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Decentralization and budgeting: the Uganda health sector experience
Awio, Godwin; Northcott, Deryl - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 14 (2001) 1, pp. 75-88
Like a number of other developing countries in recent years, Uganda has adopted a decentralized management structure … from a study of the impact of decentralization on Ugandan health sector budgeting. A questionnaire was used to seek the … expert opinion of key participants in health sector budgeting regarding the affects of decentralization on budgetary …
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Democratic decentralization and central/provincial/local relations in South Africa
Reddy, P.S.; Sabelo, T. - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 10 (1997) 7, pp. 572-588
. Decentralization is a natural indispensable counterpart to pluralistic democracy, i.e. it extends the work of democracy and fulfils … constitution reflects a certain degree of decentralization. It exhibits a highly visible effort and a bold move towards full …
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Local government reorganisation in the UK
Fenwick, John; Bailey, Mark - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 12 (1999) 3, pp. 249-261
A number of internal and external pressures in UK local government have led to the examination of different options for internal organisation and management. A particular pressure has recently been the reorganisation of local government towards the creation of new unitary local councils. The...
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Nordic local government: a success story, but will it last?
Haveri, Arto - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 28 (2015) 2, pp. 136-149
Purpose – The Nordic narrative on local government highlights municipalities’ role in social consumption, a model, which is often considered a success story. The purpose of this paper is to apply Gerry Stoker’s (2011) theory on local government roles in society to critically analyse the...
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Governing boards and perceived performance of secondary schools
Nkundabanyanga, Stephen Korutaro; Tauringana, Venancio; … - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 28 (2015) 3, pp. 221-239
-based measures of board role performance to determine if governing boards have a significant influence on the performance of Uganda …
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Performance management model
Isaac Mwita, John - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 13 (2000) 1, pp. 19-37
The delivery of public services in developing countries is over‐centralised. One of the reasons for this is the presence of centralised decision‐making apparatus, which distances power from communities. The centralised decision making reduces accountability among public sector employees and...
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Contracting in ten English local authorities: preferences and practices
Darwin, John; Duberley, Joanne; Johnson, Phil - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 13 (2000) 1, pp. 38-57
During the 1990s the contract has become a key feature in the restructuring of the UK public sector. Currently available literature demonstrates an awareness that the implementation of contracting must entail new forms of management control and organizational structure which involve new patterns...
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Applying ethical principles to the decision to build the Red Hill Creek Expressway
McKay, Ruth B. - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 13 (2000) 1, pp. 58-67
When making decisions about budget expenditures, governments often confront stakeholders with dramatically opposing positions. These stakeholders attempt, through lobbying, to impress on politicians a preferred decision. Frequently forgotten in the process are issues of ethics. The bitter divide...
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Developing and implementing competence‐based recruitment and selection in a social services department – A case study of West Sussex County Council
Farnham, David; Stevens, Amanda - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 13 (2000) 4, pp. 369-382
This article reports and evaluates how a traditional approach to recruitment and selection in the Social Services Department of West Sussex County Council was superseded by a competency‐based approach. The authors discuss the impacts of external and internal changes on the local authority and...
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Managerialism in local government – Victoria, Australia
Van Gramberg, Bernadine; Teicher, Julian - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 13 (2000) 5, pp. 476-492
There has been a global phenomenon in public sector management which advocates a paradigm shift from administrative to managerial values. Governments have been able to put an ideological gloss on managerial strategies to suit local political agendas. The spread of this policy, where public...
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