Quality of local government and social trust in European cities

Urban Studies ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 004209802110196
Author(s):  
Conrad Ziller ◽  
Hans-Jürgen Andreß
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
Social Trust ◽  
Local Governance ◽  
Limited Attention ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
European Cities ◽  
Public Service Provision

Communities are responsible for a range of public services and represent critical experiential contexts for social interactions between residents. However, the role of local governance and public service provision for creating social trust has received limited attention so far. This study examines how quality, efficiency and fairness of local public service provision relates to social trust. Using multilevel models on repeated cross-sectional survey data from the Quality of Life in European Cities project, we test the relationship between time-varying city-level indicators of quality of local government and social trust. The empirical results show that an increase in the dimension of local public service quality is substantially associated with an increase in social trust. We find improvements in sport and leisure facilities as well as the state of public spaces, streets and buildings to be particularly relevant.

scholarly journals HOW PARTICIPATION SHAPES LOCAL DEVELOPMENT

Populasi ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
Muhadjir Darwin
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
Local Governance ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Supply And Demand ◽  
Development Planning ◽  
Main Question ◽  
Local Planning ◽  
Public Service Provision

This article elaborates citizens’ participation in shaping local development in the Indonesian context. The main question is how to make local development more participatory as a guarantee that citizens’ rights are fully realized. In that respects, social accountability is a key that should be improved from supply and demand sides simultaneously. From the supply side, there is a need to reform local governance, in order to improve the quality of local regulations, local planning, local budgeting, and local public service provision. While from the demand side, there is a need to empower local citizens so that they are engaged in five forms or local development efforts: local regulation formulation, local development planning, local budgeting, community driven development, and public service provision. 

scholarly journals Public Private Partnership between Local Governments and Nonprofits in Japan

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Naoko Okuyama ◽  
Yu Ishida ◽  
Naoto Yamauchi
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Nonprofit Sector ◽  
Public Private Partnership ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Private Partnership ◽  
Public Service Provision

In the framework of public sector reform and the recently popularized concept of a “new public sphere,” attention has been focused on the significance and effectiveness of public private partnership (PPP). However, the smooth operation of PPP practice is yet to be realized, and the nonprofit sector still faces challenges in becoming a government partner in public service provision. We examine government behavior in PPP practice and its stance on partnership practice and collaborative relations with contemporary nonprofit organizations. Through public finance statistics and a unique set of variables, an empirical analysis reveals that the existence of nonprofit organizations (NPOs) positively affects local government decisions to implement PPP practices and outsource to NPOs for public service provision. Other influential factors include local governments’ budgetary conditions, attitudes towards public administration and finance, local chief executive characteristics, and neighboring local government behaviors.

scholarly journals The Consequences of the Austerity Policies for Public Services in the UK

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 518-537
Author(s):  
Tania Arrieta Hernandez
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Quality Of Services ◽  
Resource Base ◽  
Public Service Provision ◽  
And Shifts ◽  
The Uk

This article examines the changing landscape of public service provision in the UK during austerity. Austerity is presented through the notions of retrenchment, decentralisation and shifts in governance. The analysis shows that retrenchment and decentralisation eroded the capacity of public institutions to protect the provision of vital public services. This is revealed through the reduced provision of non-statutory services and the reinforcement of inequalities in service provision. Shifts in governance have led to mixed outcomes in the quality of services. This article also addresses how austerity influenced many of the problems observed in service provision during the COVID-19 pandemic. Vital public services in the UK faced the pandemic with a diminished resource base, heightened inequalities and significant fragmentation in service provision.

scholarly journals Administrative Reform and the Transfer of Authority to Social Organizations in China

2017 ◽  
Vol 232 ◽  
pp. 1050-1069 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong Gao ◽  
Adam Tyson
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
Chinese Communist Party ◽  
Local Governance ◽  
Control Mechanisms ◽  
State Control ◽  
Social Organizations ◽  
Administrative Functions ◽  
Public Service Provision

AbstractIn this article, we examine the administrative functions that have been carried out by social organizations (SOs) in China since 2013. We use evidence from Guangdong to demonstrate that the transfer of authority to SOs is selective, tends to create more burdens for local government, and generally does not lead to greater autonomy for SOs. We focus on five types of SOs that are undertaking new administrative functions with varying degrees of operational autonomy, which relates to the consultative authoritarian model proposed by Jessica Teets. Consultative authoritarianism allows for the expansion of relatively autonomous SOs and the development of indirect state control mechanisms. The model is designed to improve governance without democratization by expanding the role played by intermediaries such as SOs in public administration and service delivery. The evidence from Guangdong permits us to conclude that the transfer of authority to SOs allows for innovations in public administration, but that politics continues to motivate government decisions as to which functions are suitable for SOs to undertake, casting doubt on the ability of the Chinese Communist Party to achieve sustainable improvements in local governance and public service provision.

Size of Municipalities, Efficiency, and Citizen Participation: A Cross-European Perspective

1995 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 441-458 ◽  
Author(s):  
M R Martins
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Citizen Participation ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
Public Life ◽  
Conclusive Evidence ◽  
European Perspective ◽  
Public Service Provision ◽  
Managerial Innovation

Municipalities in Europe vary enormously in size both between and within individual countries. There is no conclusive evidence, however, that these differences have a significant impact on the efficiency of local public service provision or on the levels of citizen participation in local public life. In this paper it is suggested that flexible and problem-oriented legislative, institutional, and managerial innovation provide meaningful alternatives to local government boundary reform.

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