scholarly journals From lobbyist to extras: Main groups of municipal deputies in Russian municipalities

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 406-422
Author(s):  
Tatyana B. Vitkovskaya ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Executive Branch ◽  
Sverdlovsk Oblast ◽  
Main Method ◽  
The Public ◽  
Kirov Oblast ◽  
Depth Study ◽  
Perm Krai ◽  
High Level

Introduction: most studies on authority and governing in Russian municipalities is focused on the executive branch while the representative power issues get lessexpert attention. Objectives: to identify the main groups of deputies of municipal representative bodies. Methods: the article presents some results of an empirical study of local authorities conducted in 66 municipalities of three Russian regions: Sverdlovsk Oblast, Perm Krai and Kirov Oblast. An in-depth study of the public administration system at the local level was carried out in seven municipalities. These are Verkhnyaya Pyshma, Kushva, Sredneuralsk in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Kungur, Chusovoy, Ocher in Perm Krai and Kirovo-Chepetsk in Kirov Oblast. The main method of collecting information is expert interviews (N=10). Results: the following groups of deputies of municipal representative bodies were identified: “lobbyists”, “resource-holders”, “experts”, and “extras”. Conclusions: groups of municipal deputies differ by a number of parameters, but the most important being the differences in their degree of independence, their affiliation and the view of their own role in the municipal representative body. Municipal administrations and heads of municipalities personally have a high level of control over the extras − the deputies who are the agents of their policy in municipal representative bodies.

Perceptions towards the quality of public services in Romania. Poor outcomes of public administration reforms?

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 263-285
Author(s):  
Claudia Petrescu ◽  
Flavis Mihalache
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Public Management ◽  
Public Services ◽  
New Public Management ◽  
Local Level ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Administration Reform

Public services represent an important dimension of quality of society, as they create the contextual conditions for people to further their quality of life. Romanian public administration reform has brought about a constant institutional transformation, which has influenced both the specific features and the quality of the services. This article aims to analyse trends regarding the perceived quality of public services in Romania, in European comparative perspective, using the data of the European Quality of Life Survey (2003–2016). The article aims to understand the low satisfaction with public services in Romania against the background of the public service reform measures taken by government in this period. The article describes the context of Romanian public administration and public service reform, the most important public policy measures adopted and the most important challenges. The lack of vision in the public service reform, the partial introduction of reform elements, the permanent and, sometimes, conflicting changes are issues that may have influenced the way in which the population perceives the quality of public services. The decentralisation process of public services and the insufficient allocation of public funds for delivering such services at local level might have an impact on their quality and quantity perceived by the population. Keywords: public services; public administration reform; citizens’ satisfaction; New Public Management; New Weberianism.

scholarly journals Citizens local political participation in the Czech Republic: rural-urban comparison

2008 ◽  
Vol 53 (No. 1) ◽  
pp. 21-29
Author(s):  
J. Cmejrek
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Political Participation ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Voter Turnout ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Political Process ◽  
The Political ◽  
Local Administration ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
The Public

The Velvet Revolution in November 1989 in the former Czechoslovakia opened the way to the renewal of the democratic political system. One of the most visible aspects of the Czech political development consisted in the renewal of the essential functions of elections and political parties. On the local level, however, the political process - as well as in other post-communist countries - continued to be for a long time influenced by the remains of the former centralized system wherein the local administration used to be subjected to the central state power. Municipal elections took hold in these countries, however, the local government remained in the embryonic state and a certain absence of real political and economic decision-making mechanism on the local level continued to show. The public administration in the Czech Republic had to deal with the changes in the administrative division of the state, the split of the Czechoslovak federation as well as the fragmentation of municipalities whose number increased by 50 percent. Decision making mechanisms on the local and regional level were suffering from the incomplete territorial hierarchy of public administration and from the unclear division of power between the state administration and local administration bodies. Only at the end of the 1990s, the public administration in the Czech Republic started to get a more integrated and specific shape. Citizens participation in the political process represents one of the key issues of representative democracy. The contemporary democracy has to face the decrease in voter turnout and the low interest of citizens to assume responsibility within the political process. The spread of democratising process following the fall of the iron curtain should not overshadow the risk of internal weakness of democracy. The solution should be looked for in more responsible citizenship and citizens’ political participation. The degree of political participation is considered (together with political pluralism) to be the key element of representative democracy in general terms, as well as of democratic process on the local and regional level. The objective of this paper is to describe the specifics of citizens local political participation in the Czech Republic and to show the differences between rural and urban areas. The paper concentrates on voting and voter turnout but deals also with other forms of citizens political participation.

scholarly journals Public Trust and Financial Transparency of E-Government Implementation in Bandung City

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 136-143
Author(s):  
Dini Arwati ◽  
Dini Verdania Latif
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Global Level ◽  
Information Transparency ◽  
The Public ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Financial Transparency ◽  
The Government ◽  
High Level ◽  
Descriptive Method

Indonesia government, at the time, is now trying to implement e-government in each of the Organization. E-government is a technology and information-based system that aims to improve the function of public administration and relations with the public. With e-government, it hoped that information transparency would be created, especially financial information. A transparent system can prevent the misuse of the budget, which affects the high level of corruption. Survey results at the global level show that there are cases of fraud that cause distrust of the government. The study is intended to determine the level of trust of society towards transparency finance in e-government. The research method used is the descriptive method by distributing questionnaires to 200 people of Bandung residents. The results showed that financial transparency in e-government affected people's trust.

scholarly journals BRINGING THE HORIZON BACK IN: THE MID-RANGE APPROACH TO ORGANIZATIONAL STUDIES

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 30
Author(s):  
Peter Spink
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Organizational Studies ◽  
The Public ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Getulio Vargas ◽  
A Current

In recent years there has been a growing discussion of the lack of impact of organizational studies and, amongst other comments, on a drift away from the public sector agenda. Taking as a starting point two recent key addresses by James March and Jean-Claude Thoenig, both directed to organizational studies scholars, this paper seeks to contribute to this debate both in terms of focus and in terms of methodological approach. It argues in favor of a mid-range territorial focus on organizational affairs and to a place based action-investigation approach to methodology. In doing so it draws on the experience of the Center for Public Administration and Government of the Getulio Vargas Foundation in São Paulo with local level innovation during 1995 – 2008 and on a current project on urban vulnerabilities which has been largely shaped by these conclusions.

scholarly journals HR Policy in Public Administration as an Element of Sustainable Regional Development

2021 ◽  
Vol 295 ◽  
pp. 01062
Author(s):  
Elena Kulikova ◽  
Olga Durandina ◽  
Elena Molokova
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Regional Development ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Competitive Ability ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Public Authority ◽  
Strategic Development ◽  
The Public ◽  
Hr Management ◽  
Sustainable Regional Development

In the course of regional development of any territory, the infrastructure of public administration bodies is crucial, ensuring the strategic development of the territory, its priority areas and a system of interaction organized at the local level. The personnel issue plays an important role in the formation of the territory’s sustainable development. It is the success of the public administration teams work that ensures the growth of the investment attractiveness of the territory, the formation of its competitive ability and, as a clear consequence, success in strategic growth and achieving the planned economic indicators. The paper considers issues of effective HR management in public administration. Effective HR management in any public authority and at all levels is impossible without a certain personnel policy. Accordingly, the main elements of the interpretation and formation of HR management are considered in our research.

scholarly journals SOME ASPECTS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETENCE OF THE AUTHORIZED DIVISION (AUTHORIZED PERSONS) ON PREVENTION AND DETECTION OF CORRUPTION

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (4(106)) ◽  
pp. 136-145
Author(s):  
О. Б. Піскунова
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Legal Status ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Scientific Review ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
Basic Rights ◽  
High Level

The purpose of the article is that on the basis of the analysis of positions of scientists-administrators and norms of the current legislation it is necessary: first, to find out the meaning of the term competence in activity of public administration bodies issues of prevention and detection of corruption, secondly, to clarify the basic rights and responsibilities exercised by the authorized units (authorized persons) on the prevention and detection of corruption as part of the administrative and legal status of the latter. The relevance of the article is that one of the main problems associated with the high level of corruption in the activities of public authorities is the lack of effective departmental anti-corruption programs. The annual plans to prevent corruption in public authorities are mostly formal and reproduce the provisions of the relevant higher-level acts. The detection of corruption is virtually nullified, as there are no systems for detecting and analyzing the risks of corrupt procedures, and there is a neglect of the implementation of mechanisms for reporting suspicions of corruption and protecting those who report them. The article provides a scientific review. The article provides a scientific review of the positions of scientists on understanding the competence of public authorities. The competence of the authorized unit (s) to prevent and detect corruption is considered from the standpoint of the legally established possibility of implementing the set of rights assigned to the authorized units (authorized person), which contribute to the implementation of anti-corruption legislation in terms of prevention and detection. It is proved that the competence of the authorized unit (s) to prevent and detect corruption is a component of the administrative and legal status of the authorized unit (s) and ensures the implementation of the entire functional spectrum of prevention and detection of corruption at the local level. In order to clearly regulate the competence of the authorized unit (s) to prevent and detect corruption, the article draws attention to the need to make appropriate changes to both legislative and local regulations, which will contribute to the formation of a culture of unacceptable corruption.

scholarly journals Involvement of public authority in the development of entrepreneurship and nurturing a business-friendly environment

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (154) ◽  
pp. 55-65
Author(s):  
Jan JAŚKOWIAK ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
International Organizations ◽  
Editorial Staff ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Public Authority ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
Main Method ◽  
Entrepreneurship Development ◽  
The Public ◽  
Source Materials

Purpose: The development of entrepreneurship is associated with both the activity of entrepreneurs and with the involvement of public authorities. Through its decisions the public administration can influence the building of a business-friendly environment. The aim of this research paper is to present the competences of public authorities in the field of entrepreneurship development and the business environment, as well as to indicate the most important factors related to running a business from the perspective of entrepreneurs. Design/methodology/approach: The main method used in the writing of this article is the analysis of source materials. It covers the achievements of public authorities in the field of entrepreneurship development in Poland since 1989. The criteria related to the appropriate conditions for running a business are also considered. Findings: The research examines reports and rankings run by editorial staff of prestigious business magazines and international organizations in terms of criteria as well as actions of countries for the development of entrepreneurship. The tools and methods of public administration that influence the economy through the development of entrepreneurship were also analysed. Originality/value: The article demonstrates the instruments of public authority in Poland, both at the national and regional level, in terms of their potential to nurture a business-friendly environment. The paper can be valuable both for managers and investors, as well as for managers at various levels of public administration.

The Radical Right, the National Municipal League Smear File, and the Controversy over Metropolitan Government in the United States during the Postwar Years

Public Voices ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
John F. Brennan
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Local Level ◽  
The United States ◽  
Right Wing ◽  
Metropolitan Governance ◽  
Metropolitan Government ◽  
The Public ◽  
Grass Roots ◽  
Key Events

This paper reports on activities undertaken by the National Municipal League (NML) and the Public Administration Service (PAS) during the 1950’s and 1960’s to counter libelous and slanderous actions taken by grass roots activists in opposition to efforts to reform metropolitan governance across the United States. I utilize records from the NML archives—and give special attention to their “Smear File”—to chronicle and analyze the key events and actors. Specifically, I focus on the ideas of opponents of metropolitan government reform from the South and West in the United States including Jo Hindman, Dan Smoot, and Don Bell. These individuals used right-wing idea distribution vehicles including magazines, small-town newspapers, and subscription newsletters to disseminate their arguments and rally support for their cause. I also analyze the actions of their foes at the NML and PAS—namely those of Alfred Willoughby, Executive Director of the National Municipal League; H.G. Pope, President of the Public Administration Service;Richard S. Childs, former President of the National Municipal League; and Karl Detzer,Roving Editor for Reader’s Digest and contributing writer for the National Municipal Review, the academic and professional journal of the National Municipal League. This study adds to the literature explaining the lack of metropolitan governmental frameworks at the local level in the United States, which has been built on the work of Charles Tiebout, Vincent Ostrom, Robert Bish, Ronald Oakerson, and Roger Parks. Although this analysis is idiographic and historical in perspective, it does not necessarily challenge the core empirical results of the nomothetic modeling of these scholars.

Prove generali di riforma del lavoro pubblico

2009 ◽  
pp. 239-262
Author(s):  
Giuseppe Ferraro
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Collective Bargaining ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Controversial Issues ◽  
The Public ◽  
Efficiency And Productivity ◽  
General Perspective

- The essay deals with the most controversial issues of the so-called "Brunetta law of delegation", which aims at reforming the regulation of employment in the public sector. Taking into consideration the numerous requests for a review of the sources of regulation in this field, the reform strengthens the role of statutes, while decreases the role of collective bargaining, especially at the local level. The reform intervenes on the sensitive relationship between political and administrative power as well, in order to enhance management independence and to invest management with responsibility to reach efficiency and productivity, even through a stronger use of disciplinary measures. Public administration transparency and accountability is another important issue of this reform. In particular, the aim is to get involved citizens and customers in the first hand through measures - even at the judicial level - which might boost the most inefficient and uncommitted sectors. From a general perspective, this reform is noteworthy as it tries to introduce elements of renewal and to upgrade the public sector. Nevertheless, the proposed measures seem rough and not well-assessed, leading to solutions that often appear demagogic and unable to introduce elements of concrete renewal.Key words: Employment in the Public S ector; Collective Bargaining; Management; Transparency; Incentives; Sanctions.Parole chiave: Lavoro pubblico; Contrattazione collettiva; Dirigenza; Trasparenza; Incentivi; Sanzioni.

L'evoluzione dei controlli sulla spesa pubblica dei Ministeri in Italia

2009 ◽  
pp. 5-27
Author(s):  
Mauro Baffigi
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Local Level ◽  
The State ◽  
Central State ◽  
Short Article ◽  
External Assessment ◽  
The Public ◽  
Central Offices ◽  
State Check ◽  
Central Level

- In this short article the author illustrates the checks carried out on the state expense distributed by the Ministries at central level. After explaining the former means of assessing, the author presents the new laws of expense controls, dating back to ‘90ie. The offices charged of monitoring, once called "Ragionerie centrali", have been named Central offices of balance. These offices, linked to the Ministries, control the state expense at central level; the "Ragionerie territoriali" of the State check it at local level. The Central offices of balance refer to the Department of the Central State "Ragioneria", which is one of the four Department the Ministry of Economics and Finance consist of. The Central offices make an inner public administration check, the "Corte dei conti" makes an external assessment. Moreover the article describes the checks of estimated and final balance carried out by "Corte dei conti" and illustrates the inner assessment due to "Decreto Legislativo" nr.286/99. Finally this essay remarks some experts'opinions about budget controlling and the Industrial Plan to reform the public administration by the Minister of Public Administration and Innovation.

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