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Showing 1 to 20 of 1100 for “"Local Government"”.
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Local Government in Tanzania: does the local government law give autonomy to local government
Despite a highly centralised system of government, Tanzania, has attempted several measures aimed at achieving decentralisation of its immense powers to allow people to have a say on matters affecting their respective areas of jurisdiction. By discussing the autonomy of local government in …
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Complaints procedures in local government.
This study examines the ways in which local authorities in England handle complaints from consumers of their services, and, in particular, looks at the extent of and use of internal complaints procedures. It is argued that complaints procedures are important because they are a part of a citizen's …
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Analysis of Local Government Innovation
… and environmental factors on stimulating local government innovations in China. The study employed 84 Innovations and Excellence in Chinese Local Governance (IECLG) award winners as the research sample. Local innovation leaders were surveyed and six local governments were selected for …
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Survey research and local government
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1983.
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Minor Parties In English Local Government
… performance of minor parties in English local government from 1973 to 2008, a period that has seen a sharp increase in the numbers of candidates from such parties. Beginning with an overall assessment of the extent to which candidates from minor parties have contested local elections and …
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The Effectiveness of OPRAS in Performance Management in Local Government Authorities: A case of Ludewa Local Government Authority
… System (OPRAS) in performance management in Local Government Authorities (LGAs). Ludewa LGA was the focus area of the study with a sample size of 322 respondents. The study adopted a descriptive design using a mixed approach. The tools that were used to collect data were questionnaires, …
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Modelling local government financial conditions in Indonesia
… fiscal decentralisation causes variation in local government financial condition. Some local governments experience financial problems, but some others are not. Such variation creates the need for local government stakeholders to have an effective instrument to monitor the soundness of local …
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Audit committee effectiveness in Victorian local government
The tenets of local government are based on strong financial probity, adherence to independence principles to avoid conflict of interest and conformance to ethical principles. This thesis addresses the issue of possible corruption and misconduct in local government, with particular reference to the …
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Local government : tales of creativity and innovation
Local government in Australia (as in many countries) has been urged to be more 'creative and innovative', but with little clear definition of what the two terms mean. In the context of the 'New Public Management' (NPM) reforms of local government in recent years, local Councils have often turned to …
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Local government in South Africa – Efficiencies revisited
… that there is rationality in their use. In turn, local government tier in national government is a level of governance that develops as a response of fiscal decentralization implicating a transfer of power and responsibility for public affairs from central government to lower levels, such as …
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Local government citizen academies : is knowledge power?
Government decision-makers and especially urban planners increasingly face difficulties engaging citizens given trends of public apathy, cynicism towards government, language and cultural barriers, and the growing complexity of government bureaucracy. As municipal governments increasingly focus on …
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The Effect of Professional Sports on Local Government
… demonstrates the effect that each had on their local government.
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Local government capacity and tourism development in Thailand.
… (TAOs) are a relatively new tier of local government in the rural areas of Thailand, and these organizations have responsibilities for tourism and rural development. They reflect an increasing emphasis in the country on decentralizing policy-making and service delivery to local …
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Central-local government relations in Pakistan since 1979
… thesis explores the pattern of relationship of local government institutions in Pakistan with the higher level of governments, particularly with the provincial governments, under whose jurisdictional purview they fall. Pakistan is a federation where the provinces are empowered to legislate on …
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Local government authority strategizing : a middle management perspective
… strategizing was implemented within one large local government authority, from the perspective of middle management. The study sought to ascertain which, if any, of the many implementation theories were applied in practice, and the implications of the tensions between strategizing and …
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Decentralisation and establishment of local government in Lesotho
… reform processes in many developing countries. Governments and international donors consider efficient decentralized political and administrative structures as essential elements of “good governance” and a prerequisite for structural poverty alleviation. This paper seeks to analyse how the given …
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Local government on the way to good governance
… of participation. While voting in Hanoi to elect local deputies is formal and forced, elections in Berlin are fair and free. The candidates in local elections in Berlin come from different parties, whereas the candidacy of local deputies in Hanoi is thoroughly controlled by the Fatherland Front. …
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