Our Untapped Wealth: Toward Modern Management of Public Assets

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mauricio García Mejía ◽  
Alejandro Pareja ◽  
Pedro Farias
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Asset Management ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Public Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
National Level ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
Financing Risk ◽  
Asset Planning ◽  
The Many

Historically, governments in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) have accumulated extensive assets. In recent decades, austerity and cost-cutting needs, sustainability agendas, the changing role of the State, information and communication technologies, public management reforms, and increasing knowledge sharing, have significantly changed the management practices of public buildings, movable property, land, forests, cultural heritage, and other nonfinancial public assets. Unfortunately, LAC societies have not reaped the many potential benefits that nonfinancial public assets could generate. Outdated regulatory frameworks and lack of adequate management instruments and technological tools, limit the economic and social uses of these assets. These affects their ability to contribute to the emergence from crises. The first chapter discusses the many benefits of efficient asset management. It evaluates the situation of public asset management in LAC and presents a model with the core components of an efficient public asset management system (governance, information, financing, risk management, measurement and control, and strategic asset planning). The second chapter presents an example of asset management transformation at the national level, describing the background and scope of the reforms undertaken by New Zealand three decades ago. The third chapter analyzes the implications of efficient asset management for local governments, concluding with a proposal for the creation of urban wealth funds.

Understanding the impact of mandatory accrual accounting on management practices: interpretation of Japanese local governments’ behavior

2021 ◽  
pp. 002085232198895
Author(s):  
Makoto Kuroki ◽  
Keiko Ishikawa ◽  
Kiyoshi Yamamoto
Keyword(s):  
Internal Control ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Public Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
New Public Management ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Institutional Pressures ◽  
Accrual Accounting ◽  
Logistic Analysis ◽  
The Impact

Accompanying the spread of “new public management” since the 1980s, accrual accounting and results-based management has become a global standard. However, whether accrual accounting results in successful outcomes and which drivers lead to the intended impacts of the reform have been contested. Given the mixed arguments in the literature, we set out two research questions: (1) “Have public sector organizations realized any positive impacts on management practices by adopting mandatory accrual accounting?”; and (2) “What are the primary drivers of such impacts?” To answer these questions, we examine the impact on management practices by analyzing a survey to ascertain how financial department officers in Japanese local governments perceive the benefits of adopting mandatory accrual accounting on management practices. The results indicate that they have so far not recognized the intended benefits, though they had expected higher benefits in internal control. Then, we use technical-rational, socio-political, and institutional isomorphic perspectives in a comprehensive approach to understand the impacts on management practices. The logistic analysis shows that financial managers in local governments that do not have a majority party in the assembly, but consist of several parties in power, as well as in those with greater financial dependence on the central government, perceive higher benefits. Further, we find that financial managers that imitate other local governments as a form of mimetic pressure perceive fewer benefits. The results show that some technical-rational tools, socio-political conditions, and institutional pressures change the perceived benefits for public managers of adopting mandatory accrual accounting. Points for practitioners We find that some technical-rational, socio-political, and institutional factors explain the intended internal benefits of the mandatory adoption of accrual accounting. In practice, financial managers in local government feel the merits of accrual accounting in less autonomy in not only politics, but also finance, and few mimetic conditions. It might be understood that difficult situations would drive practitioners to use mandatory information.

PARTNERSHIP OF THE AUTHORITY, BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY AS A COMPLEX OF THE CAPACITY OF THE UNIONED TERRITORIAL COMMUNITIES

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-15
Author(s):  
I. Bovsunovskaya
Keyword(s):  
Private Sector ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Public Management ◽  
Local Economic Development ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Local Economy ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Strategic Action ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
Role Of The State

The purpose of this article is a theoretical and methodological analysis of the development of the institution of partnership of power, business and community as a mechanism for increasing the capacity of the united territorial communities to resolving of local issues. The main сonclusions and results of the research are used in the educational process in the development and teaching of normative and special courses "Economics and Governance" and "Decentralization and Development of Territorial Communities" at the Tavrida National V. I. Vernadsky University for the students of the Master's program "Public Management and Administration". The concept of the capacity of the territorial community as an ability to perform the functions entrusted by the legislation directly to the community and local self-government authorities with regard to ensuring its life and development is defined. The configuration of the capacity of the territorial community has been substantiated, its components (internal and external capacity) have been clarified. The functioning of the institution of partnership between the authorities, the private sector and the community is considered as an important part of the capacity of territorial communities to decide local issues. It is proved that strengthening the local economy, the competitiveness of the territories, increasing investment and improving the quality of life requires understanding of the processes of local economic development and taking strategic action in a changing, and increasingly competitive, market economy. It has been determined that the role of the state as an important participant in partnership with local governments, with territorial communities and the private sector is becoming more and more significant. The main results of this article can be applied by public authorities, local government authorities, research centers and institutes, and higher educational institutions.

scholarly journals DINÂMICAS DO CONTEXTO POLÍTICO E ADMINISTRATIVO NA CONSTRUÇÃO DA ADMINISTRAÇÃO PÚBLICA EM MOÇAMBIQUE

Revista Foco ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 70
Author(s):  
Albino Alves Simione
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Public Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Recent Trend ◽  
Change Initiatives ◽  
Institutional Conditions ◽  
Organization And Management ◽  
State Organization ◽  
Political Design

Este trabalho tem como finalidade analisar a trajetória recente da administração pública e compreender as transformações que visam a modernização dos processos de gestão em Moçambique. Está baseado na revisão de literatura sobre os modelos de administração pública e na análise de documentos que expressam as diferentes práticas de gestão implementadas no período de 1975 a 2011. Adotamos uma abordagem qualitativa com enfoque exploratório sobre o caso da administração pública moçambicana e, sustentamos nosso estudo na análise de conteúdo de documentos oficiais que retratam as condições estruturais e institucionais sobre o desenho político da organização do Estado e as opções de gestão realizadas ao longo do tempo. Após fazermos um balanço que percorre a administração pública burocrática, a administração pública na era da democracia e o projeto implementado pela estratégia de reforma administrativa do ano de 2001, os resultados da análise empreendida mostram-nos que, apesar da introdução de um número grande de iniciativas de mudanças no seio da administração pública moçambicana, persistem desafios no contexto da agenda de modernização com destaque para o arcabouço institucional vindo do período de maior centralização administrativa, o grau de indução da descentralização exercido pelos governos central e locais e as fragilidades organizacionais e estruturais da administração pública que limitam e condicionam os processos de reformas que têm sido desenvolvidos. This work aims to analyze the recent trend of public administration and understand the changes that seek to modernize the management process in Mozambique. It is based on literature review on the models of public administration and analysis of documents expressing different management practices implemented in the period 1975-2011. We adopted a qualitative approach with exploratory focus on the case of mozambican public administration and we maintain our study on the content analysis of official documents that depict the structural and institutional conditions on the political design of the State organization and management choices made over time. After doing a retrospective that runs bureaucratic public administration, public administration in the era of democracy and the project implemented by the administrative reform strategy of the year 2001, the results show us that despite the introduction of a large number of change initiatives within the mozambican public management, there are still challenges in the modernization agenda highlighting the institutional framework coming from greater administrative centralization period, the degree of induction of decentralization exercised by central and local governments and structural and organizational weaknesses of public administration that limit the processes of reforms that have been developed.

scholarly journals Physical Asset Management Practices And Quality Service Delivery In Local Governments In Mid North Sub-Region Of Uganda

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 73-79
Author(s):  
Peter Adoko Obicci
Keyword(s):  
Service Delivery ◽  
Asset Management ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Quantitative Approach ◽  
Clear Understanding ◽  
Quality Service ◽  
Services Delivery ◽  
Physical Assets ◽  
Physical Asset

Purpose of the study: Amidst soaring use of excellent physical assets, there is a less clear understanding of their weight on service delivery. Drawing on the contention that quality services delivery relies on excellent physical assets, the study aimed to establish how physical asset management practices affect quality service delivery in local governments in the mid-north sub-region of Uganda. Methodology: The study used a cross-sectional design with a quantitative approach. A sample of 131 respondents was targeted and obtained using simple random and purposive sampling of physical asset managers in local governments. Collected data using a self-administered questionnaire was analyzed quantitatively (descriptive and inferential statistics) using Statistical Program for Social Scientists (SPSS Ver. 23). Main Findings: Findings revealed that there was a positive correlation between physical asset management practices (rho.506) and quality service delivery. Accordingly, it was concluded that physical asset management practices, measured in terms of lifecycle planning, risk management, information management and performance management significantly affected quality service delivery in local governments in the mid-north sub-region of Uganda. Research limitations/implications: The study used a quantitative approach in two local governments with probable missed out on qualitative aspects aside difficulty in generalizability. However, it enlightens theoreticians and practitioners in ensuring proper execution of physical asset management practices in engineering, infrastructure, estate, finance and above all public procurement; for the provision of quality services desired and expected by the different stakeholders. Novelty/Originality of this study: This study parallels those in developed countries which reveal that success in quality service delivery is a result of using excellent physical assets. However, in developing countries studies are nearly nonexistent. Essentially, there is a paucity of research addressing the subject creating a need to study and systematically document elevation of delivery of quality services using excellent physical assets. 

Local E-Government in Brazil

2009 ◽  
pp. 863-878 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Rodrigues Filho ◽  
João Rodrigues dos Santos Junior
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Municipal Government ◽  
Local Level ◽  
National Level ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Political Structures ◽  
Local Levels ◽  
Successes And Failures

E-government has the potential to enhance democracy and transparency, increasing opportunities for citizen interaction. Literature has given many examples of successes and failures in its implementation, especially at the national level. Now, there are claims that the greatest opportunities for e-government are at the local level, because local governments have more contact with citizens. However, little attention has been paid to the highly bureaucratic and paternalistic government structures at local levels, and to how information and communication technologies (ICTs) may affect interaction and participation. Most of the literature fails to cover this relationship, and most of the time tries to emphasize just the technical obstacles instead of obstacles of a non-technical nature, such as political and bureaucratic barriers. In this study, an attempt is made to show that ICTs in municipal government in Brazil are designed in such a way that they resemble the traditional political structures, maintaining politics as usual and avoiding new forms of interaction and participation.

“New Public Management” in China at the Local Level: Competition-Driven Local Public Service Reform in Tianjin

2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xufeng Zhu ◽  
Qiyuan Jiao
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Public Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
New Public Management ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Service Outsourcing ◽  
New Public ◽  
Tianjin City ◽  
Administrative Licensing

New public management (NPM) paradigm plays an increasingly important role in contemporary public management practices throughout the democratic world. This article argues that the driving force behind NPM reform in China at the local level is the competitive pressure to improve administrative performance. In China, where there is no electoral democratic regime, local governments face pressure in competition with counterparts over economic performance and consequent promotion opportunities for their leadership. The introduction of NPM can make local governments more effective and efficient in providing public services, which can result in local governments attracting more investments and enhancing competitiveness. The administrative licensing reform with public service outsourcing in Heping District, Tianjin City, China, is an example of NPM reform driven by competition among local governments. Keywords: new public management • local governments • administrative licensing • public service outsourcing • China

scholarly journals Municipal Solid Waste Status in Iran; From Generation to Disposal

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zeynab Golhosseini ◽  
Mahdi Jalili Ghazizade
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
National Level ◽  
Waste Generation ◽  
Waste Composition ◽  
Solid Waste Generation ◽  
Per Capita

Abstract The critical step of policymaking and planning for the local governments to select appropriate waste management methods and accomplish the required programs and projects, is comprehensive information on solid waste generation. Since in the last decade there has not been a comprehensive and integrated study for identifying waste management practices at a nationwide level, so this paper presents an overview of the current solid waste generation, characteristics and disposal method covering all 31 provinces of Iran based on available information and integrated waste management plans. The results show the average of solid waste generation (municipal and rural) throughout the country is 630 grams per capita per day. Although this is 10 percent higher than its level in the past decade, it is still lower than the global average per capita (740 grams per day). Solid waste composition in Iran comprises primarily organic, with 70 percent, followed by paper and plastic that account 7 percent, make up the waste stream. In addition, on average over 90 percent of generated solid waste in Iran is still openly dumped that increase healthy and environmental risk. So it is suggested that due to obtain accurate and reliable data, a comprehensive waste monitoring plan at the national level should be defined and waste composition and generation rate determined and updated through a standard method within certain interval time. According to the data of this research, planning and financial support for source separation can decrease environmental, economic and social problems in current solid waste management systems.

scholarly journals MANAGEMENT OF CAPITAL ASSETS BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS: AN ASSESSMENT AND BENCHMARKING SURVEY

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga KAGANOVA ◽  
Jeffrey TELGARSKY
Keyword(s):  
Asset Management ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Management Practice ◽  
Assessment Instrument ◽  
Survey Question ◽  
Composite Image ◽  
Capital Assets ◽  
Key Characteristics

There is a growing recognition of the importance of government-owned capital assets, both conceptually and in practice, in large part due to the 2008 global financial crisis. However, a sizeable gap remains between the academic and professional “universe of knowledge” surrounding government asset management, and the actual asset management practiced by governments. In particular, the majority of governments around the world are wholly uninformed when it comes to good asset management. The purpose of this paper is to reduce this gap and suggest an instrument specifically for local governments, for the evaluation of their asset management, in order to help them to identify the weakest elements of asset management and thus focus limited resources on improving these elements. The instrument consists of essentially a composite image of good asset management practices for three main asset types: buildings, land, and infrastructure. The instrument specifies each asset management practice by its key characteristics and then converts each characteristic into a survey question. Answers are scored and a total score for each asset type is calculated. The assessment instrument can be used by local governments, their advisers, and by researchers interested in comparative analysis of asset management in different jurisdictions or countries.

Entrepreneurship Management at the Local Government Level: The Experience of the Cities for Entrepreneurs Program

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 388-407
Author(s):  
Patricio Gigli ◽  
◽  
Donatela Orsi ◽  
Marisel Martín Aramburú ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Structural Characteristics ◽  
National Level ◽  
Development Issue ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Local Government Level ◽  
Micro Level ◽  
Government Level

This paper aims at describing the experience of the Cities for Entrepreneurs Program (Ciudades para Emprender or CPE) of the National Directorate of Community and Human Capital (which belongs to the SEPYME), National Ministry of Production. This paper starts from the premise that entrepreneurship takes place at the most micro level of the offer and, therefore, is a concept associated with the characteristics of the environment closest to that offer: the local territory. However, there is little history in the country of public policies relating the issue of entrepreneurship with the local management. That is why we take as a starting point the conceptualization of the chosen framework: local governments and the development issue, seen from the perspective of entrepreneurships. Moreover, an overview is given on the structural characteristics of municipalities in Argentina. In addition, some international experiences and attempts to promote entrepreneurship at a national level are analyzed. Finally, the Cities for Entrepreneurs Program (CPE) is outlined, based on a summary of the diagnoses of the Entrepreneurial Ecosystems of the selected cities and the tools used and their execution status at the time of publication of this paper.

General Particulars Regarding the Conflict of Interest

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-149
Author(s):  
Aurelia Teodora Drăghici
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Conflict Of Interest ◽  
Conflicts Of Interest ◽  
National Level ◽  
The State ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
Legal Implications ◽  
Determining Factors ◽  
Changing Role

SummaryTheme conflicts of interest is one of the major reasons for concern local government, regional and central administrative and criminal legal implications aiming to uphold the integrity and decisions objectively. Also, most obviously, conflicts of interest occur at the national level where political stakes are usually highest, one of the determining factors of this segment being the changing role of the state itself, which creates opportunities for individual gain through its transformations.

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