The Quality of Local Government and Firm Performance: The Case of China's Provinces

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 679-710 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jongmoo Jay Choi ◽  
Cao Jiang ◽  
Oded Shenkar
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Provincial Government ◽  
Political Freedom ◽  
Local Administration ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
Government Quality ◽  
Property Registration ◽  
Bureaucratic Efficiency

ABSTRACTExtending La Porta, Lopez-de-Silanes, Shleifer, and Vishny (1999), we examine the effect of local government quality on firm performance, since regional and firm research provides a more fine-grained analysis especially in countries where local administration is an integral part of the bureaucratic apparatus. Using a dataset of 7,873 Chinese listed firm-years for 1994–2006, we find a positive relationship between the quality of provincial government and firm performance, controlling for location and firm-specific governance variables. Among various government quality variables, we find that having a special economic zone depicting low taxes and bureaucratic efficiency is the best predictor of firm performance, followed by the degree of marketization, efficient property registration, and environmental protection. Most intriguingly, political freedom has a significant impact on firm performance and productivity, even in a regime where democracy is not practiced. This has never been documented before at a microeconomic level and barely so at a macro level, vindicating Hayek's (1944) theory.

scholarly journals STRATEGI PEMERINTAH DAERAH DALAM PEMBANGUNAN PARIWISATA DI PROVINSI NUSA TENGGARA BARAT

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 90-113
Author(s):  
Aos Kuswandi
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Development Planning ◽  
Provincial Government ◽  
Planning System ◽  
Regional Tourism ◽  
Tourism Destinations ◽  
Tourism Potential

This study aims to explain the local government's strategy in tourism development in East Nusa Tenggara Province, with a focus on: identifying tourism potential; leading tourism areas and destinations; identification of tourism problems; and local government strategies to achieve successful tourism development. This research uses descriptive analysis method. Data were collected through literature studies and documentation studies. Data obtained from secondary data through internet footprints based on the website of the West Nusa Tenggara Provincial Government and other related institutions. The results of the study concluded that first, West Nusa Tenggara Province was able to achieve the success of tourism development through a tourism potential identification strategy; determination of leading tourism destinations; stipulation of regional tourism strategy areas; and formulation of Regional Tourism Development Master Plans; The Tourism Office's Strategic Plan and the Tourism Office's Performance Plan, second, the tourism development planning system is formulated in stages, synergies and involves multi-stakeholders; third, sustainable tourism development through changing poor villages into tourist villages; fourth, developing tourism infrastructure and supporting facilities; marketing through tourism promotion; establish partnerships; improving the quality of tourism human resources; increasing the number and quality of tourism attractions. Keywords: Local Government Strategy; Tourism Development; Regional Tourism Strategic Areas; Tourism Destinations.

scholarly journals PENGARUH PEMANFAATAN TEKNOLOGI INFORMASI DAN SISTEM PENGENDALIAN INTERNAL TERHADAP KUALITAS PELAPORAN KEUANGAN PEMERINTAH DAERAH (Studi Kasus SKPD Provinsi DKI Jakarta)

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Siti Chodijah ◽  
Nurul Hidayah
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Control Systems ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Internal Control ◽  
Provincial Government ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Simultaneous Test ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive

ABSTRACT This study aims to determine: 1). Effect of the use of information technology on the quality of local government financial reporting, 2). The influence of the internal control system of the quality of local government financial reporting. The population in this study are part of the accounting / financial administration at SKPD in Jakarta provincial government amounting to 23 SKPD criteria Have a minimum term of one year in the period of preparation of financial statements. The data used are primary data obtained from respondents through questionnaires. Using quantitative descriptive approach. Karna, the analysis is the analysis of the data used in the form of multiple linear regression tests. The results showed that, simultaneously at variable utilization of information technology and internal control systems significant effect on the quality of local government financial reporting as evidenced from the results of simultaneous test (Test F). Partially shows the results of the use of information technology and internal control systems significant effect on the quality of local government financial reporting as evidenced from the partial test (t test). Keywords:         Quality of local government financial reporting, use of information technology, internal control systems.

The role and place of the General police in the system of local government of Siberia (the XVIII — beginning of XX century)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Igor' Konovalov
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Local Control ◽  
Provincial Government ◽  
Scientific Concept ◽  
Local Administration ◽  
Xviii Century ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Military ◽  
Police Functions

In the monograph developed by the scientific concept of local control of Siberia of XVIII — early XX century, according to which the military and administrative powers of the provincial government was transformed in the XVIII century in the administrative and police functions established within the framework of the Imperial legislation and implemented by the governors with extensive and specialized police apparatus. The original proposed judgment on the fact that the police from the time of its creation in the XVIII century, played a leading role in the system of local government of Siberia, in fact realizing the functions of the local administration. For researchers and teachers, masters and bachelors, as well as anyone interested in the history of the police and local administration.

scholarly journals ANALISIS KUALITAS PENGELOLAAN KEUANGAN DAERAH DI PROVINSI PAPUA

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yundy Hafizrianda ◽  
Ida Ayu Purbariani ◽  
Boy Pieter Nizu Kekry
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Financial Management ◽  
Capital Expenditure ◽  
Government Expenditure ◽  
Absorption Capacity ◽  
Provincial Government ◽  
Government Revenue ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽  
Local Government Expenditure

In general, the aim of this study is to measure and analyze the quality of regional financial management in the Papua Provincial Government in a structured and comprehensive manner. Where the measurement and analysis methods used include a model of fiscal independence, the effectiveness and efficiency of local government revenue, as well as expenditure ratio models. Based on the results of measurements with the local government budgeting management analysis tools founds that overall the quality of local government budgeting management of the Provincial Government of Papua is good. The indicators of the quality of local government budgeting management can be seen from the timeliness in preparing the APBD-Induk  and APBD-Perubahan, the efficiency and effectiveness of local government revenue, the ratio of PAD to local government revenue, absorption of Government Expenditure, the trend of SILPA, and BPK's opinion on LKPD. The quality of local government budgeting management by using the Timeliness Indicator in the preparation of the APBD-Induk and APBD-Perubahan looks varied and said to be of good quality, especially in 2015 and 2016, both the determination of APBD-Induk and APBD-Perubahan indicated on time. Furthermore, when analyzed in the trend of local government revenue, categorized quite well, where the level of efficiency and effectiveness is high, but its independence is still very low. In the composition of local government expenditure, capital expenditure tends to be always above employee expenditure, besides that the absorption capacity of local government expenditure is good because it averages close to 90% per year during the 2013-2015 period, so that the overall quality of local government budgeting management when observed from the performance of local government expenditure rated good. Next, in the SILPA APBD position, it tends to be always in a fluctuating positive value during 2013-2015, and categorized as good quality. Finally, based on the opinion of the BPK (Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan) on the LKPD (Laporan Keuangan Pemerintah Daerah), throughout 2015-2018 the Papua Province always received the title of WTP (Wajar Tanpa Pengecualian), so from the development of this opinion indicated that the local government budgeting management of the Provincial Government of Papua is very good.

scholarly journals A Model for evaluating strategic maturity of the local government

Management ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 7-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Witold Szumowski ◽  
Szymon Cyfert
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Financial Resources ◽  
Local Administration ◽  
Maturity Models ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Public Scrutiny ◽  
Strategic Space

Summary A significant level of uniqueness and variability of the carried out tasks compel the management of contemporary organizations to continuously search for methods and concepts allowing to increase flexibility in adapting their organizations to ongoing changes. One of such concepts oriented at increasing the levels of flexibility of an organization is strategy, which up to the end of the last century was used mainly in organizations driven by financial results. Yet the analysis of the phenomena taking place in both the closer and more removed environment of the local administration allows us to observe that these entities, operating under public scrutiny and political pressure, have to face up to increasingly complex requirements regarding the reduction of time spent on the realization of tasks in hand having limited financial resources at their disposal and ensuring the high quality of the services rendered which is possible, among others, due to locating their activities in strategic space. However it should be noted that in order to obtain results expected from the strategy, it is necessary to adjust the level of its advancement to both external and internal conditions, which in turn demands evaluating its strategic maturity. The aim of this article is to present the authors’ proposal of a model for evaluation of strategic maturity of the local government, based on the assumptions of the good governance concept. On the basis of the analysed subject literature, the authors addressed the essence of the concept of good governance, pointed out the role of maturity models in the process of improving an organization and discussed the importance of strategy in the local administration. The demonstrated need for conducting evaluation of the levels of maturity in the strategy of local government, as well as the advisability of including in the process of evaluation the main assumptions of the good governance concept raised in this study, provided the basis for the proposed model of evaluating strategic maturity of the local government.

scholarly journals Governance from below in Bolivia: A Theory of Local Government with Two Empirical Tests

2009 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 29-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-Paul Faguet
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Local Politics ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Political Engagement ◽  
Joint Product ◽  
Government Quality ◽  
Institutional Determinants ◽  
Empirical Tests ◽  
Government Responsiveness

AbstractThis article examines decentralization through the lens of the local dynamics it unleashed in the much-noted case of Bolivia. It argues that the national effects of decentralization are largely the sum of its local-level effects. To understand decentralization, therefore, we must first understand how local government works. The article explores the deep economic and institutional determinants of government quality in two extremes of municipal performance. From this it derives a model of local government responsiveness as the product of political openness and substantive competition. The quality of local politics, in turn, emerges endogenously as the joint product of the lobbying and political engagement of local firms and interests and the organizational density and ability of civil society. The analysis tests the theory's predictions on a database containing all Bolivian municipalities. The theory proves robust. The combined methodology provides a higher-order empirical rigor than either approach can alone.

Pengaruh Pemahaman Sistem Akuntansi Keuangan Daerah, Kapasitas Sumber Daya Manusia dan Pemanfaatan Teknologi Informasi terhadap Kualitas Informasi Laporan Keuangan Pemerintah Daerah (Studi Kasus pada Pemerintah Daerah Kota Yogyakarta)

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Teguh Erawati
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Financial Accounting ◽  
System Capacity ◽  
Accounting System ◽  
Financial Report ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Utility Of Information

The research is to examine the influence of the understanding of local financial accounting system, capacity of human resource and the utility of information tecnology toward the quality of financial report information of yogyakarta government.The used data for the research is primer data. It is the result from questionnaires spreading. The respondence of this research is manager of financial report of yogyakarta local government. The questionnair is spread to 90 respondents, meanwhile that can be proccesd are 63 questionnaires. The method of sample taking is using purposive sampling. Analytic technique of data in this research is using double linier regretion technique.The result of regretion test shows that the local government financial accounting system understanding and the capacity of human resource are not influenced significantly to the quality of local government financial report information, meanwhile the utility of technology is influenced positively to the quality of local government financial report information.keyword: the understanding of local financial accounting system, capacity of human resource, the utility of information technology and quality of local government financial report information.

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