Federal Arrangements and the Provision of Public Goods in India

Asian Survey ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 339-352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pradeep Chhibber ◽  
Sandeep Shastri ◽  
Richard Sisson
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Public Goods ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
The State ◽  
State Governments ◽  
National Governments

Current intellectual trends advocate devolution of authority from national governments to local governments and civil society, especially for the provision of public goods. This paper, based on a large national survey conducted in India, shows that most Indians still look to the state, and state governments in particular, to address the problems that they face.

Inter-Governmental Relations in the Provision of Local E-Services

2011 ◽  
pp. 1120-1124
Author(s):  
R. Kelso
Keyword(s):  
Federal Government ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Economies Of Scale ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
The State ◽  
Federal State ◽  
State Governments ◽  
Political Commentary ◽  
Commonwealth Government ◽  
State And Local

Australia is a nation of 20 million citizens occupying approximately the same land mass as the continental U.S. More than 80% of the population lives in the state capitals where the majority of state and federal government offices and employees are based. The heavily populated areas on the Eastern seaboard, including all of the six state capitals have advanced ICT capability and infrastructure and Australians readily adopt new technologies. However, there is recognition of a digital divide which corresponds with the “great dividing” mountain range separating the sparsely populated arid interior from the populated coastal regions (Trebeck, 2000). A common theme in political commentary is that Australians are “over-governed” with three levels of government, federal, state, and local. Many of the citizens living in isolated regions would say “over-governed” and “underserviced.” Most of the state and local governments, “… have experienced difficulties in managing the relative dis-economies of scale associated with their small and often scattered populations.” Rural and isolated regions are the first to suffer cutbacks in government services in periods of economic stringency. (O’Faircheallaigh, Wanna, & Weller, 1999, p. 98). Australia has, in addition to the Commonwealth government in Canberra, two territory governments, six state governments, and about 700 local governments. All three levels of government, federal, state, and local, have employed ICTs to address the “tyranny of distance” (Blainey, 1967), a term modified and used for nearly 40 years to describe the isolation and disadvantage experienced by residents in remote and regional Australia. While the three levels of Australian governments have been working co-operatively since federation in 1901 with the federal government progressively increasing its power over that time, their agencies and departments generally maintain high levels of separation; the Queensland Government Agent Program is the exception.

scholarly journals Decentralization in self-government bodies

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 66-70
Author(s):  
Kateryna Malyuk
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Direct Democracy ◽  
Central Government ◽  
The State ◽  
Government Reform ◽  
State Apparatus ◽  
Country Formation ◽  
Voluntary Basis

The article analyzes the theoretical and practical aspects of decentralization as a foundation for the formation of local governments in Ukraine. The importance of introducing the reform of decentralization of power on the path of development of Ukraine as a democratic, social, legal state is proved. The activity of local self-government in the conditions of decentralization is currently a priority among the reforms in Ukraine, as new trends in state building of our country, formation of civil society institutions, optimization of the system of local self-government determine new conditions for decentralization. Traditionally, a constant view of decentralization as a process in which independent units that form the bearers of local self-government are formed in a centralized state requires the development of new approaches to the analysis of its content and, accordingly, the search for new opportunities to achieve the goal. The role of decentralization in the formation of the institution of local self-government is crucial. After all, decentralization is a kind of management system, in which part of the functions of central government is transferred to local governments. Decentralization is one of the forms of democracy development, which at the same time preserves the unity of the state and its institutions while expanding the possibilities of local self-government. It aims to activate the population to meet their own needs, to narrow the sphere of state influence on society, to reduce expenditures on the maintenance of the state apparatus. This process promotes direct democracy, as it involves the transfer of control of a number of local affairs directly into the hands of stakeholders. Thus, we can say that decentralization helps to build the civil society we so strive for. As a result of local government reform and decentralization of power, the basis of the new system of local self-government should be united territorial communities, which are formed on a voluntary basis in accordance with the statutory procedure with their own self-government bodies, including executive bodies. The reform should help improve the lives of Ukrainian citizens, as well as build a legal, modern, efficient and, most importantly, competitive European state.

scholarly journals Communication Opportunities of Civil Society Institutions in Countering the Challenges of Post-Pandemic Postmodernity

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1Sup1) ◽  
pp. 335-345
Author(s):  
Vasyl Marchuk ◽  
Liudmyla Pavlova ◽  
Hanna Ahafonova ◽  
Sergiy Vonsovych ◽  
Anna Simonian
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Communication Networks ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Security Policy ◽  
The State ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Free Access ◽  
Democratic Development ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Main Thing

The modern world space, which is affected by the post-pandemic consequences, is noted by the globalization of society, the increasing role of citizenship in making important state and international decisions has become possible in the context of the information revolution and has its own characteristics of communication in information and communication networks. The importance and need for a thorough study of the chosen topic is that the widespread use of various forms and methods of civil communication, free access of citizens to information at all stages of decision-making and the functioning of central and local governments, the participation of civil society institutions in the work of expert, consultative, and advisory public councils on the expression and protection of the rights and freedoms of citizens, public control, direct electronic receipt of public services, etc. are important factors in the democratization of government in post-pandemic modern times. After all, we are talking about a deliberate orientation to new values - the person and the collective, their direct participation in the democratic organization of life of the state and society. The main thing in this context is that the rational consensus of civil society and the state is a factor in universal social discourse and a strategic resource for democratic development in the context of post-pandemic modernity. The aim of the article is to consider the epistemological and sociocultural aspects of the functioning of the communication capabilities of civil society institutions in the context of revealing the possibility and significance of their involvement in the processes of implementing state security policy.

Inter-Governmental Relations in the Provision of Local E-Services

2008 ◽  
pp. 2439-2451
Author(s):  
Robert Kelso
Keyword(s):  
Federal Government ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Economies Of Scale ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
The State ◽  
Federal State ◽  
State Governments ◽  
Political Commentary ◽  
Commonwealth Government ◽  
State And Local

Australia is a nation of 20 million citizens occupying approximately the same land mass as the continental U.S. More than 80% of the population lives in the state capitals where the majority of state and federal government offices and employees are based. The heavily populated areas on the Eastern seaboard, including all of the six state capitals have advanced ICT capability and infrastructure and Australians readily adopt new technologies. However, there is recognition of a digital divide which corresponds with the “great dividing” mountain range separating the sparsely populated arid interior from the populated coastal regions (Trebeck, 2000). A common theme in political commentary is that Australians are “over-governed” with three levels of government, federal, state, and local. Many of the citizens living in isolated regions would say “over-governed” and “underserviced.” Most of the state and local governments, “… have experienced difficulties in managing the relative dis-economies of scale associated with their small and often scattered populations.” Rural and isolated regions are the first to suffer cutbacks in government services in periods of economic stringency. (O’Faircheallaigh, Wanna, & Weller, 1999, p. 98). Australia has, in addition to the Commonwealth government in Canberra, two territory governments, six state governments, and about 700 local governments. All three levels of government, federal, state, and local, have employed ICTs to address the “tyranny of distance” (Blainey, 1967), a term modified and used for nearly 40 years to describe the isolation and disadvantage experienced by residents in remote and regional Australia. While the three levels of Australian governments have been working co-operatively since federation in 1901 with the federal government progressively increasing its power over that time, their agencies and departments generally maintain high levels of separation; the Queensland Government Agent Program is the exception.

scholarly journals Developmental Local Government as a Model for Grassroots Socio-Economic Development in Nigeria

1970 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 42-61
Author(s):  
C Okafor ◽  
EEO Chukwuemeka ◽  
JO Udenta
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Local Population ◽  
The State ◽  
Present System ◽  
State Governments ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
The Third ◽  
Socio Economic Development

In the past five decades of political independence in Nigeria, local government administration has moved from the colonial styled Local administration characterized by peculiar systems to the federating units to the present unified and standardized system that constitutionally recognizes local government as the third tier of government. As the third tier of government, local governments are entitled to a statutory allocation of national revenue and the carrying out of specific functions in response to local needs. The objective of the problem statement of this article is to show that the present system whereby, the Constitution gives the State governments the power to handle issues of organization and responsibility in the local governments places a strong limitation on local autonomy and governance at the local level. The abuse of these provisions in the Constitution by the State governments coupled with other issues such as low level of commitment to the people and lack of monitoring and evaluation are negatively affecting grassroots socio-economic development in the Country. Local economic growth and development is an imperative for overall socio-economic development of the Country (the local population presently faces high incidence of poverty, unemployment, lack of social infrastructure and low economic activities). It is in this context that the article prescribes a developmental local government model which has local economic development (LED) as ‘the mandate’ to address the concerns of poverty, unemployment and inadequate resources in the rural areas. The LED approach enables local governments to stimulate economic activities and improve the socioeconomic conditions of people in the localities by working in partnership with private and other non-governmental sectors.

scholarly journals E-GOVERNMENT AS A METHOD FOR LEGAL COMMUNICATION BETWEEN CIVIL SOCIETY AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 125-138
Author(s):  
Olena Makeieva ◽  
Liudmyla Shapenko ◽  
Kateryna Vodolaskova
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Digital Age ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
The State ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Legal Communication

E-government is a form of public administration which promotes efficiency, openness and transparency of public authorities and local governments with the use of information and telecommunications technologies to form a new type of state focused on meeting the needs of citizens. E-government is studied as a way, a form, the concept, system and mechanism of cooperation between the state (public administration) and public sectors (civil society). As a method for legal communication between civil society and public administration, e-government plays the role of a means of public self-government, which involves interactivity and continuity of interaction between citizens and the state, the presence of public control over the activities of public authorities. This article is dedicated to reveal the role of e-government for realizing the goals of legal communication between its participants in public life. However, further in-depth analysis requires understanding the role of e-government as a means of legal communication, changing the focus and direction of its development in the digital age, as well as exploring promising areas of legal regulation of virtual legal relations between public authorities and civil society. The implementation of e-government in Ukraine should be provided on a qualitatively new level to develop efficient legal communication between government and society as a whole, strengthen confidence in the state and its policies, improve cooperation between public authorities and local governments, business, citizens and civil servants. The authors of this article adhered to its purpose, which is to analyze the understanding of the role of e-government as a means of legal communication, changing the focus and direction of its development in the digital age, and exploring promising areas of legal regulation of virtual legal relations between government and civil society.

scholarly journals SYSTEM OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL ENTITIES ENSURING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF STATE TRANSPORT POLICIES IN UKRAINE OF GENERAL COMPETENCE

2020 ◽  
pp. 90-97
Author(s):  
А. В. Бойко
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
The State ◽  
Transport Policy ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Social Production ◽  
General Competence ◽  
Transport Complex ◽  
Legal Entities

The article, based on the analysis of current legislation, available scientific, journalistic and methodological sources, including foreign experience, clarifies the essence and content of the system of subjects of administrative and legal support for the implementation of state transport policy in Ukraine of general competence. It is established that the subjects of formation and implementation of the state transport policy are one of the main driving forces of the management of the transport complex of the country and ensuring the satisfaction of the needs of the population and social production in transportation. They are represented by subjects of general and special competence. It is proved that the institutional approach to the management of the development of the transport system of Ukraine contributes to the solution of the tasks envisaged by the transport strategy and to the solution of the priority directions of the public-legal provision of the functioning of transport. It is emphasized that in the formation and implementation of transport policy of Ukraine involved not only higher, central and local authorities through both lawmaking and direct law enforcement, as well as numerous civil society institutions, especially local governments, public law entities and legal entities. private law entities exercising delegated powers in the field of transport, various interested public organizations, etc. The subjects of implementation of the state transport policy in Ukraine of general competence include: 1) authorities that form the legal basis of the state transport policy of Ukraine (the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the President of Ukraine, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine); 2) subjects of public administration that promote the implementation of state transport policy within its competence and for which the implementation of certain areas is not the main authority (Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, Security Service of Ukraine, Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, Ministry of Health of Ukraine, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine, State Customs Service of Ukraine, Administration of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, local state administrations, local governments, various civil society institutions, etc.).

scholarly journals Perspective Researches of Managerial Culture in the Sphere of Public Administration at the Present Stage

2020 ◽  
pp. 72-81
Author(s):  
Volodymyr PERZHUN
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Real Life ◽  
The State ◽  
Public Institution ◽  
Management Policy ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Subsequent Formation ◽  
Managerial Culture

The ways of development and structural changes of the Ukrainian society also affected the public administration, which should gradually be transformed into a more open one in the dialogue with the civil society, to become public. Public administration, if it is effective, must fully provide, satisfy, and regulate the activities of society, state institutions, local governments, civil society institutions, labor collectives, and so on. In addition, it is also important to say that the changes and transformations that take place in management affect the development of new principles of management itself in practice, and the modern perception and use of social values in the management process. The outlined changes and transformations determine and, in some way, promote the processes of effective approach to the problems of research of modern directions of formation, development and comprehension of managerial culture. Mostly, this process is related to the real life of society, the state, government agencies, civil society institutions, effective social cooperation between the state and civil society, and so on. In fact, the formation of the components of managerial culture, its place and role in public administration largely depend on these factors. We understand managerial culture as a socio-political phenomenon, which in the process of its formation, is structured into a sufficient public institution, which has an impact on management policy by the state, society, various groups, local communities, social organizations, etc. Hence, the importance of managerial culture increases, which is formed during a certain socio-historical time. We realize that a manager already has some established qualities of managerial culture. Its shaping, and subsequent formation, occurs in a variety of socio-cultural circumstances, the environment, are both organized and spontaneous. The professional activity and work of a public manager depends on it in many respects. Based on this, the tasks of studying managerial culture from the standpoint of new views of the transition to public administration; identification of perspective areas for both scientific and theoretical analysis, for practical application are crucially important today.

Solid Waste Generation and Management in Yobe State, Problems and Mitigations

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 70-76
Author(s):  
Gana, A. H.
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Local Level ◽  
The State ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Management Policy ◽  
State Governments ◽  
Waste Generation ◽  
Sub Saharan

Waste management has been a serious topic of discussion among many countries (developed and developing) over the last few decades. People’s attitude towards uncontrollable waste generation and indiscriminate disposal of waste has increased recently, with these, some countries especially in Sub-Saharan-Africa have non-existent waste management policy and institution framework. In Nigeria local governments have the responsibility to manage waste at local level. During the study quantitative method was deployed, where questionnaire was administered to the respondents. 220 questionnaires were distributed across the state, 100 questionnaires were filled with (45%) return rate. About 93% of the respondents are male and 95% of the respondents have tertiary education. The results showed that most respondents are aware of waste management. 49% of the respondents dump their waste on roadsides and 63% believed that people’s attitudes towards waste disposal should change as it is unethical. The study advocates for a holistic strategy to mitigate indiscriminate generation and disposal of waste in the state. Governments and communities should work together in devising a means to improve waste management. Keywords:Waste, generation, disposal, problem, mitigation and management.

Regulation in the Federal Union

2020 ◽  
pp. 255-294
Author(s):  
Robert P. Inman ◽  
Daniel L. Rubinfeld
Keyword(s):  
Local Governments ◽  
Race To The Top ◽  
State Governments ◽  
National Regulation ◽  
Regulatory Policies ◽  
National Debate ◽  
Local Residents ◽  
State And Local ◽  
Efficient Allocations ◽  
National Governments

This chapter outlines the principles for the efficient regulation of market activities in a federal economy. As with the provision of public services and the assignment of taxing powers, the aim is to allocate regulatory responsibilities between local, state, and national governments so as to ensure efficient allocations. There may be too little regulation as a result of competition by local and state governments for private business and the compensating benefits for residents that those firms might provide, a competition known as “the race to the bottom.” The result will be lax environmental, competitive, or financial regulations imposing damages on residents of other localities or states. If those damages are significant and widespread, then national regulation of such activities will be appropriate. On the other hand, national regulations that preempt local regulations may restrict the ability of state and local governments to tailor their own environment or competitive marketplace to meet the specific needs of their residents. Allowing local regulatory choice that benefits only local residents and imposes only local costs, and may be copied by other states, may lead to a “race to the top.” The chapter provides a template for separating the two “races” and facilitating an informed national debate on federal regulatory policies.

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