The indirect effects of direct democracy: local government size and non-budgetary voter initiatives in Germany

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 580-601 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zareh Asatryan
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Indirect Effects ◽  
Direct Democracy ◽  
Government Size

Swedish Local and Regional Government in a European Context

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anders Lidström
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Political Parties ◽  
Direct Democracy ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Welfare System ◽  
Regional Government ◽  
Welfare Policies ◽  
National Welfare ◽  
Welfare Model

Although Swedish local government shares a set of traits that are common to all other European local government systems, it stands out, in many respects, as unique. The particular combination of local responsibility for costly tax-financed national welfare policies, strong and mainly nationally organized political parties at local level, consistent decision-making collectivism, and a type of representative democracy that leaves little room for means of direct democracy make Sweden different. These features are intertwined, reflecting core values of the Scandinavian welfare model. Although many of them have been challenged during recent decades, popular support for the welfare system remains strong.

scholarly journals Direct democracy and government size: evidence from Spain

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 630-645 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Sanz
Keyword(s):  
Economic Policy ◽  
Special Interest ◽  
Direct Democracy ◽  
Regression Discontinuity ◽  
Public Spending ◽  
Government Size ◽  
Similar Amount ◽  
Regression Discontinuity Design ◽  
Budget Deficits ◽  
Effect Regression

AbstractI study the effects of direct democracy on economic policy in a novel setting. In Spain, national law determines that municipalities follow either direct or representative democracy, depending on their population size. Using a fixed-effect regression discontinuity design, I find that direct democracy leads to a smaller government, reducing public spending by around 8 percent. Revenues decrease by a similar amount and, therefore, there is no effect on budget deficits. These findings can be explained by a model in which direct democracy allows voters to enforce lower special-interest spending. I provide several additional results and discuss alternative mechanisms.

Current Discussions on the Question

2016 ◽  
pp. 1-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ugur Sadioglu ◽  
Kadir Dede
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Direct Democracy ◽  
Public Management ◽  
New Public Management ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Comparative Perspective ◽  
Reform Process ◽  
New Public ◽  
The Face

Subject of local governments has been attracting the attention of researchers from various disciplines in recent years. Local governments themselves and other related actors undergo a transformation in the face of new public management, good governance, direct democracy, decentralization and other reform waves. Thoughts directing reforms, reform tools and reform results have diversified. In addition, new problem areas have arisen in the local governments after the reform process. Number of studies analyzing local governments both during and after the administrative reform process from a comparative perspective has increased as well. Currently, there is a need to analyze local governments from comparative perspective via different theoretical discussions and country studies. This part will present current discussions as an introduction to comparative local government studies introduced in general terms throughout the book. Particularly the question remarks to have arisen after the local government reform will be addressed and analyzed.

Turns of Direct Democracy at the Local Level in Latvia

2022 ◽  
pp. 91-114
Author(s):  
Lilita Seimuskane ◽  
Maris Pukis
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Citizen Participation ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Direct Democracy ◽  
Local Level ◽  
National Government ◽  
Current Level ◽  
Study Participation ◽  
The Government

The chapter provides analysis of obstacles for the introduction of direct citizen participation in the decision-making process at the local self-governments in Latvia, as well as intents of national government to widen participative democracy by formalization of consultation mechanisms. Within the scope of this study, participation is seen as an interaction form of relationship between citizens and a local government. The highest form, according to Arnstein's gradation theory of a ladder of citizen participation, refers to the participation degree called partnership, delegated power, and is described by Teorell as a citizen voice in the government. Situation and perspective of local government referendums are analysed. Consultation is implemented at the level by involving the residents in the work of local government commissions and implementing public deliberations. Administrative territorial reform, performed by 2021 elections, will decrease the number of local governments to a third of their current level.

Tax decentralization and local government size

Public Choice ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 157 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 183-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paolo Liberati ◽  
Agnese Sacchi
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Government Size

scholarly journals The Influence of Capital Expenditures, Government Size, and Audit Opinions on Disclosure of Government Financial Statements of Nusa Tenggara

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 277-285
Author(s):  
Prapti Ningsih
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Capital Expenditure ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Capital Expenditures ◽  
Government Size ◽  
Total Expenditure ◽  
Audit Opinion ◽  
Saturated Sample ◽  
Sample Testing

This study is a quantitative study that aims to examine the effect of capital expenditure as measured by total expenditure transformed to Ln capital expenditure, Government Size measured by total asets transformed to Ln total asets and Number of SKPDs, and audit opinion measured by grading levels opinion obtained by the Regency / City in Nusa Tenggara. The population in this study were all districts / cities in Nusa Tenggara 2016-2018, the sample in this study used a saturated sample. Testing the hypothesis in this study using Multiple Regression Analysis with the SPSS program. Hypothesis testing results show that (1) capital expenditure has a significant effect on the disclosure of local government financial statements (2) government size on asets does not have a significant effect on the disclosure of local government financial statements (3) government size on the number of SKPD does not significantly influence the disclosure of government financial statements regional (4) audit opinion has a significant effect on the disclosure of local government financial statements

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