Local Government Roles in Filling the Sustainability Policy Vacuum: Insights from Local Government Managers

2021 ◽  
pp. 0160323X2098889
Author(s):  
Robert E. Lee ◽  
Richard C. Feiock
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Time Horizons ◽  
Sustainability Policy

This paper investigates four roles that local governments play in sustainability within the contemporary intergovernmental system—minimalist, implementing agent, entrepreneur, and regional champion. A conceptual framework is advanced to explain these roles based on the time horizons and capacities within which local governments operate. Interviews with local government managers offer insights into how these two dimensions shape the roles that local governments play in sustainability. Although the interviews offer support for the utility of the sustainability role framework, they also suggest additional factors influencing the roles that local governments play in sustainability.

scholarly journals Socio-Technological Factors Influencing the Use of GSM in Communication and Sustainable Development in Nigeria

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 45
Author(s):  
Ojinga Gideon Omiunu
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Technological Factors ◽  
North East ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Multi Stage

The study investigates the influence of social and technological problems/factors and the use of GSM in communication towards ensuring sustainable development in Nigeria. The multi-stage sampling technique is used for this study. The local governments are divided into two major strata, and from each stratum, one local government is selected randomly. From the Ibadan-lesscity, Akinyele local government is selected, and from Ibadan urban, it is Ibadan North East. Also, since the population of GSM users are unknown, a convenientsampling technique is deployed to select 200 respondents. The result reveals that although GSM users are satisfied with the reliability of the communication by mobile phones, some problems exist. Those problems are network issues, inability to perceive what the person at the other end is doing, and mistrust and distrust among speakers. Those problems have affected the satisfaction and use of GSM. In addition, some personal, social, and technological factors influence the efficient and nonefficient use of GSM (p < 0:05). As a result, users deploy various strategies to ameliorate these problems. Finally, GSM use among mobile users has a significant effect on users development (p < 0:05), which can bepersonal or communal. It is recommended that telecommunication should upgrade the system to encourage good interpersonal communication among GSM users and also consider some personal and social factors to enhance theefficiency use of GSM that will have sustainable impact on lives.

scholarly journals FACTORS INFLUENCING THE WEAKNESSES OF INTERNAL CONTROL OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN INDONESIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 122-129
Author(s):  
Kiswanto ◽  
Ain Hajawiyah ◽  
Yunindya Lazty Mahera
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Internal Control ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Capital Expenditure ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
System Quality ◽  
Government Control ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Internal Control Weaknesses ◽  
The Republic

Purpose of the study: This paper aims to examine the factors influencing local government internal control weakness, includes leverage, locally generated revenue, capital expenditure, complexity, previous year's internal control weaknesses findings Methodology: The population of this research is the audit report of the Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia (BPK) in the Regency/City of West Indonesia with a total of 263 financial statements. The purposive sampling method is used, resulting in 186 financial statements as samples. Hypotheses are tested using multiple linear regression using SPSS V.21. Main Findings: The results of the study show that locally generated income, capital expenditure, and previous year’s internal control weaknesses findings positively affect the weaknesses of local government control. Meanwhile, leverage and regional complexity do not affect the weaknesses of local government internal controls. Lack of supervision among revenues and expenditures causes a decrease in local government internal control system quality. Applications of this study: This study can be useful for local governments to minimize the internal control weakness in the organization. Novelty/Originality of this study: Leverage and previous year’s finding on internal control weaknesses variables are included in this study because there have been only a few studies that use those variables. This research uses a different proxy than the previous ones with the aim of getting more accurate results.

Victorian local government priority for Aboriginal health and wellbeing: a mixed-methods study

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 457
Author(s):  
Yudit Aron ◽  
Kim Rounsefell ◽  
Jennifer Browne ◽  
Ruth Walker ◽  
Catherine Helson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Program Development ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Aboriginal Health ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Aboriginal Community ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
Factors Influencing

The aim of this study is to identify if Victorian local governments prioritise Aboriginal health and wellbeing issues through policy and explore the key factors influencing policy and program development and implementation. A sequential explanatory mixed-methods study design utilised a survey to quantify commitment to Aboriginal health policy followed by in-depth interviews that explored how and why policy or programs were in place. Data were analysed separately and then interpreted together. Representatives from 39 of Victoria’s 79 local governments (49%) responded to the survey and 14 were interviewed. Seventy-four per cent had policy and programs addressing Aboriginal health and wellbeing. The key factors influencing policy and program development were: (i) the process of policy and program development and implementation and the role of other policies; (ii) the influence of Aboriginal community characteristics; and (iii) advocacy for Aboriginal health and wellbeing. Underpinning these factors was that local government is ‘working together (in partnership and through collaboration) towards reconciliation’. Victorian local governments that participated in this study appear to prioritise Aboriginal health and wellbeing, especially where collaboration with the Aboriginal community is strong. The effect of policies and their subsequent programs on the health of Aboriginal peoples warrants further exploration.

scholarly journals Implementasi Akuntansi Berbasis Akrual Pada Pemerintah Daerah (Studi Pada Pemerintah Kota Semarang dan Pemerintah Kota Bandar Lampung)

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Ulfi Maryati ◽  
Armel Yentifa ◽  
Wiwik Andriani
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Qualitative Research Methods ◽  
Financial Policy ◽  
Accrual Accounting ◽  
Library Research

The aim of this research is to evaluate implementation of Accrual based accounting of local government in Kota Semarang and Kota Bandar Lampung. The research finds that Government Act (PP) No. 71 Year 2010 as amendment of Section 36 ayat (1) Regulation No 17-2003 and Pasal 70 section (2) Regulation No.1-2004 has instructed government to apply Accrual accounting by the year 2008. However, the regulation for implementing this Accrual based accounting has just established since 2010 in PP 71-2010. The establishment of this governmental act, all governments both local and central, must apply Accrual based accounting by the year of  2015. The years from 2010 until 2014 can be identified as the transition from cash based accounting to Accrual based accounting. In December 2013, Central government has set Regulation of Internal Affairs Ministry (Permendagri) No. 64 in 2013 which can be identified as the regulation for controlling the implementation of PP 71 in 2010 at local governments. Local government of Kota Semarang is the only region in Indonesia which has applied Accrual based accounting since 2008. In 2013, government of Bandar Lampung start implementing this financial policy informally, but actually they still use PP 24-2005. This research was conducted using qualitative research methods with library research technique. The result of implementation accrual accounting in two public governments is appropriated to conceptual framework.

scholarly journals Political Budget Cycles in Public Revenues: Evidence From Fines

SAGE Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 215824402110591
Author(s):  
Bernardino Benito ◽  
María-Dolores Guillamón ◽  
Ana-María Ríos
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Right Wing ◽  
External Funding ◽  
Discretionary Power ◽  
Political Budget Cycles ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Improper Use ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
Public Revenues

This article seeks to ascertain whether local governments make improper use of their discretion and use pecuniary sanctions for electoral purposes. To this end, a sample of Spanish municipalities with a population of more than 1,000 citizens during the period 2010 to 2016 has been used. Our results show that revenues from fines are influenced by the presence of elections. In particular, we find that local governments in an election year reduce the percentage of fines, measured either over total non-financial revenues or in per capita terms. This reduction, compared to the pre-election year, suggests that politicians use their discretionary power to issue fewer fines in election years, as they are aware that penalties are not well-regarded by citizens. In addition, we find that the most indebted municipalities, those governed by right-wing parties and the most fragmented municipalities tend to collect more revenues from fines in the pre-election year. Finally, other factors influencing revenues from fines are the number of inhabitants of the municipality, the sources of external funding that the local government has, the ideology of the rulers and their political strength.

Financial autonomy and consistency of central government policy towards local governments

2009 ◽  
Vol 75 (2) ◽  
pp. 311-332 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lasse Oulasvirta ◽  
Maciej Turala
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Government Policy ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Comprehensive Evaluation ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
Systematic Evaluation ◽  
Financial Autonomy ◽  
Income Sources

Traditionally, empirical assessment of local government financial autonomy has concentrated on the different income sources available to local governments. In this article we extend such evaluation to the expenditure autonomy side and combine these two dimensions of autonomy into a comprehensive evaluation of local government financial autonomy. The operationalization of financial autonomy offers a basis for an evaluation of the consistency of central government policy towards local governments. Our approach is then used for a comparison of two countries — Finland and Poland. Points for practitioners Key implications in our approach are the systematic evaluation of both income and expenditure autonomy of local governments, and combining these two dimensions of autonomy into a comprehensive evaluation of local government financial autonomy. The measurement of financial autonomy which is developed can be used as a management tool in central government policy towards local governments.

Risk factors influencing environmental protest severity in China

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-212
Author(s):  
Ming Xue ◽  
Huizhang Shen ◽  
Jidi Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Information Disclosure ◽  
Evolutionary Process ◽  
Event Analysis ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Environmental Protest ◽  
Factors Influencing

Purpose Using protest event analysis, this study aims to investigate which risk factors influence the severity of environmental protests in China, thus filling a gap in China-related environmental protest literature. Design/methodology/approach Using a database derived from media coverage of 129 environmental protests in China from 2009 to 2015, this empirical study identifies underlying risk factors influencing environmental protest severity, quantifies these protest cases and verifies the associations between risk factors and severity using ordered logistic regression. Findings The results show that higher environmental health threat, economic loss, distrust of local government, lack of local governmental response, improper local government action and higher population density are likely to increase environmental protest severity; however, contrary to expectations, environmental information disclosure has no significant effect. These findings illuminate the vital and variational role of local government throughout all stages of the evolutionary process in environmental protests. Moreover, public distrust of local government is the principal cause of these protests. Originality/value This study enhances the understanding of how Chinese environmental protests arise from the identified risk factors and contributes to quantitative multi-case research in this area. Furthermore, the findings may help local governments in China, as well as in other countries, to enact positive measures to prevent serious environmental protests and improve their ability to address the environmental problems that cause protests. More effective governance can decrease the number and severity of environmental protests and thus promote social stability.

scholarly journals Legal regulation of tourist tax: some problems

2021 ◽  
Vol 66 ◽  
pp. 162-167
Author(s):  
O.Yu. Tatarenko
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Administrative Unit ◽  
Local Budget ◽  
Tax Payments ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Right

The search for effective sources of filling local budgets leads to the establishment of various local tax payments. The legislator defined the tourist tax as a local tax, the funds from which are credited to the local budget. Is it possible to recognize a certain payment as a «tourist tax» if there are signs of belonging and direction of funds? The article is devoted to some problems of legal regulation of tourist tax in Ukraine. The work focuses on establishing the legal content and essence of the tourist tax, as well as the rules governing the collection of this tax payment. The views of scholars on the legal content of the tourist tax are considered. Based on the analysis of the provisions of the legislation, the peculiarities and some shortcomings of the legal regulation of the collection of tourist tax are revealed. It was found that the normatively defined definition of «tourist tax» does not allow to reveal the essence and highlight the specific features of this mandatory payment. The tourist tax does not belong to the tax payments that are subject to mandatory establishment by local governments, the decision on this payment depends on the discretion of the local government. The substantiation of the establishment of the tourist tax should correspond to the objective needs of a certain territorial-administrative unit, and the definition of the circle of payers of this tax payment should be in accordance with the constitutional bases of guaranteeing the right of ownership. The article provides a list of current regulations governing the collection of tourist tax. The peculiarities and criteria for determining the preconditions for the obligation to pay the tourist tax are revealed. It is noted the need to define and form a conceptual framework that characterizes the essence of the tourist tax and amendments to the Tax Code of Ukraine, which will reflect the updated model of tourist tax. The results of the study can be used in lawmaking and law enforcement, as well as further research.

scholarly journals A Conceptual Framework on the Financial Statement Disclosure in Indonesia Local Government

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3(J)) ◽  
pp. 65-69
Author(s):  
Oktavia Nurlianto ◽  
Khoirul Aswar
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Financial Statement ◽  
Government Budget ◽  
Financial Reports ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Local Government Budget ◽  
And Training

This research begins with the problem of the Indonesian Minister of Finance recognizing cities and districts in Indonesia have a low level of compliance regarding financial reports and the Supreme Audit Board (BPK) has published a report that highlights compliance issues in the local government of Indonesia based on the Summary of First Semester Examination Results in 2019 there is a problem of the level of compliance of local government related to the disclosure of financial statements in Indonesia. The purpose of this study was to determine the factors influencing the degree of mandatory disclosure to local governments in Java and Sumatra Islands. This study has three objectives namely to find out the number of local parliamentarians, local government budget spending, existence of an assistance and training program for disclosure financial statement. Therefore, this research contributes to provide an illustration for local governments in measuring financial statement disclosures.

OPTIMALISASI PERAN PEMDA DALAM MENGATASI KENDALA PELAKSANAAN KONSERVASI KEANEKARAGAMAN HAYATI DI DAERAH (STUDI KASUS PROVINSI BENGKULU)

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Antung Deddy Radiansyah
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Biodiversity Conservation ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Wild Plants ◽  
Regional Government ◽  
Conservation Areas ◽  
Conservation Area ◽  
Conservation Policies

Gaps in biodiversity conservation management within the Conservation Area that are the responsibility of the central government and outside the Conservation Areas or as the Essential Ecosystems Area (EEA) which are the authority of the Regional Government, have caused various spatial conflicts between wildlife /wild plants and land management activities. Several obstacles faced by the Local Government to conduct its authority to manage (EEA), caused the number and area of EEA determined by the Local Government to be still low. At present only 703,000 ha are determined from the 67 million ha indicated by EEA. This study aims to overview biodiversity conservation policies by local governments and company perceptions in implementing conservation policies and formulate strategies for optimizing the role of Local Governments. From the results of this study, there has not been found any legal umbrella for the implementation of Law number 23/ 2014 related to the conservation of important ecosystems in the regions. This regulatory vacuum leaves the local government in a dilemma for continuing various conservation programs. By using a SWOT to the internal strategic environment and external stratetegic environment of the Environment and Forestry Service, Bengkulu Province , as well as using an analysis of company perceptions of the conservation policies regulatary , this study has been formulated a “survival strategy” through collaboration between the Central Government, Local Governments and the Private Sector to optimize the role of Local Government’s to establish EEA in the regions.Keywords: Management gaps, Essential Ecosystems Area (EEA), Conservation Areas, SWOT analysis and perception analysis

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