comparative study of the causes
of deforestation in the miombo woodlands of Zambia and
Mozambique, 1990 - 2010. [Doctoral Dissertation]. The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE); 2012. Available from: http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/709/
Rutgers University
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Nickels, Ashley Elizabeth.
Power, politics, and participation: the impact of municipal takeover on local democracy.
Degree: PhD, Public Affairs, 2016, Rutgers University
URL: https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/49820/
► This research focused on the ways in which municipal takeovers reshape local democracy, not only by suspending representative government, but disrupting the existing order and…
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▼ This research focused on the ways in which municipal takeovers reshape local democracy, not only by suspending representative government, but disrupting the existing order and creating opportunities and incentives that shift power in the local political system. The primary question that guided this research was: how, through its implementation, does municipal takeover policy reshape local democracy? Drawing from a constructivist-institutionalist framework, I found that the tools and strategies designed by the state to fix a local government’s fiscal health have both instrumental and symbolic effects, which restructured who, and by what means residents, groups, and organizations, participated politically. To answer the question about how municipal takeover policy reshapes local democracy and to identify the causal mechanisms that explain how municipal takeover can alter the local political system, this project utilized a policy-centered case study of Flint, Michigan, a city most recently in the news for lead contamination in its water. Michigan has one of the most aggressive policies for addressing local fiscal crises in the United States; state law effectively suspends the governing authority of local elected officials and puts in place state-appointed Emergency Managers. My analysis drew on documentary evidence from state and local government, news media, and Flint-focused urban histories; fieldwork conducted during the summer of 2015, at which time I interacted with many residents and local stakeholders; and 35 semi-structured interviews. Information gleaned from the data was analyzed using both interpretive and process tracing tools. This study shows that municipal takeover policy had a significant impact on local democracy in Flint. I found that the policy, when implemented, disparately impacted members of the community: benefiting some, while burdening others. How residents made meaning of takeovers was related to how they responded politically. As a result of changes in participatory access, allocation of resources, and their perception of the takeover, opponents of the policy created and utilized new pathways to power, undermining the inherent lack of democratic participation provided under takeovers and ameliorating the symbolic effects of the perceived threat to democracy.
Advisors/Committee Members: Harris, Richard A (chair), Minnite, Lorraine C (internal member), Blessett, Brandi (internal member).
Subjects/Keywords: Municipal government; Local government
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Nickels, A. E. (2016). Power, politics, and participation: the impact of municipal takeover on local democracy. (Doctoral Dissertation). Rutgers University. Retrieved from https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/49820/
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Nickels, Ashley Elizabeth. “Power, politics, and participation: the impact of municipal takeover on local democracy.” 2016. Doctoral Dissertation, Rutgers University. Accessed March 01, 2021.
https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/49820/.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Nickels, Ashley Elizabeth. “Power, politics, and participation: the impact of municipal takeover on local democracy.” 2016. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Nickels AE. Power, politics, and participation: the impact of municipal takeover on local democracy. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Rutgers University; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 01].
Available from: https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/49820/.
Council of Science Editors:
Nickels AE. Power, politics, and participation: the impact of municipal takeover on local democracy. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Rutgers University; 2016. Available from: https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/49820/
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
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Apollo, Munanura.
Impact assessment of the local governmant reforms in Rwanda : the case study of Kigali City.
Degree: Faculty of Arts, 2008, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/918
► The local governance system has undergone positive changes since 1994 when the Government of National Unity took over power in Rwanda. The government has instituted…
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▼ The local governance system has undergone positive changes since 1994 when the Government of National Unity took over power in Rwanda. The government has instituted democratic changes in the structure and functioning of local government through decentralisation. Since 2000 when the decentralisation policy was launched, Rwanda has evolved a model of local governance that has come to be emulated by its neighbouring countries. Since 2000, when the Local Government Act affected the decentralised structures of local government, some changes have occurred, challenges have emerged and constraints have been experienced in the implementation of the policy of decentralisation. Methodology used in the impact assessment study The researcher administered questionnaires, conducted interviews and documentary analysis. The assessment covered (3) three districts which were purposively selected on the basis of criteria that were considered sufficiently representative and based on the rationale of the study. Key findings of the study The study established that the restructuring exercise streamlined the structures of local governments, aligned mandates to the structures, and graded jobs in line with responsibilities. These reforms have improved the performance of the local governments. Despite notable improvements, the study established that there were still gaps in the local government system that needed to be addressed. These included: i. There is a big skills gap in most local governments. Some positions in local government are not filled due to inadequate resources. ii. Some local governments are finding it difficult to attract qualified and competent personnel to take up jobs at technical and managerial levels. iii. Local government lack attractive working environments. iv. There are limited career growth opportunities in local government service. xiv v. There is low local revenue. This has imposed limitations to accountability, supervision and monitoring of local government programmes. vi. Professional staff in local government is not adequately facilitated to do their work efficiently and effectively. vii. The existing capacity building programmes contribute marginally to career growth of individual staff members. viii. New reform programmes for improving service delivery such as results oriented management (ROM) and fiscal decentralisation strategy (FDS) have been rolled out but are not yet utilised in some of the local governments.
Subjects/Keywords: Local government – Rwanda
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Apollo, M. (2008). Impact assessment of the local governmant reforms in Rwanda : the case study of Kigali City. (Thesis). Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10948/918
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Apollo, Munanura. “Impact assessment of the local governmant reforms in Rwanda : the case study of Kigali City.” 2008. Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. Accessed March 01, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10948/918.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Apollo, Munanura. “Impact assessment of the local governmant reforms in Rwanda : the case study of Kigali City.” 2008. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Apollo M. Impact assessment of the local governmant reforms in Rwanda : the case study of Kigali City. [Internet] [Thesis]. Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University; 2008. [cited 2021 Mar 01].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/918.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Apollo M. Impact assessment of the local governmant reforms in Rwanda : the case study of Kigali City. [Thesis]. Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University; 2008. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/918
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
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Vasilakis, Panagiotis.
Η τοπική αυτοδιοίκηση στον ελληνικό κοινωνικό σχηματισμό: προσεγγίζοντας τους πολιτικούς, οικονομικούς και κοινωνικούς όρους συγκρότησής της από τη μετεπαναστατική περίοδο μέχρι τη σύγχρονη φάση της διοικητικής αναδιάρθρωσης του Σχεδίου Καποδίστρια και του Προγράμματος Καλλικράτη.
Degree: 2017, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences; Πάντειο Πανεπιστήμιο Κοινωνικών και Πολιτικών Επιστημών
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/40797
► This doctorate thesis discusses the course and evolution of the Greek local government system beginning with the constitution of the Greek state until modern day…
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▼ This doctorate thesis discusses the course and evolution of the Greek local government system beginning with the constitution of the Greek state until modern day era, touching upon the political, economic and social aspects of its formation from the post-revolutionary period until the current status of the administrative restructuring of the “Kapodistrias Plan” and the “Kallikratis Programme”.At the same time, we examine the potential relation between established forms of local government in the pre-revolutionary Greek space with those in the new post-revolutionary Greek state, as well as the relation between local government with the central government functions and the economic, political and ideological role it played in every historical and political setting from the beginning of the 19th century until the beginning of the 21st century.In this context, the changes in local government in the Greek space are owed to the relative lag of the administrative sector compared to the evolution of the production process and the established social authority relations at any given time period.The individual transformations / restructurings of the local government function are analyzed further relating to the distinct characteristics of four historical eras, the 19th century, the interwar period, the post-war period and the modern-day era between 1980 and today.Based on the individual findings, we underpin the main argument of this thesis, which is local government – as a form, structure and function – in the Greek social formation is an integral part of the central government function, contributing to the reiteration of the social authority relations and plays a decisive role in consolidating the political, economic and ideological supremacy of the dominant social layers, promoting dominant economic and development patterns and politically embodying the dominated social layers.
Η παρούσα διδακτορική διατριβή διαπραγματεύεται την πορεία και την εξέλιξη του ελληνικού συστήματος τοπικής αυτοδιοίκησης από την πρώτη περίοδο συγκρότησης του ελληνικού κράτους μέχρι τη σημερινή περίοδο, προσεγγίζοντας τους πολιτικούς, οικονομικούς και κοινωνικούς όρους συγκρότησής της από τη μετεπαναστατική περίοδο μέχρι τη σύγχρονη φάση της διοικητικής αναδιάρθρωσης του «Σχεδίου Καποδίστρια» και του «Προγράμματος Καλλικράτη».Παράλληλα διερευνήθηκε η τυχόν σχέση των εδραιωμένων μορφών τοπική διοίκησης στον προεπαναστατικό ελλαδικό χώρο με αυτές που συγκροτήθηκαν μετεπαναστατικά στο νέο ελληνικό αστικό κράτος, αλλά και η σχέση της τοπικής αυτοδιοίκησης με τον κρατικό μηχανισμό και τον οικονομικό, πολιτικό και ιδεολογικό ρόλο της ανά ιστορική και πολιτική συγκυρία στον ιστορικό χρόνο που ορίζεται από τις αρχές του 19ου αι. μέχρι τις αρχές του 21ου αι.Στο πλαίσιο αυτό, οι μεταβολές που συντελλέστηκαν στην λειτουργία της τοπικής αυτοδιοίκησης στον ελληνικό χώρο ερμηνεύονται ως αποτέλεσμα της σχετικής υστέρησης που παρουσιάζει ο διοικητικός μηχανισμός σε σχέση με τις εξελίξεις στην παραγωγική διαδικασία και τις εδραιωμένες κάθε φορά κοινωνικές…
Subjects/Keywords: Αυτοδιοίκηση; Local government
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Vasilakis, P. (2017). Η τοπική αυτοδιοίκηση στον ελληνικό κοινωνικό σχηματισμό: προσεγγίζοντας τους πολιτικούς, οικονομικούς και κοινωνικούς όρους συγκρότησής της από τη μετεπαναστατική περίοδο μέχρι τη σύγχρονη φάση της διοικητικής αναδιάρθρωσης του Σχεδίου Καποδίστρια και του Προγράμματος Καλλικράτη. (Thesis). Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences; Πάντειο Πανεπιστήμιο Κοινωνικών και Πολιτικών Επιστημών. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/40797
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Vasilakis, Panagiotis. “Η τοπική αυτοδιοίκηση στον ελληνικό κοινωνικό σχηματισμό: προσεγγίζοντας τους πολιτικούς, οικονομικούς και κοινωνικούς όρους συγκρότησής της από τη μετεπαναστατική περίοδο μέχρι τη σύγχρονη φάση της διοικητικής αναδιάρθρωσης του Σχεδίου Καποδίστρια και του Προγράμματος Καλλικράτη.” 2017. Thesis, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences; Πάντειο Πανεπιστήμιο Κοινωνικών και Πολιτικών Επιστημών. Accessed March 01, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/40797.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Vasilakis, Panagiotis. “Η τοπική αυτοδιοίκηση στον ελληνικό κοινωνικό σχηματισμό: προσεγγίζοντας τους πολιτικούς, οικονομικούς και κοινωνικούς όρους συγκρότησής της από τη μετεπαναστατική περίοδο μέχρι τη σύγχρονη φάση της διοικητικής αναδιάρθρωσης του Σχεδίου Καποδίστρια και του Προγράμματος Καλλικράτη.” 2017. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Vasilakis P. Η τοπική αυτοδιοίκηση στον ελληνικό κοινωνικό σχηματισμό: προσεγγίζοντας τους πολιτικούς, οικονομικούς και κοινωνικούς όρους συγκρότησής της από τη μετεπαναστατική περίοδο μέχρι τη σύγχρονη φάση της διοικητικής αναδιάρθρωσης του Σχεδίου Καποδίστρια και του Προγράμματος Καλλικράτη. [Internet] [Thesis]. Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences; Πάντειο Πανεπιστήμιο Κοινωνικών και Πολιτικών Επιστημών; 2017. [cited 2021 Mar 01].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/40797.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Vasilakis P. Η τοπική αυτοδιοίκηση στον ελληνικό κοινωνικό σχηματισμό: προσεγγίζοντας τους πολιτικούς, οικονομικούς και κοινωνικούς όρους συγκρότησής της από τη μετεπαναστατική περίοδο μέχρι τη σύγχρονη φάση της διοικητικής αναδιάρθρωσης του Σχεδίου Καποδίστρια και του Προγράμματος Καλλικράτη. [Thesis]. Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences; Πάντειο Πανεπιστήμιο Κοινωνικών και Πολιτικών Επιστημών; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/40797
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Addis Ababa University
8.
Mesfin, Abebaw.
An Assessment of Challenges and Prospects of Local Level Council in Promoting Democracy The Case of selected Woredas in Addis Ababa City Administration
.
Degree: 2013, Addis Ababa University
URL: http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/5448
► Local government is the tier of public authority that citizens first look to solve their immediate social problems. Among all the public institutions at local…
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▼ Local government is the tier of public authority that citizens first look to solve their immediate social problems. Among all the public institutions at
local level, council has a special status and authority as
local elected bodies. They are uniquely placed to provide vision and leadership to their
local communities. They are able to make things happen on the ground where it really matters.
The
government of Ethiopia in general and Addis Ababa city administration in particular establishes council at different tiers of
government as parliamentary control mechanism to ensure effective policy implementation, promote
local democracy and improve service delivery.
However, woreda councils in Addis Ababa city administration were not seen playing such role of democracy promotion. Moreover, studies conducted in regional woredas divulged that Woredas council have not yet managed to exercise sufficient
local autonomy due to several reasons such as absence of clearly established legal mandate, lack of devolution of power, poor organization of the system and tight control and intervention by higher authorities.
Therefore, this study aimed to assess the challenges and prospects that woreda council at Addis Ababa city administration has faced in promoting democracy among grass-root people. It also examines the overall operations of the councils from the viewpoints of democratic
government and decentralization
In order to pursue the objective of the study the researcher use multi-stage sampling technique and relied on both primary and secondary data source. Primary data collected through questionnaires, interview and observations while secondary data obtained from document analysis like legislation on the issue, minutes and reports complied by counsel’s office.
It was found that problems prevailed in regional woreda councils are also impeded woreda councils at Addis Ababa City Administration. The internal working system of woreda councils reflected that executive domination is very soaring, and councils are not responsive to the needs of the community and most importantly democratic essence viz. accountability, transparency, participation and autonomy are not adhered principles in the councils conduct. Therefore, councils as they are impeded by the above-mentioned challenges are playing insignificant role in cultivating democratic value and improving the service delivery to the grass root people.
Therefore, it is recommended that the internal working system of councils need to be very transparent, responsive, participatory and free from any unnecessary intervention. Councilors must be sensitive to public interest; legal back up from the city administration is also needed in order to make councils strong, autonomous and powerful. The field that councilors operating also should be open to all stakeholders as the democracy promotion works calls for the involvements of different actors.
Advisors/Committee Members: Mulugeta Abebe (PhD) (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Democracy;
Local government
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Mesfin, A. (2013). An Assessment of Challenges and Prospects of Local Level Council in Promoting Democracy The Case of selected Woredas in Addis Ababa City Administration
. (Thesis). Addis Ababa University. Retrieved from http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/5448
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Mesfin, Abebaw. “An Assessment of Challenges and Prospects of Local Level Council in Promoting Democracy The Case of selected Woredas in Addis Ababa City Administration
.” 2013. Thesis, Addis Ababa University. Accessed March 01, 2021.
http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/5448.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Mesfin, Abebaw. “An Assessment of Challenges and Prospects of Local Level Council in Promoting Democracy The Case of selected Woredas in Addis Ababa City Administration
.” 2013. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Mesfin A. An Assessment of Challenges and Prospects of Local Level Council in Promoting Democracy The Case of selected Woredas in Addis Ababa City Administration
. [Internet] [Thesis]. Addis Ababa University; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 01].
Available from: http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/5448.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Mesfin A. An Assessment of Challenges and Prospects of Local Level Council in Promoting Democracy The Case of selected Woredas in Addis Ababa City Administration
. [Thesis]. Addis Ababa University; 2013. Available from: http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/5448
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
9.
Pelekamoyo, George Mizaeli.
Local Autonomy and Central Control in Zambian Urban Authorities.
Degree: 2012, University of Zimbabwe
URL: http://dspace.unza.zm/handle/123456789/1501
► This dissertation studies the nature of local government in Commonwealth Africa as reflected in Zambian urban authorities. In particular, it examines central control and local…
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▼ This dissertation studies the nature of local government in Commonwealth Africa as reflected in Zambian urban authorities. In particular, it examines central control and local authority functions; sources of revenue and central control;and control over manpower. These are some of the main issues that shape the relationship between central government and local authorities.The existence of government ministries and local authorities, each having statutory powers, often dealing with the same matters, results inevitably in both co-operation and conflict.This is reflected in the three case studies in Chapters IV, VI and VIII.Chapter I discusses the term "local government" and the different patterns of local government and their characteristics. The chapter reflects the fact that local government in Commonwealth Africa is based on the British system of local government and Zambia is, therefore, no exception. Chapter II and Appendix A deal with local government's place in Zambia, its development, duties, structure and its relationship to the Party, government and other institutions.Chapter III discusses various views of local authority autonomy and central government control over local authorities, with chapter IV illustrating the problem of central control over local authorities by examining the 1972 Rent Act, Chapter V and Appendix B deal with sources of revenue and central control. It suggests that central control over sources of revenue is one of the main factors that determine how well local authorities can perform their functions. Chapter VI on the Headlease system illustrates this point.Chapter VII discusses recruitment of staff and government control in this respect. The chapter raises a point that without the required professional personnel coupled with rigid control by the Government over locsil authorities in the recruitment of required staff, local authorities can hardly perform their functions well;and chapter VIII on the recruitment panel demonstrates this point,Material for this dissertation has been ccllected from published and unpublished articles, books, files from various organisations,the Laws of Zambia, Parliamentary Hansards,local newspapers, speeches made by leaders of the Party and Government, and intervieviTs of a wide variety of people.The position of the writer, as Town Clerk of the Lusaka City Council, enabled him to carry out interviews with the top leadership of both the Party and Government as he is always in close contact with them in the course of performing his duties.Those interviewed in respect of this dissertation included Members of the Central Committee of the Party, Cabinet Ministers, Permanent Secretaries, Members of Parliament, Mayors, Councillors, Town Clerks and many other persons.The interviews strengthen the discussions in this dissertation.
Subjects/Keywords: Municipal government – Zambia; Local government – Zambia
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Pelekamoyo, G. M. (2012). Local Autonomy and Central Control in Zambian Urban Authorities. (Thesis). University of Zimbabwe. Retrieved from http://dspace.unza.zm/handle/123456789/1501
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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Pelekamoyo, George Mizaeli. “Local Autonomy and Central Control in Zambian Urban Authorities.” 2012. Thesis, University of Zimbabwe. Accessed March 01, 2021.
http://dspace.unza.zm/handle/123456789/1501.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Pelekamoyo, George Mizaeli. “Local Autonomy and Central Control in Zambian Urban Authorities.” 2012. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Pelekamoyo GM. Local Autonomy and Central Control in Zambian Urban Authorities. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Zimbabwe; 2012. [cited 2021 Mar 01].
Available from: http://dspace.unza.zm/handle/123456789/1501.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Pelekamoyo GM. Local Autonomy and Central Control in Zambian Urban Authorities. [Thesis]. University of Zimbabwe; 2012. Available from: http://dspace.unza.zm/handle/123456789/1501
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
10.
Bonina, Carla.
On public values and information technology in government : a critical discourse analysis of trade regulations in Mexico.
Degree: PhD, 2012, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London)
URL: http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/584/
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http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.571135
► The use of the internet and related information and communication technologies (ICT) in public administration (known as 'e-government') has gained notable space within the processes…
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▼ The use of the internet and related information and communication technologies (ICT) in public administration (known as 'e-government') has gained notable space within the processes of public sector reform. Arguably, ICT provide an attractive strategy to reorganize internal government tasks, routines and processes and to make them more efficient, responsive as well as accountable to citizens. Yet, the linkages between public values and e-government programmes remain understudies or taken for granted. My research focuses on this particular aspect of public sector reforms and organising. It engages with the debates towards modernisation of central government services while contributing to discussion of the relation between technologically induced programmes and public values over time. Using critical discourse analysis, I trace the discourses on public values and technology within a longitudinal case of a technology-enabled platform to facilitate foreign trade regulations in Mexico - the Mexican Single Window for Foreign Trade. In my empirical analysis, I examine a combination of key government texts and extensive data from fieldwork to address two related questions: what public values are presented, enacted or marginalised during the trajectory of the case, and how these values are enacted and operationalised into technology over time. The analysis reveals four distinctive discourses on public values and technology: 'technical efficiency', 'legality and honesty', 'robustness' and '(forced) cooperation'. The analysis shows that while the technical efficiency cluster - commonly associated to the new public management ethos - is dominating, it cohabits with and is reinforced by other values more broadly related to traditional public administration and the bureaucratic ethos - that is, legality and honesty. In addition, the analysis shows that these four distinctive discourses have been materialised in technology in different degrees, giving rise to tensions and contestation over time. In light of the findings, I draw implications for theorizing public values and technology innovation within public sector reforms in a given context.
Subjects/Keywords: 352.3; JS Local government Municipal government
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Bonina, C. (2012). On public values and information technology in government : a critical discourse analysis of trade regulations in Mexico. (Doctoral Dissertation). London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London). Retrieved from http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/584/ ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.571135
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Bonina, Carla. “On public values and information technology in government : a critical discourse analysis of trade regulations in Mexico.” 2012. Doctoral Dissertation, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London). Accessed March 01, 2021.
http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/584/ ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.571135.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Bonina, Carla. “On public values and information technology in government : a critical discourse analysis of trade regulations in Mexico.” 2012. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Bonina C. On public values and information technology in government : a critical discourse analysis of trade regulations in Mexico. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London); 2012. [cited 2021 Mar 01].
Available from: http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/584/ ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.571135.
Council of Science Editors:
Bonina C. On public values and information technology in government : a critical discourse analysis of trade regulations in Mexico. [Doctoral Dissertation]. London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London); 2012. Available from: http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/584/ ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.571135
11.
Fane-Hervey, Angus.
Why governance matters : a comparative study of the causes of deforestation in the miombo woodlands of Zambia and Mozambique, 1990-2010.
Degree: PhD, 2012, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London)
URL: http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/709/
;
http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.579442
► Between 1990 and 2010 sub-Saharan Africa experienced some of the highest levels of deforestation anywhere in the world. The problem has been particularly acute in…
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▼ Between 1990 and 2010 sub-Saharan Africa experienced some of the highest levels of deforestation anywhere in the world. The problem has been particularly acute in what are known as the miombo woodlands of southern Africa. These occupy a unique ecological niche and are crucial to the livelihoods of millions of people in the region, yet are disappearing rapidly. The aim of this thesis is to identify the structural causes of this phenomenon in two of the miombo countries, Zambia and Mozambique. Standard ‘resource based’ explanations for deforestation in both countries tend to focus primarily on demographic and economic factors, emphasising the impact of economic reforms, population growth, rural migration, poverty, minimal access to electricty and a lack of institutional resources. However I argue that these explanations do not account for Mozambique’s relatively better record on deforestation during the period in question, and that a more convincing account is offered by a ‘governance based’ explanation, which emphasises different forms of forest governance and institutional arrangements affecting the forest sector in each country. Specifically, Mozambique has fared better than Zambia thanks to its more secure system of traditional land tenure, the implementation of more progressive legislation and a sustained commitment to community based natural resource management. The implication is that future initiatives to curb deforestation in these countries should concentrate on addressing institutional and policy based shortcomings before implementing market based mechanisms designed to encourage conservation.
Subjects/Keywords: 333.75; JS Local government Municipal government
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Fane-Hervey, A. (2012). Why governance matters : a comparative study of the causes of deforestation in the miombo woodlands of Zambia and Mozambique, 1990-2010. (Doctoral Dissertation). London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London). Retrieved from http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/709/ ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.579442
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Fane-Hervey, Angus. “Why governance matters : a comparative study of the causes of deforestation in the miombo woodlands of Zambia and Mozambique, 1990-2010.” 2012. Doctoral Dissertation, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London). Accessed March 01, 2021.
http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/709/ ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.579442.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Fane-Hervey, Angus. “Why governance matters : a comparative study of the causes of deforestation in the miombo woodlands of Zambia and Mozambique, 1990-2010.” 2012. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Fane-Hervey A. Why governance matters : a comparative study of the causes of deforestation in the miombo woodlands of Zambia and Mozambique, 1990-2010. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London); 2012. [cited 2021 Mar 01].
Available from: http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/709/ ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.579442.
Council of Science Editors:
Fane-Hervey A. Why governance matters : a comparative study of the causes of deforestation in the miombo woodlands of Zambia and Mozambique, 1990-2010. [Doctoral Dissertation]. London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London); 2012. Available from: http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/709/ ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.579442
Cardiff University
12.
Tew, Simon.
Organisational learning in the Welsh government : an exploratory analysis and wider implications.
Degree: PhD, 2013, Cardiff University
URL: http://orca.cf.ac.uk/58702/
;
http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.600571
► It has been recognised that organisational learning (OL) possesses considerable potential for developing workers and, through them, organisations. Although its relevance to the public sector…
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▼ It has been recognised that organisational learning (OL) possesses considerable potential for developing workers and, through them, organisations. Although its relevance to the public sector has been acknowledged, a relatively small amount of empirical work has been undertaken. Where it has been, emphasis on learning embedded in daily practices has been lacking. This study fills a significant gap by providing a holistic and empirically-based exploration of OL within the public sector based on three diverse case studies in the Welsh Government. This study illustrates how OL practices in the Welsh Government emerged from mediations between individuals and six structures – namely physical, accountability, development, management intervention, workplace social and work task-based. OL is shown to be a locally formulated and pluralist phenomenon, based on the capacities of individuals involved and the highly nuanced dynamics created by and among the six structures. A new framework for the comprehensive investigation and analysis of OL emerges from the analysis. Some key findings from the study are that learning involving identifying and assessing new ways of doing things was neither practised nor required in all areas, that engagement in change during the undertaking of day-to-day work activities was a stimulant for learning, that different work tasks presented different possibilities for making and remedying mistakes, that the absence of a target-driven environment was an important enabler for staff to pursue off-the-job learning, that different work tasks presented varying opportunities for engaging with people, that engagement with people tended to happen only when staff felt that it would result in them being able to perform their roles more effectively, that inter-OL was not generally part of working life and that efforts to capture knowledge were generally not made unless there was a clear purpose or value seen for doing so.
Subjects/Keywords: 658.3; JS Local government Municipal government
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Tew, S. (2013). Organisational learning in the Welsh government : an exploratory analysis and wider implications. (Doctoral Dissertation). Cardiff University. Retrieved from http://orca.cf.ac.uk/58702/ ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.600571
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Tew, Simon. “Organisational learning in the Welsh government : an exploratory analysis and wider implications.” 2013. Doctoral Dissertation, Cardiff University. Accessed March 01, 2021.
http://orca.cf.ac.uk/58702/ ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.600571.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Tew, Simon. “Organisational learning in the Welsh government : an exploratory analysis and wider implications.” 2013. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Tew S. Organisational learning in the Welsh government : an exploratory analysis and wider implications. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Cardiff University; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 01].
Available from: http://orca.cf.ac.uk/58702/ ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.600571.
Council of Science Editors:
Tew S. Organisational learning in the Welsh government : an exploratory analysis and wider implications. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Cardiff University; 2013. Available from: http://orca.cf.ac.uk/58702/ ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.600571
University of Cape Town
13.
Du Plooy, Louis Johannes.
Thinking differently about local economic development and governance in secondary cities in South Africa - A conceptual analysis of the possibilities of problem driven iterative adaption (PDIA).
Degree: Image, Graduate School of Development Policy and Practice, 2017, University of Cape Town
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25268
► Local economic development successes and failures at municipal level, and specifically in secondary cities in South Africa, is deeply influenced by the constitutional imperatives for…
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▼ Local economic development successes and failures at municipal level, and specifically in secondary cities in South Africa, is deeply influenced by the constitutional imperatives for establishing developmental
local government. The
local planning, economic development and policy frameworks introduced between 1999 and 2006 were largely based on, and moulded according to, the wave of new public management paradigms and public sector reform 'good governance best practises' implemented in South Africa post the 1994 democratic elections. The study makes two claims about municipal designs and practises, one that the governance design for these expressions of developmental
local government in South Africa has been driven by solution based and theoretical mechanisms rooted in primarily new public management frameworks and development approaches. The second claim is that this development approach manifested in practise in specific plans and frameworks which municipal governments and entities are required to implement and this implementation is characterised by mimicry and isomorphism through compliance, specifically in intermediate cites The motivation for the study, and the third claim which the study investigates, is that the implementation of these plans in practise is not doing so well in terms of delivering the results as envisaged, and secondary cities and towns are often in economic, social and service delivery crises and exhibit very high levels of spatial exclusion despite the
local economic development profiles and governance arrangements in these settings increasingly being a matter of policy discussion and debate. The study then introduces a proposed alternative by focusing on implementation at
local level and explores how things might be done differently. It looks at the possible contribution of the current search for more effective public service reform, generally referred to as 'doing development differently' or 'smart(er) development', to this
local economic development debate. Through a conceptual analysis and application of the approaches and methodologies introduced by problem driven iterative adaption, the study identifies possible different approaches for
local economic development in secondary cities and explains what it looks like. The study concludes that doing
local economic differently in intermediate settings in South Africa can provide more realistic expectations for the results of
local economic development initiatives through fundamentally rephrasing the problem as one that matters, and make recommendations for approaches through which problem driven iterative adaptation processes and practises can be introduced in the context of the institutional constraints present in these intermediate settings.
Advisors/Committee Members: Andrews, Matt (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Economic Development; Local Government; Municipal Government
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Du Plooy, Louis Johannes. “Thinking differently about local economic development and governance in secondary cities in South Africa - A conceptual analysis of the possibilities of problem driven iterative adaption (PDIA).” 2017. Thesis, University of Cape Town. Accessed March 01, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25268.
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MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Du Plooy, Louis Johannes. “Thinking differently about local economic development and governance in secondary cities in South Africa - A conceptual analysis of the possibilities of problem driven iterative adaption (PDIA).” 2017. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Du Plooy LJ. Thinking differently about local economic development and governance in secondary cities in South Africa - A conceptual analysis of the possibilities of problem driven iterative adaption (PDIA). [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Cape Town; 2017. [cited 2021 Mar 01].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25268.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Du Plooy LJ. Thinking differently about local economic development and governance in secondary cities in South Africa - A conceptual analysis of the possibilities of problem driven iterative adaption (PDIA). [Thesis]. University of Cape Town; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25268
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University of Birmingham
14.
Chamchong, Pobsook.
The initiation and sustainability of collaboration between small local governments : a comparative analysis of England and Thailand.
Degree: PhD, 2016, University of Birmingham
URL: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/6529/
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https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.683580
► Collaboration provides a way of increasing the capacity of small local governments in providing services without reducing the quality of local democracy. The Thai government…
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▼ Collaboration provides a way of increasing the capacity of small local governments in providing services without reducing the quality of local democracy. The Thai government has been promoting cross-council collaboration with limited success while it has been widely implemented in England for decades. In the literature, little attention has been paid by scholars to the way in which the formation of collaboration and its implementation interacts. To generate new insights of academic and practical relevance, this study aims to generate insightful explanations about the role of collaborative entrepreneurs and collaborative managers in the initiation and institutional embedding of small council collaboration policy. It employs comparative empirical analysis of two pairs of cases in England and Thailand, set within an original theoretical framework built on the integration of policy-making models, the typology of collaboration on a continuum, and the notion of factors influencing sustainable collaboration. The thesis adds to the literature by distinguishing between and empirically demonstrating two roles – ‘collaborative entrepreneurs’, who initiate collaboration to solve immediate shared problems of resource scarcity and dependency facing small councils, and ‘collaborative managers’, who maintain sustainability of the collaboration and facilitate further integration across councils. It also reveals that the converse of resource/power dependency applies where the council with larger resources can become locked-in to disadvantageous relationships controlled by small councils with fewer resources. Furthermore this thesis shows that collaboration is more likely to occur where it does not challenge the vested interests of citizens and councillors. Building a coalition for change and developing collaborative culture are essential for enduring collaboration.
Subjects/Keywords: 320.80942; JS Local government Municipal government
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Chamchong, P. (2016). The initiation and sustainability of collaboration between small local governments : a comparative analysis of England and Thailand. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Birmingham. Retrieved from http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/6529/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.683580
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Chamchong, Pobsook. “The initiation and sustainability of collaboration between small local governments : a comparative analysis of England and Thailand.” 2016. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Birmingham. Accessed March 01, 2021.
http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/6529/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.683580.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Chamchong, Pobsook. “The initiation and sustainability of collaboration between small local governments : a comparative analysis of England and Thailand.” 2016. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Chamchong P. The initiation and sustainability of collaboration between small local governments : a comparative analysis of England and Thailand. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Birmingham; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 01].
Available from: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/6529/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.683580.
Council of Science Editors:
Chamchong P. The initiation and sustainability of collaboration between small local governments : a comparative analysis of England and Thailand. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Birmingham; 2016. Available from: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/6529/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.683580
University of Birmingham
15.
Ewbank, Mark.
The blended separation of powers and the organisation of party groups : the case of English local government.
Degree: PhD, 2011, University of Birmingham
URL: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/1556/
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https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.532739
► In the Local Government Act 2000, central government mandated a change in political arrangements within English local authorities. Through introducing a blended separation of powers…
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▼ In the Local Government Act 2000, central government mandated a change in political arrangements within English local authorities. Through introducing a blended separation of powers to the majority of local authorities, with a leader, cabinet and overview and scrutiny committees, the legislation moved the constitutional structure from a form of assembly government to a Westminster-style split between decision-makers and those who scrutinise those choices. One of the goals was to remove the party group grip on decision-making. Given the evidence of the strength of groups in authorities (Maud 1967, Widdicombe 1986, Copus 1999a) there are questions but no clear answers about how group behaviour has changed since this legislation (OPDM, 2002, Ashworth 2003, Copus & Leach, 2004, ELGNCE, 2004, 2006). This research assesses the impact of the change on major political parties. Due to the shift in the institutional environments, this thesis uses a rational choice institutionalist approach to consider how the legislation has affected groups; through assessing methods used to satisfice their goals. Using a mixed-methods approach incorporating survey research and case studies, the research has discovered that despite the reform to remove group influence, the legislation served to make local government more prone to domination by party groups.
Subjects/Keywords: 320.8; JS Local government Municipal government
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Ewbank, M. (2011). The blended separation of powers and the organisation of party groups : the case of English local government. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Birmingham. Retrieved from http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/1556/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.532739
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Ewbank, Mark. “The blended separation of powers and the organisation of party groups : the case of English local government.” 2011. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Birmingham. Accessed March 01, 2021.
http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/1556/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.532739.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Ewbank, Mark. “The blended separation of powers and the organisation of party groups : the case of English local government.” 2011. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Ewbank M. The blended separation of powers and the organisation of party groups : the case of English local government. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Birmingham; 2011. [cited 2021 Mar 01].
Available from: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/1556/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.532739.
Council of Science Editors:
Ewbank M. The blended separation of powers and the organisation of party groups : the case of English local government. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Birmingham; 2011. Available from: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/1556/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.532739
University of Nottingham
16.
Grigoriadou, Despoina.
Explaining institutional dynamics within local partnerships : the case of 'EQUAL II' and 'LEADER+' in Crete.
Degree: PhD, 2013, University of Nottingham
URL: http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/13055/
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http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.580202
► This neo institutional study analyses the dynamic interaction between formal/informal rules and agents’ behaviour inside a political institution, examining these relationships through primary research on…
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▼ This neo institutional study analyses the dynamic interaction between formal/informal rules and agents’ behaviour inside a political institution, examining these relationships through primary research on local partnerships in Greece. The theoretical assumptions of this analysis derive mainly from normative neo institutionalism but also include insights from rational choice and the historical institutionalism. Consideration is also given to the way in which theories of the structure/agent duality are related to neo institutional propositions on the relationship between rules and agents’ strategic behaviour. The neo institutional approach to local partnerships is also situated in relation to concepts and empirical observations from the literature on urban governance, urban regimes and Europeanisation. This research adopts the critical realism stance which acknowledges a reflexive approach to reality and it applies an embedded case study strategy. The case study consists of two local partnerships in the region of Crete, which were established under the EU Community Initiatives Programmes EQUAL II and LEADER+ and coordinated by the Local Development Agency of Heraklion. A triangulation method is selected, making use of interviews, storytelling, a short questionnaire, direct observation and secondary analysis of documentation. The research data reveal that the formal rules of the partnerships are not indicative of what actually happens. It is the configuration of formal and informal rules that offers a deep understanding of partnership. It is concluded that some formal rules are realised (albeit with deviations along the way), like partnership and programming, while others are remained mostly on paper, like community participation, decentralisation and innovation. In these cases, the informal rules appear to be conflicting with the formal rules, leading to different results than those expected. The research also shows the importance of agents' intentionality in the process of institutional change. Specific actors within the partnership, such as established local leaders and institutional entrepreneurs, select and reinforce particular features of formal rules that restrict partners’ freedom and promote values of efficiency within the partners. Moreover, the findings confirm a gradual changing of local policy making and an increase of local social capital. EQUAL II and LEADER+ partnerships create new possibilities for the empowerment and participation of new actors such as NGOs and vulnerable groups in the local policy-making process. They also promote the establishment of policy networks and enhance the development of collaborative learning processes (trust building and sharing understanding). Finally, they lead to the re-articulation of mayors-chief executives’ relationship inside local authorities and of central state’s position by creating new possibilities for broadening local authorities’ autonomy.
Subjects/Keywords: 306.2; JS Local government. Municipal government
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Grigoriadou, D. (2013). Explaining institutional dynamics within local partnerships : the case of 'EQUAL II' and 'LEADER+' in Crete. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Nottingham. Retrieved from http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/13055/ ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.580202
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Grigoriadou, Despoina. “Explaining institutional dynamics within local partnerships : the case of 'EQUAL II' and 'LEADER+' in Crete.” 2013. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Nottingham. Accessed March 01, 2021.
http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/13055/ ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.580202.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Grigoriadou, Despoina. “Explaining institutional dynamics within local partnerships : the case of 'EQUAL II' and 'LEADER+' in Crete.” 2013. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Grigoriadou D. Explaining institutional dynamics within local partnerships : the case of 'EQUAL II' and 'LEADER+' in Crete. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Nottingham; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 01].
Available from: http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/13055/ ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.580202.
Council of Science Editors:
Grigoriadou D. Explaining institutional dynamics within local partnerships : the case of 'EQUAL II' and 'LEADER+' in Crete. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Nottingham; 2013. Available from: http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/13055/ ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.580202
University of Nottingham
17.
Gardner, Alison.
How are local public services responding to austerity? : English local governance between 2010 and 2015.
Degree: PhD, 2016, University of Nottingham
URL: http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/32349/
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► This thesis explores how English councils and their public service partners responded to the UK Coalition government’s ‘austerity’-related spending cuts between 2010 and 2015. The…
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▼ This thesis explores how English councils and their public service partners responded to the UK Coalition government’s ‘austerity’-related spending cuts between 2010 and 2015. The research is distinctive in moving beyond a focus on the impacts of cuts to individual services, instead considering responses to austerity ‘in the round’, using a governance perspective. The methodology was innovative, using principles of ‘action research’ and ‘appreciative inquiry’ to design the research collaboratively with Nottingham City Council. Fieldwork was undertaken between 2012 and 2014, including a document review, 34 interviews and two workshops with frontline staff, as well as informal participant observation. The approach aimed to deliver academic rigour, as well as useful findings for practitioners addressing challenges in the field. Taking the locality of Nottingham as an exploratory and revelatory embedded single case study, the analysis combines insights from new institutionalist and interpretive theory. It demonstrates that although the council showed institutional resilience, and was able to maintain a wide range of services, spending cuts were creating pressure to change both the ‘practices’ and ‘narratives’ underpinning service delivery. Tensions in some service delivery partnerships suggested shifts in local ‘traditions’ of governance, viewed by some actors as symptomatic of a wider change in the values underpinning governance institutions. Meanwhile the council was increasingly focussed on strategic forms of community leadership, whilst links with local communities were diminishing. Working with partners, the council had (at least temporarily) mitigated a dramatic reduction in income. Yet although change in service delivery was incremental, the potential for transformation in local governance was clear. These findings are shown to have consistencies with wider comparative studies. Policy implications are discussed for the 2015 Conservative government, as it implements a further round of austerity-related cuts.
Subjects/Keywords: 352; JS Local government. Municipal government
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Gardner, A. (2016). How are local public services responding to austerity? : English local governance between 2010 and 2015. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Nottingham. Retrieved from http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/32349/ ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.689795
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Gardner, Alison. “How are local public services responding to austerity? : English local governance between 2010 and 2015.” 2016. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Nottingham. Accessed March 01, 2021.
http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/32349/ ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.689795.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Gardner, Alison. “How are local public services responding to austerity? : English local governance between 2010 and 2015.” 2016. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Gardner A. How are local public services responding to austerity? : English local governance between 2010 and 2015. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Nottingham; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 01].
Available from: http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/32349/ ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.689795.
Council of Science Editors:
Gardner A. How are local public services responding to austerity? : English local governance between 2010 and 2015. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Nottingham; 2016. Available from: http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/32349/ ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.689795
18.
Birchmore, Ian.
Understanding public sector risk : a study into the nature and assessment of strategic risk in English local authorities.
Degree: PhD, 2014, University of Warwick
URL: http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/65694/
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https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.635586
► The research establishes a context-specific sense of strategic risk in English local authorities. Uncertainty is found to be central to understanding risk but current practice…
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▼ The research establishes a context-specific sense of strategic risk in English local authorities. Uncertainty is found to be central to understanding risk but current practice is found not to reflect this, presenting risks with a false and misleading precision. Risks are identified to have varying, multiple characteristics. Risk assessment models which embrace these characteristics are developed and tested using a consistently applied bespoke risk data set developed for the research. Issues of control confidence and the betrayal of stakeholder trust are explored within these risk assessment models. The research proposes an accessible, fuzzy risk assessment model with an ability to inform decision-making beyond the mere ranking of risks provided by current practice approaches.
Subjects/Keywords: 658; JS Local government Municipal government
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Birchmore, I. (2014). Understanding public sector risk : a study into the nature and assessment of strategic risk in English local authorities. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Warwick. Retrieved from http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/65694/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.635586
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Birchmore, Ian. “Understanding public sector risk : a study into the nature and assessment of strategic risk in English local authorities.” 2014. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Warwick. Accessed March 01, 2021.
http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/65694/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.635586.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Birchmore, Ian. “Understanding public sector risk : a study into the nature and assessment of strategic risk in English local authorities.” 2014. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Birchmore I. Understanding public sector risk : a study into the nature and assessment of strategic risk in English local authorities. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Warwick; 2014. [cited 2021 Mar 01].
Available from: http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/65694/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.635586.
Council of Science Editors:
Birchmore I. Understanding public sector risk : a study into the nature and assessment of strategic risk in English local authorities. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Warwick; 2014. Available from: http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/65694/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.635586
University of Warwick
19.
Mansour, Sarah.
Essays on experimental economics : studying the political economy of the Egyptian transition.
Degree: PhD, 2014, University of Warwick
URL: http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/71150/
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http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.658975
► This thesis uses economics-style incentivised laboratory experiments to study the effects of the political transformation in Arab Spring Countries (frequent recalling of governments, political and…
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▼ This thesis uses economics-style incentivised laboratory experiments to study the effects of the political transformation in Arab Spring Countries (frequent recalling of governments, political and social polarisation, and campaign dynamics of founding elections) on economic outcomes; such as tax compliance, support for painful economic reforms, corruption, and interpersonal trust. The main focus of this thesis is on Egypt, being the largest Arab country in terms of population, historically the most influential in the region, and with a dominant cultural influence felt all over the Arab world. I find the following experimental evidence: (i) Giving citizens the right to recall government officials decreases the level of corruption in government through the increased accountability it imposes on elected politicians. Specifically, corruption is reduced by 14% in the presence of this right (p=0.04). (ii) Empowering citizens with the right to recall government officials was also found to decrease tax compliance by 20% due to the high frequency of divisive elections associated with this newly acquired right in a newly democratised country and the creation of losers who become unsatisfied with the outcome of the election process and thus the psychological costs associated with their incompliance are minimized. (iii) Ideological polarisation in elections can impede economic reform. And that (iv) negative campaigning in elections can impact negatively on the level of interpersonal trust in the society.
Subjects/Keywords: 330; JS Local government Municipal government
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Mansour, S. (2014). Essays on experimental economics : studying the political economy of the Egyptian transition. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Warwick. Retrieved from http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/71150/ ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.658975
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Mansour, Sarah. “Essays on experimental economics : studying the political economy of the Egyptian transition.” 2014. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Warwick. Accessed March 01, 2021.
http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/71150/ ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.658975.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Mansour, Sarah. “Essays on experimental economics : studying the political economy of the Egyptian transition.” 2014. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Mansour S. Essays on experimental economics : studying the political economy of the Egyptian transition. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Warwick; 2014. [cited 2021 Mar 01].
Available from: http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/71150/ ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.658975.
Council of Science Editors:
Mansour S. Essays on experimental economics : studying the political economy of the Egyptian transition. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Warwick; 2014. Available from: http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/71150/ ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.658975
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Vanhooren, Shanaya.
Profiling Municipal Decision Agendas: A Pilot Study of Southern Ontario.
Degree: 2018, University of Waterloo
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/13662
► Canadian local governments have been consistently described as having a relatively limited role in policymaking. It has been argued in the local government literature that…
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▼ Canadian local governments have been consistently described as having a relatively limited role in policymaking. It has been argued in the local government literature that municipalities abide by the mandate imposed by provincial statutes, which primarily includes policies related to property, such as zoning decisions, and services to property, such as fire protection and sewage collection. Other scholars have argued that the role of local governments is expanding. For example, some argue that globalization has increased the importance of local governments and, indeed, there is evidence that local governments are beginning to independently address global problems, such as climate change. Moreover, rising property taxes suggest that municipal governments have an expanding, more demanding policy agenda.
This thesis analyzes whether municipal governments are involved in areas of policymaking that are beyond their traditional mandate by conducting a content analysis of the municipal council meeting minutes of three Southern Ontario municipalities from 2015-2017 inclusive. The primary research question is to what extent are municipal councils in Southern Ontario considering policy decisions that are beyond their traditional mandate, as outlined in the local government literature? Municipalities vary greatly in size and previous research demonstrates that size has a significant influence on the scope and content of policymaking. Thus, this thesis also asks: does a municipality’s size influence the scope and substance of policy issues under consideration by the municipal council?
The findings suggest that all municipalities, especially small and medium-sized municipalities, address policy areas that are beyond the traditional mandate described in the literature. In fact, over forty percent of all coded policy decisions pertained to issues that are not included in the literature’s characterization of municipal responsibilities. Furthermore, large municipalities address a substantively more diverse set of policy issues than small and medium size municipalities. However, large municipalities are not the only local governments making policies in areas considered traditionally ‘urban’. The findings also emphasize that further research is needed that investigates the function and prominence of constituent policy at the local level, as well as the explanations as to why these trends exist.
Subjects/Keywords: local government; municipal policymaking; municipal government
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Vanhooren, S. (2018). Profiling Municipal Decision Agendas: A Pilot Study of Southern Ontario. (Thesis). University of Waterloo. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10012/13662
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Vanhooren, Shanaya. “Profiling Municipal Decision Agendas: A Pilot Study of Southern Ontario.” 2018. Thesis, University of Waterloo. Accessed March 01, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10012/13662.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Vanhooren, Shanaya. “Profiling Municipal Decision Agendas: A Pilot Study of Southern Ontario.” 2018. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Vanhooren S. Profiling Municipal Decision Agendas: A Pilot Study of Southern Ontario. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Waterloo; 2018. [cited 2021 Mar 01].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/13662.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Vanhooren S. Profiling Municipal Decision Agendas: A Pilot Study of Southern Ontario. [Thesis]. University of Waterloo; 2018. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/13662
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
University of Birmingham
21.
Moller Dominguez, Francisco.
The effects of grant competition on Chilean municipalities.
Degree: PhD, 2019, University of Birmingham
URL: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/9194/
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https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794408
► This thesis explores the effects of grant competition in Chilean Municipalities. I select a mixed method approach to assess this phenomenon from a top-down and…
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▼ This thesis explores the effects of grant competition in Chilean Municipalities. I select a mixed method approach to assess this phenomenon from a top-down and bottom-up perspective. The research carries out a statistical analysis of the Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Regional (FNDR) grant and also collects the views of 21 Chilean local, regional and municipal officers. I establish New Public Management (NPM) as my theoretical lens from which I problematise the formulation, evaluation and final allocation of grants. To integrate my different sources of data I link my quantitative and qualitative data with the contextual particularities of the Chilean institutions to form a synthesis of interconnected findings that shed light onto a relevant but understudied phenomenon in public administration. The first part of this thesis describes and assesses the FNDR, scrutinising the accomplishment of its goals and testing the impact of a municipality's capacity on its success in bidding for funds. With the records of allocation obtained in the quantitative analysis I selected my purposive sample of municipalities and officers to be interviewed. Finally, I have integrated both sources of data, drawing conclusions and establishing an overarching perspective on the effect of grant competition. The study finds that the FNDR grant has a regressive pattern of allocation in which better-off and more populated municipalities are favoured. Success in bidding for FNDR is positively associated with municipal capacity and this effect gets stronger for municipalities located further from the capital Santiago. This pattern reinforces municipal inequalities, widening the gap between high capacity and low capacity authorities and acting against the goals of the FNDR. This is acknowledged by local officers in poorly-resourced municipalities who feel handicapped in bidding for funds by the high fixed cost of making bids. Central officers exercise their power when evaluating and prioritising bids. The research found that contrary to what the existing theoretical analysis of competitive grants suggests, grant competition in Chile favours central government agendas instead of being driven by local needs. This situation works against the efficiency of the competitive scheme, fostering the shaping of bids to meet central agenda rather than local needs. This centralised orientation of grant allocation is facilitated by a lack of regional and national service standards, together these elements lead to a patchwork of isolated and uneven municipalities unable to set up cooperative agreements to tackle social issues. This study finds that, due to the historical circumstances of the introduction of FNDR, competition has been established among municipalities as the predominant theme of intergovernmental relations. This hampers local collaboration and makes it difficult to respond to regional challenges. The situation has a deep impact on local officers' motivation, leading to frustration and feeling of hopelessness. In their view, competition is seen as being…
Subjects/Keywords: 320.8; JS Local government Municipal government
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Moller Dominguez, F. (2019). The effects of grant competition on Chilean municipalities. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Birmingham. Retrieved from http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/9194/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794408
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Moller Dominguez, Francisco. “The effects of grant competition on Chilean municipalities.” 2019. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Birmingham. Accessed March 01, 2021.
http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/9194/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794408.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Moller Dominguez, Francisco. “The effects of grant competition on Chilean municipalities.” 2019. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Moller Dominguez F. The effects of grant competition on Chilean municipalities. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Birmingham; 2019. [cited 2021 Mar 01].
Available from: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/9194/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794408.
Council of Science Editors:
Moller Dominguez F. The effects of grant competition on Chilean municipalities. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Birmingham; 2019. Available from: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/9194/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794408
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
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Workman, Anna.
Success versus failure in local public goods provision: council and chiefly governance in post-war Makeni, Sierra
Leone.
Degree: phd, 2013, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
URL: http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/702/
► Post-war Sierra Leone faces a deep deficit in the supply of basic public goods which is detrimental to quality of life and remains a risk…
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▼ Post-war Sierra Leone faces a deep deficit in the supply of basic public goods which is detrimental to quality of life and remains a risk factor for future conflict. The government, under substantial donor influence, seeks to address this deficit through democratic decentralization. However, evidence of the link between decentralization and improved public goods provision remains weak. I approach the
public goods deficit from a different angle; rather than assuming that an imported solution is needed, I consider what can be learned from existing patterns of public
goods provision.
At the core of this study is a comparison of ‘success versus failure’ in local public goods provision in the city of Makeni, with the aim of understanding key dynamics that lead to divergent outcomes. While I set out to focus on cases of public goods provision led by two main categories of local government actors — elected councils and chiefs — I found that it in all four cases, citizens played a substantial role. I therefore analyze the cases as instances of coproduction of public goods.
I find that coproduction is an important means of maintaining a basic supply of local public goods when state capacity is weak. With this in mind, I draw on the case study evidence to develop a set of propositions about the conditions under which coproduction is more likely to succeed in contemporary Sierra Leone. These propositions are suggestive of an alternate institutional approach to addressing the public goods deficit—one that is based on the development of workarounds for key obstacles rather than institutional overhaul. However, coproduction is no ‘magic bullet’; it has troubling implications for social equality and the development of state capacity over the longer term and thus judgements about the desirability of
coproductive arrangements are likely to involve complex trade-offs.
Subjects/Keywords: HF Commerce; JS Local government Municipal government
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Workman, A. (2013). Success versus failure in local public goods provision: council and chiefly governance in post-war Makeni, Sierra
Leone. (Doctoral Dissertation). The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Retrieved from http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/702/
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Workman, Anna. “Success versus failure in local public goods provision: council and chiefly governance in post-war Makeni, Sierra
Leone.” 2013. Doctoral Dissertation, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Accessed March 01, 2021.
http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/702/.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Workman, Anna. “Success versus failure in local public goods provision: council and chiefly governance in post-war Makeni, Sierra
Leone.” 2013. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Workman A. Success versus failure in local public goods provision: council and chiefly governance in post-war Makeni, Sierra
Leone. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE); 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 01].
Available from: http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/702/.
Council of Science Editors:
Workman A. Success versus failure in local public goods provision: council and chiefly governance in post-war Makeni, Sierra
Leone. [Doctoral Dissertation]. The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE); 2013. Available from: http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/702/
RMIT University
23.
Kenneally, A.
Community - the heart of local government: a case study of the Glenelg Shire Council.
Degree: 2011, RMIT University
URL: http://researchbank.rmit.edu.au/view/rmit:160159
► Â The Glenelg Shire is a large rural shire located in remote far Southwest Victoria, and although relatively financially sustainable, is one of the most disadvantaged…
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▼  The Glenelg Shire is a large rural shire located in remote far Southwest Victoria, and although relatively financially sustainable, is one of the most disadvantaged shires in Victoria. Council also performs poorly in the annual customer satisfaction survey undertaken by the State Government. As a senior manager of community services with Council, the focus of this research project was to improve life for the more vulnerable disadvantaged members of the Glenelg Shire, to develop the morale, confidence, and skills of the workforce, improve Council’s relationship with the residents and citizens of the Glenelg Shire and build my own professional practice. The last 15 years have been fairly tumultuous for local government in Victoria. Subsequent interventionist State Governments have imposed significant and sometimes savage reforms on Councils. The role and purpose of local government is not well understood, and it is often portrayed in a negative light by the media. The ongoing tensions between development and conservation of heritage and environment have also played out with some poor planning decisions made by the Glenelg Council which resulted in an Auditor General review, a lambasting by the media, and an ongoing organisational siege mentality. An insider action research approach was adopted for this research project. A feature of this approach is that the researcher is an ‘insider’ or a complete member of the organisation and can therefore make a significant contribution to the development of knowledge about organisations. This research found that local government, especially in remote and disadvantaged areas is the face of all government in the eyes of the residents. State and Federal Governments have high expectations and compliance regimes, but local government has limited capacity and resources to effectively meet these legitimate demands and also respond to the demands of the local residents and citizens. The lack of financial resources is exacerbated by limited human resource capacity, especially in the Glenelg Shire, the 5th worst local government area in the state in terms of education and occupation. Managing the tensions and balancing the often competing demands is difficult for any leader, let alone a senior female manager working in a conservative control and command style culture. There is therefore a need to reconceptualise local government at both the macro level and the micro level. The role of local government needs to be clarified and officially recognised by both Federal and State Governments, with the local government taking the lead in the discussion. At the micro level, there is a need for more contemporary models of leadership – essential for a more skilled and qualified workforce. Insider action research is challenging. Managing the dual roles of researcher and practitioner, thinking in the various realms and dealing with the ethical issues is difficult, but the personal development, increased confidence and improved personal practice can be rewarding.
Subjects/Keywords: Fields of Research; Insider Action Research; Local Government; Women Managers; Local Government Culture; Change Management in Local Government; Local Government Leadership
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Kenneally, A. (2011). Community - the heart of local government: a case study of the Glenelg Shire Council. (Thesis). RMIT University. Retrieved from http://researchbank.rmit.edu.au/view/rmit:160159
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Kenneally, A. “Community - the heart of local government: a case study of the Glenelg Shire Council.” 2011. Thesis, RMIT University. Accessed March 01, 2021.
http://researchbank.rmit.edu.au/view/rmit:160159.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Kenneally, A. “Community - the heart of local government: a case study of the Glenelg Shire Council.” 2011. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Kenneally A. Community - the heart of local government: a case study of the Glenelg Shire Council. [Internet] [Thesis]. RMIT University; 2011. [cited 2021 Mar 01].
Available from: http://researchbank.rmit.edu.au/view/rmit:160159.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Kenneally A. Community - the heart of local government: a case study of the Glenelg Shire Council. [Thesis]. RMIT University; 2011. Available from: http://researchbank.rmit.edu.au/view/rmit:160159
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
University of Zambia
24.
Beyani, Chaloka Syakatukula.
The legal framework for the decentralised system of government in Zambia
.
Degree: 2011, University of Zambia
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/737
► This dissertation is a study of the legal frame-work for the integrated and decentralised system of government in Zambia. The term decentralised government as used…
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▼ This dissertation is a study of the legal frame-work for the integrated and decentralised system of government in Zambia. The term decentralised government as used in this study, decentralization the system of local administration at provincial and district levels, which was instituted in 1981, in place of local government in Zambia.
This dissertation is divided into seven chapters. Chapter One outlines the purpose of the study, as an enquiry into the • objectives of decentralisation in Zambia0 Chapter One also gives the scope of the study, and the methods of data collection used in the study
Chapter Two defines the concept of decentralisation,, It discus the theorectical approaches to decentralisation,, Finally, the chapter outlines the historical context in which decentralisation has emerged in Zambia.
Chapter Three discusses the Zambian governments post independence objectives in social and economic development, in the period between 19&4 an<i 1983« The chapter does not pretend to give a comprehensive economic analysis of these objectives0 It discus these objectives in the context of the study to show how the said objectives influenced the set up of district and provincial administrative or institutional structures.
The set up of provincial and district administrative structures that were adapted to ^co-ordinate the implementation of the government's social and economic objectives is examined in
Chapter Four,, This chapter also discusses the suitability of the said institutional and administrative structures in co-ordinating the implementation of the governmentls social and economic objectives. It argues that this institutional and administrative structure was centralised, and therefore unsuitable to efficiently co-ordinate development efforts.
Chapter Five describes the Local Administration Act, 1980 as the legal framework for effecting decentralisation in Zambia.
Chapter Six critically evaluates the Local Administration Act, 19800 Attention is focussed on the main objectives of the Act, namely, integration and decentralisation.
Chapter Seven is a conclusion. It brings out the theme that the underlying motive for decentralisation on in Zambia is largely political, rather than economic. It offers some suggestions and recommendations for reforming the legal framework for Zambia's decentralised system of government.
Subjects/Keywords: local government – zambia;
Decentralization – Zambia
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Beyani, C. S. (2011). The legal framework for the decentralised system of government in Zambia
. (Thesis). University of Zambia. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/737
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Beyani, Chaloka Syakatukula. “The legal framework for the decentralised system of government in Zambia
.” 2011. Thesis, University of Zambia. Accessed March 01, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/737.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Beyani, Chaloka Syakatukula. “The legal framework for the decentralised system of government in Zambia
.” 2011. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Beyani CS. The legal framework for the decentralised system of government in Zambia
. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Zambia; 2011. [cited 2021 Mar 01].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/737.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Beyani CS. The legal framework for the decentralised system of government in Zambia
. [Thesis]. University of Zambia; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/737
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Universiteit Utrecht
25.
Koning, F.M. de.
Financial Resilience.
Degree: 2016, Universiteit Utrecht
URL: http://dspace.library.uu.nl:8080/handle/1874/325116
► This paper has examined the theoretical background and the empiricism of the appearance of financial resilience at local governments. Little has been written about financial…
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▼ This paper has examined the theoretical background and the empiricism of the appearance of financial resilience at
local governments. Little has been written about financial resilience in
local governments. However, due to widespread austerity policies in all Western states and
local governments, there is a need for conceptualization of financial resilience. Barbera et. al. (2014) started their empirical research on this
subject in three European countries. In order to contribute to this literature on financial resilience in
local governments, this paper is a replication of the research of Barbera et. al. (2014). The main subjects of this paper are: responses to financial shocks, the existence of financial resilience, and the relationship between responses to shocks and financial resilience in
local Dutch governments. The central question therefore is: what is the influence of financial resilience on the responses to financial shocks of Dutch municipalities?
Short-term responses that are being distinguished in the literature are (1) cutting costs, (2) adjusting investments projects and (3) increasing collected income streams. Dutch
local governments show short-term responses that include cutting costs and adjusting investments projects. Long-term responses of
local governments differ a lot. Examples of long-term responses that have been distinguished in the literature are: increased willingness to cooperate and the merging of departments. Dutch
local governments do show increased willingness to cooperate. Furthermore they have improved their risk management system and tried to change their role in society as long-term responses.
Financial resilience exists of five capacities; financial robustness, anticipatory capacity, awareness, flexibility and recovery ability. These capacities determine the existence of financial resilience in
local governments and influence responses to financial shocks. Two of these capacities seem to influence patterns of responses the most; anticipatory capacity and awareness. High levels of these capacities result in pro-active/adaptive patterns of responses while low levels of these capacities result in reactive/complacent patterns of responses. Dutch
local governments that show higher levels of anticipatory capacity and awareness show patterns of responses that are indeed more pro-active or adaptive. Lower levels of anticipatory capacity and awareness result in reactive/complacent patterns of responses to financial shocks.
Furthermore, Dutch
local governments appear to bounce forward after experiencing what they call ‘the largest austerity policies ever’. Although the financial shocks that they experienced have been a threat for their financial health, the municipalities also think of these shocks as opportunities to be creative and innovative.
Advisors/Committee Members: Overmans, JFA.
Subjects/Keywords: financial resilience; local government
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Koning, F. M. d. (2016). Financial Resilience. (Masters Thesis). Universiteit Utrecht. Retrieved from http://dspace.library.uu.nl:8080/handle/1874/325116
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Koning, F M de. “Financial Resilience.” 2016. Masters Thesis, Universiteit Utrecht. Accessed March 01, 2021.
http://dspace.library.uu.nl:8080/handle/1874/325116.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Koning, F M de. “Financial Resilience.” 2016. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Koning FMd. Financial Resilience. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Universiteit Utrecht; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 01].
Available from: http://dspace.library.uu.nl:8080/handle/1874/325116.
Council of Science Editors:
Koning FMd. Financial Resilience. [Masters Thesis]. Universiteit Utrecht; 2016. Available from: http://dspace.library.uu.nl:8080/handle/1874/325116
26.
Warsen, R.
The city as ‘simul’ player: A study of the way municipalities internally coordinate their participation in intergovernmental cooperation.
Degree: 2016, Universiteit Utrecht
URL: http://dspace.library.uu.nl:8080/handle/1874/325140
This study combines the literature on intergovernmental cooperation and internal coordination in order to study intergovernmental cooperation. It aims to find the effects of the coordination mechanisms a municipality uses to coordinate the multitude of intergovernmental collaborations.
Advisors/Committee Members: Meijer, A.J., Boogers, M..Subjects/Keywords: coordination; intergovernmental cooperation; local government
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Warsen, R. (2016). The city as ‘simul’ player: A study of the way municipalities internally coordinate their participation in intergovernmental cooperation. (Masters Thesis). Universiteit Utrecht. Retrieved from http://dspace.library.uu.nl:8080/handle/1874/325140
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Warsen, R. “The city as ‘simul’ player: A study of the way municipalities internally coordinate their participation in intergovernmental cooperation.” 2016. Masters Thesis, Universiteit Utrecht. Accessed March 01, 2021.
http://dspace.library.uu.nl:8080/handle/1874/325140.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Warsen, R. “The city as ‘simul’ player: A study of the way municipalities internally coordinate their participation in intergovernmental cooperation.” 2016. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Warsen R. The city as ‘simul’ player: A study of the way municipalities internally coordinate their participation in intergovernmental cooperation. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Universiteit Utrecht; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 01].
Available from: http://dspace.library.uu.nl:8080/handle/1874/325140.
Council of Science Editors:
Warsen R. The city as ‘simul’ player: A study of the way municipalities internally coordinate their participation in intergovernmental cooperation. [Masters Thesis]. Universiteit Utrecht; 2016. Available from: http://dspace.library.uu.nl:8080/handle/1874/325140
University of Alberta
27.
Mgonja, Boniface Eliamini Samwel.
Alternative thinking on governance: a critical analysis of
structure and uncertainty in embedding good governance at the local
level in Tanzania.
Degree: PhD, Department of Political Science, 2010, University of Alberta
URL: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/5t34sj858
► One of the most challenging questions that a political comparativist can grapple with in today’s world is: Why do some countries and their systems of…
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▼ One of the most challenging questions that a political
comparativist can grapple with in today’s world is: Why do some
countries and their systems of governance fail while others
succeed? As a student of comparative politics, I have been
grappling with a similar question for some time now: What is wrong
with development initiatives in Africa? This is the major question
motivating my research. In this dissertation, I apply a new
institutional approach to an exploration and analysis of the
fundamental institutional issues of the current local governance
system in Tanzania. Specifically, this study investigates and
reflects on the relationship between institutions and governance in
local political settings and analyzes the impacts of institutional
factors on good governance, particularly at the local level, in
Tanzania. Of particular importance in this study is the precise
analysis that I provide of contemporary governing practices in
Tanzania since the inception of the Local Government Reform Program
(LGRP) in 2000. This is used to compare current governing practices
to the conceptions of how they were expected work after the end of
the program in June 2008. I used documentary research to identify
fundamental issues in local governance in Tanzania. From this
checklist, a selected few of the problems, ones that are common to
all local government authorities (LGAs), were chosen as the foci of
the research. Then, in order to explore the relationship between
the selected problems and the institutional framework, a case study
of four LGAs in Tanzania was employed. I have argued in this
dissertation that Tanzania’s development outcomes (good governance
and reduction of systemic poverty) are greatly influenced by the
country’s institutions of governance. However, my research findings
show that the role of institutions that are deemed necessary for
the achievement of local development goals and good governance in
Tanzania has become severely simplified if not forgotten. Drawing
on the discussions and findings of each chapter in this
dissertation, I came to the conclusion that when the system of
governance is malfunctioning, then something must be wrong with its
institutional mechanisms. This is what I have described in this
study as “alternative thinking on governance.”
Subjects/Keywords: Local Government; Tanzania; Governance; Institutions
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Mgonja, B. E. S. (2010). Alternative thinking on governance: a critical analysis of
structure and uncertainty in embedding good governance at the local
level in Tanzania. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Alberta. Retrieved from https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/5t34sj858
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Mgonja, Boniface Eliamini Samwel. “Alternative thinking on governance: a critical analysis of
structure and uncertainty in embedding good governance at the local
level in Tanzania.” 2010. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Alberta. Accessed March 01, 2021.
https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/5t34sj858.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Mgonja, Boniface Eliamini Samwel. “Alternative thinking on governance: a critical analysis of
structure and uncertainty in embedding good governance at the local
level in Tanzania.” 2010. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Mgonja BES. Alternative thinking on governance: a critical analysis of
structure and uncertainty in embedding good governance at the local
level in Tanzania. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Alberta; 2010. [cited 2021 Mar 01].
Available from: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/5t34sj858.
Council of Science Editors:
Mgonja BES. Alternative thinking on governance: a critical analysis of
structure and uncertainty in embedding good governance at the local
level in Tanzania. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Alberta; 2010. Available from: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/5t34sj858
University of Tasmania
28.
Kavanagh, W D(William Dudley).
The administration of Tasmania : its origins, development and future direction.
Degree: 1986, University of Tasmania
URL: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/20272/1/whole_KavanaghWilliamDudley1987_thesis.pdf
► We owe much to tradition in the form and practice of our political and administrative institutions, tradition which we have largely inherited from the United…
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▼ We owe much to tradition in the form and practice of
our political and administrative institutions, tradition
which we have largely inherited from the United Kingdom.
Tradition is, at once, both the repository of our
experiences and the foundation from upon which we reach out
to our future. Perhaps nowhere is tradition more
exemplified than in the military. The pagentry which is
displayed on the Horse Guards Parade in London during the
Trooping of the Colour before the Monarch is steeped in
tradition. But there it stops. The colourful uniforms,
which were once so necessary for recognition on the
battlefield became a liability and are today discarded save
for ceremonial duties. This is one lesson to be learned
from experience and from history. Tradition, important as
it is in providing a secure base and national identity,
cannot be allowed to become fixed in a concrete of past
experiences, in which the past itself dictates the forward
direction rather than acting as a pointer to it. Some of
those British political and administrative practices upon
which ours are based have themselves actually altered in the
years intervening since Federation and are no longer
applicable in the United Kingdom itself. A most significant
example is the loss of reserve power(s) by the House of Lords
in 1911 and which the Australian Upper Houses still
retain, such as the ability to block Supply (Queensland
excepted). In this sense we are now "more British than the
British themselves", they having moved along this path of
political evolution at a faster pace than Australia.
For Tasmania there are a number of lessons to be
drawn from this approach to tradition. The Island State
occupies a unique position within the Federation in that, it
alone, is a separated, offshore member of the Commonwealth.
In its size, population and relationship to its neighbouring
landmass it has only a very few equivalents elsewhere in the
World (one such being Newfoundland). It has a small but
well distributed population which is actually disadvantaged
by this very fact in the provision of major community
services such as tertiary education and central medical
facilities. Furthermore, the population base is too small to
be an economically self sustaining industrial unit. The
economies of scale do not exist. Its sea communications
with the other States are disadvantaged when compared to
other countries trading with Australia, because the sea
trade passes, twice, (not once as in the case of foreign
imports) through some of the most expensive ports in the
Asian region and it is carried on some of the most
expensively operated ships in the World. Inter-State air
transport likewise has to bear the full impost of
substantial domestic air navigation and airport charges
together with full excise on fuel. New Zealand, by contrast
can trade with mainland Australia on relatively favourable
terms (as compared with Tasmania) under the provisions of
the Closer Economic Relations Agreement, and largely because
of these…
Subjects/Keywords: Local government
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Kavanagh, W. D. D. (1986). The administration of Tasmania : its origins, development and future direction. (Thesis). University of Tasmania. Retrieved from https://eprints.utas.edu.au/20272/1/whole_KavanaghWilliamDudley1987_thesis.pdf
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
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Kavanagh, W D(William Dudley). “The administration of Tasmania : its origins, development and future direction.” 1986. Thesis, University of Tasmania. Accessed March 01, 2021.
https://eprints.utas.edu.au/20272/1/whole_KavanaghWilliamDudley1987_thesis.pdf.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Kavanagh, W D(William Dudley). “The administration of Tasmania : its origins, development and future direction.” 1986. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Kavanagh WDD. The administration of Tasmania : its origins, development and future direction. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Tasmania; 1986. [cited 2021 Mar 01].
Available from: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/20272/1/whole_KavanaghWilliamDudley1987_thesis.pdf.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Kavanagh WDD. The administration of Tasmania : its origins, development and future direction. [Thesis]. University of Tasmania; 1986. Available from: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/20272/1/whole_KavanaghWilliamDudley1987_thesis.pdf
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
University of Tasmania
29.
Tumeo, Francis Dominic.
Local administration as an integration strategy in Zambia.
Degree: 1983, University of Tasmania
URL: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/21881/1/whole_TumeoFrancisDominic1984_thesis.pdf
Subjects/Keywords: Local government
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Tumeo, F. D. (1983). Local administration as an integration strategy in Zambia. (Thesis). University of Tasmania. Retrieved from https://eprints.utas.edu.au/21881/1/whole_TumeoFrancisDominic1984_thesis.pdf
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Tumeo, Francis Dominic. “Local administration as an integration strategy in Zambia.” 1983. Thesis, University of Tasmania. Accessed March 01, 2021.
https://eprints.utas.edu.au/21881/1/whole_TumeoFrancisDominic1984_thesis.pdf.
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Tumeo, Francis Dominic. “Local administration as an integration strategy in Zambia.” 1983. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Tumeo FD. Local administration as an integration strategy in Zambia. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Tasmania; 1983. [cited 2021 Mar 01].
Available from: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/21881/1/whole_TumeoFrancisDominic1984_thesis.pdf.
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Council of Science Editors:
Tumeo FD. Local administration as an integration strategy in Zambia. [Thesis]. University of Tasmania; 1983. Available from: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/21881/1/whole_TumeoFrancisDominic1984_thesis.pdf
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
30.
Sidinana, Ngenanimazizi Orsmond.
Impact pf provincial local government support for effective implementation of PMS in municipalities (Lukhanji municipality).
Degree: MA, Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences, 2010, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1020000
► One of the more frequently heard criticisms of local government is that it is not delivering the required services or it is not delivering an…
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▼ One of the more frequently heard criticisms of
local government is that it is not delivering the required services or it is not delivering an efficient standard of service. Performance management for
local government contributes to creating a performance culture in the public service at municipal level. Performance management is a mechanism that is used to ensure that the municipality is doing its work and delivering on its mandate. The SALGA HRD Policy Conference held in March 2003 endorsed the spirit of the relevant legislation on performance management in municipalities. As the employee body and the only recognized voice of municipalities in the country, SALGA has been of the view that the legislative imperative placed on municipalities to be developmental and performance orientated cannot be overly emphasized. Concomitant with the legislative imperative has been the political will or unwavering political commitment to ensure that municipal administrations are accountable to their respective councils, and by extension, the communities they serve. The successful implementation of the Performance Management System at all municipalities will certainly serve as a yardstick in objectively measuring the performance of municipal and provincial
local government officials. It is believed that the ongoing measurement of performance will inevitably lead to better delivery of services to our people.
The Constitution of South Africa places a developmental mandate on
local governments, with the express purpose of them providing effective and efficient services to their communities and to promote
local social and economic development.
Further to this, the Municipal Systems Act of 2000 provides a legislative framework for municipalities to embark on integrated development planning. Thus all municipalities require an Integrated Development Plan (lDP) to be in place in order to fully realize their objectives as set out in Section 152 of the Constitution. In the interpretation of the legislation, it is clear that the Council (the political body of the municipality) is held responsible to ensure that its municipality has an lDP and PMS in place. Thus both the political principal and the leadership of a municipality are, by law, required to fulfil their obligations in implementing the PMS, while the provincial
local government department is charged with the obligation to ensure that such objectives by municipalities are realized by way of providing financial and human capital assistance.
Since the lDP and PMS have been legislated in such a manner, it thus becomes legally imperative that municipalities comply with the legislation. The Auditor General is thus required to audit a municipality within this context. Failure to comply may entail certain legal repercussions.
Generally, there has been a drive to inculcate improved performance in all three spheres of
government. However, it becomes integral that municipalities are performance oriented, especially since it is the sphere of
government closest to the grass-roots levels where the…
Advisors/Committee Members: Msomi, Steven.
Subjects/Keywords: Benchmarking (Management); Local Government
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APA (6th Edition):
Sidinana, N. O. (2010). Impact pf provincial local government support for effective implementation of PMS in municipalities (Lukhanji municipality). (Masters Thesis). Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1020000
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Sidinana, Ngenanimazizi Orsmond. “Impact pf provincial local government support for effective implementation of PMS in municipalities (Lukhanji municipality).” 2010. Masters Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. Accessed March 01, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1020000.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Sidinana, Ngenanimazizi Orsmond. “Impact pf provincial local government support for effective implementation of PMS in municipalities (Lukhanji municipality).” 2010. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Sidinana NO. Impact pf provincial local government support for effective implementation of PMS in municipalities (Lukhanji municipality). [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University; 2010. [cited 2021 Mar 01].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1020000.
Council of Science Editors:
Sidinana NO. Impact pf provincial local government support for effective implementation of PMS in municipalities (Lukhanji municipality). [Masters Thesis]. Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University; 2010. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1020000
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