Benchmarking in Local Government Service Delivery: Window-dressing or a Potent Driver for Improvement? Evidence from Norway

2004 ◽  
pp. 277-301
Author(s):  
Jostein Askim
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Government Service ◽  
Window Dressing

scholarly journals New CLGF Four-Year Grant to Help Local Government Service Delivery and Boost CLGF’s Research Capacity

2012 ◽  
pp. 136-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucy Slack ◽  
Susan Rhodes
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
International Development ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Regional Policy ◽  
Local Level ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Research Capacity ◽  
Government Service ◽  
The Uk

The UK Department for International Development (UK AID) has agreed £4.5 million funding for a four-year CLGF programme to improve governance and service delivery at local level in several areas of the Commonwealth including Africa and Asia from 2012-16. It will also help to support national policy frameworks for local government service delivery, and increase engagement of local government in regional policy planning and implementation. CLGF will continue to work with its members, UN partners and others to mobilise more resources towards the support of local government in the Commonwealth. The new programme will focus on local government pilot projects in LED, supporting ministries and local government associations in strengthening their national policy making for local government, and establish regional forums to enable local government to engage in and influence regional policy making to reflect the needs and priorities of local government. It will also boost CLGF’s research capacity with targeted research to strengthen CLGF’s policy making and advocacy, including more sustained engagement in international policy debates on key issues affecting local government, such as climate change.

Intraurban Spatial Variations in Local Government Service Provision: 2. Application and Results

1983 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 229-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
P Whitehead
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Fire Protection ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
Local Authority ◽  
Spatial Interaction ◽  
Interaction Techniques ◽  
Government Service ◽  
Components Analysis ◽  
The City

It is shown how the methodology used to estimate net fiscal incidence, presented in a previous paper, can be applied to British local government. The example chosen is Leeds, and four services—education, fire protection, library provision, and swimming pool provision—are studied. Estimates of net fiscal incidence are presented for the period 1966–1975. The choice of appropriate geographical areas within the city is discussed and analysis zones are defined on the basis of a principal components analysis of characteristics likely to give rise to significant variations in expenditure participation and revenue contribution. A brief outline of service delivery in Leeds is then presented. Net fiscal residuals are estimated separately for each service. Service expenditure allocation is estimated by spatial interaction techniques and it is shown that there are significant variations in the distributions. However, the spatial pattern of net fiscal imbalances in the City turn out to have some overall similarities. Because of local government reorganisation and other factors, it is not possible to directly compare changes over the study period. Nevertheless, the methods by which local authority finances are raised, movement of client groups, and changes in service delivery are all important mechanisms contributing to change. Further possible explanations are also briefly discussed.

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