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Making Fiscal Decentralization Work; Cross-Country Experiences
Fedelino, Annalisa - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010
The question of what makes fiscal decentralization work is faced by many policymakers around the world. This book draws on both the relevant literature and policy and technical advice provided by the IMF to a wide range of member countries, and discusses the key factors that help make...
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ИНСТИТУЦИОНАЛЬНАЯ РОЛЬ МЕСТНОГО САМОУПРАВЛЕНИЯ В СОВРЕМЕННОЙ РОССИИ
МОРОЗОВА Н.И. - In: Вестник Волгоградского … 3 (2010) 3, pp. 77-83
Доказана объективная необходимость децентрализации управления общественным производством как условие демократических преобразований на новой ступени...
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THE MANAGEMENT PROCESSES AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE A new approach into public management from the perspective of local governments
del Castillo, Carlos; Vargas, Braulio - In: Journal of Economics, Finance and Administrative Science 14 (2009) 26, pp. 57-80
The measurement of organizational performance, in particular the search for a model that brings the management process … organizational design and the government regulation itself. This article argues that the performance improvement comes from … reconciling the dimensions of the strategy and the structure. On this basis, there is a tool to assess organizational performance …
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Policies for strategic territorial development.Inter-municipality association as a form of network governance: the Italian experience
MESSINA, Patrizia - In: Eastern Journal of European Studies 2(1) (2011) June, pp. 111-128
This paper will discuss the problems involving the forms of association between municipalities in North East Italy from the European perspective. These forms of association may be defined as examples of inter-municipality networks: a concept that allows us to shift emphasis from the rigidity in...
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Quality of life, cultural consumptions and local public services in Rome
Federico, Tomassi - In: Economia della Cultura (2012) 1, pp. 113-124
Satisfaction about quality of life and 18 local public services in Rome is surveyed every year by a random sample of 2,000 citizens. From the principal component analysis two components result, i.e. 'material wellness' and 'cultural wellness'. Some excellent cultural municipal services...
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Experience of introduction of the Norwegian model of effi ciency networks in local government in Eastern Europe
Lyska, Oleksii - In: Public administration issues (2014) 3, pp. 90-102
The article deals with efficiency networks, representing organizational structures created to solve problems in spheres of local government. It starts with the introduction to the efficiency networks concept as an instrument in overcoming challenges in municipality service delivery, including...
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Understanding citizens' participation in service delivery protests in South Africa's Sedibeng district municipality
Akinboade, Oludele A.; Mokwena, Mandisa Putuma; … - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) May, pp. 458-478
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss citizen participation in public service delivery protests in the Sedibeng district municipality of South Africa. The municipality consists of three local municipalities: Lesedi, Emfuleni and Midvaal. Design/methodology/approach – A structured...
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Understanding citizens' participation in service delivery protests in South Africa's Sedibeng district municipality
Akinboade, Oludele A.; Mokwena, Mandisa Putuma; … - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) May, pp. 458-478
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss citizen participation in public service delivery protests in the Sedibeng district municipality of South Africa. The municipality consists of three local municipalities: Lesedi, Emfuleni and Midvaal. Design/methodology/approach – A structured...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010814515
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Effect of modes of public services delivery on the efficiency of local governments: A two-stage approach
Cuadrado-Ballesteros, Beatriz; García-Sánchez, … - In: Utilities Policy 26 (2013) C, pp. 23-35
A clear relationship has not been found between the modes of public services delivery and the efficiency of local Governments. Studies have been carried out for only one or two services and/or in a concrete year, so the real effect is difficult to generalize.
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Il governo della città: una riforma tradita
VACIAGO, Giacomo - In: Rivista Internazionale di Scienze Sociali 114 (2006) 1-2, pp. 353-364
A radical reform improved the government of towns and cities in Italy at the start of the 1990’s. Mayors were elected by citizens; they appointed their own executives and received «guides and checks» from Councils. That model had nevertheless already started to worsen at the end of the...
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