scholarly journals Good Governance for Poverty Alleviation: the Case of Malaysia

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Chamhuri Siwar
Keyword(s):  
Delivery System ◽  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
National Development ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
The Public ◽  
Role Of The State

This paper addresses the issue of good governance for poverty alleviation, citing Malaysia as a case study. Malaysia has experienced sustainable growth along with impressive record of poverty reduction. This has been made possible through good governance and pragmatic pro-growth and distribution policies, strategies and programs for poverty alleviation which was implemented since the era of the New Economic Policy (NEP, 1971-1990), National Development Plan (1991-2000) and will be carried over to National Vision Plan (NVP, 2001-2010). The good governance incorporates an enabling policy framework for poverty alleviation which includes the supportive role of the state, effective delivery system embodying an efficient planning and implementation machinery, incorporating top-down and bottom-up processes of strategic planning, targeting and participation, effective implementation coordination, monitoring and evaluation. The public sector has to shoulder good governance by efforts to improve the public service delivery system to make it more efficient, transparent and accountable. Direct targeting of beneficiaries results from identification of the poor and hardcore poor by rural and urban strata and states, supported by a specialized delivery system of a microcredit program, minimizes leakages of poverty alleviation program’s allocations and benefits. Pragmatic pro-growth and distribution policies and strategies in 5-year development plans ensures effective poverty alleviation.

scholarly journals The role of Zambian civil society in evaluation

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 158-184
Author(s):  
John Njovu
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
National Development ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Aid Effectiveness ◽  
Cultural Groups ◽  
Paris Declaration ◽  
Reduction Strategies ◽  
The Government

Without active civil society and their evaluations, Zambia would still be a colonised nation. It is the welfare societies and cultural groups of indigenous Africans that were the foundation for the political movements that fought for its independence from the British. After political independence, civil society grew because of the 1970s global oil and financial crises. This was to mitigate the adverse effects on ordinary citizens of the conditionality of borrowing from the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and developed nations. The increase in foreign development assistance led to an increase in development projects and programmes along with their associated internal management requirements for monitoring and evaluation (M&E). Government, during this time, also started to formulate plans and programmes that required components of M&E (for example, poverty reduction strategies). After the 2005 Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness, M&E rose to prominence in Zambia’s national development processes. Civil society played a major role in the return to multi-party democracy politics of Zambia in 1991. Post 1991, it began to also play a major role in M&E governance and ensuring that the democratic gains of 1991 were protected. Part of the demand for external M&E capacity development was to enhance its watchdog role over the Zambian government. Though the government recognises civil society as a partner in national democratic processes, it is sometimes mistrustful and hostile to evaluation revelations that are critical of government. There remains a need to strengthen this partnership to ensure that national evaluation capacities are developed. Improved capacities will in turn lead to good governance and public service delivery in Zambia. In this way, sustainable development goals will be attained, and no one will be left behind.

scholarly journals Youth Empowerment Program In Nigeria: A Strategy For Poverty Alleviation And National Development

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 12-14
Author(s):  
MUSA WAZIRI ◽  
Abu Idris
Keyword(s):  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Social Science Research ◽  
National Development ◽  
Mirror Image ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Youth Empowerment ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Empowerment Program

Development is a process of attaining sustainable growth and the system's ability to cope with periodic changes in the realization of political, economic and social development through policies and programs. Successful governments in Nigeria have introduced several programs to alleviate poverty and attain national development. This paper is positioned on the qualitative method of social science research using secondary sources of data to examine the impact of the Youth Empowerment Program (YEP) on poverty reduction and national development. The study reveals that Low GDP growth, economic recession, and low investment are direct causes in the shrinking demand for job opportunities for the teeming unemployed youth and above all a mirror image of the state of an economy. It, therefore, explains that YEP has not alleviated poverty among the target beneficiaries and has insignificantly contributed to national development. The paper attributed poor performance of YEP to the high rate of unemployment in the country and therefore recommends for empowering the youth by exposing them into different vocational skills may help them to engage into sustainable-income and self-empowerment for national development which will lead to sustained poverty alleviation.

scholarly journals The Dynamic Impact of Agricultural Fiscal Expenditures and Gross Agricultural Output on Poverty Reduction: A VAR Model Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 5766
Author(s):  
Guanglu Zeng ◽  
Chenggang Zhang ◽  
Sanxi Li ◽  
Hailin Sun
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Time Frame ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Var Model ◽  
Poverty Eradication ◽  
Output Analysis ◽  
Fiscal Spending

China was the first developing country to achieve the poverty eradication target of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 10 years ahead of schedule. Its past approach has been, mainly, to allocate more fiscal spending to rural areas, while strengthening accountability for poverty alleviation. However, some literature suggests that poor rural areas still lack the endogenous dynamics for sustainable growth. Using a vector autoregression (VAR) model, based on data from 1990 to 2019, we find that fiscal spending plays a much more significant role in reducing the poverty ratio than agricultural development. When poverty alleviation is treated as an administrative task, each poor village must complete the spending of top-down poverty alleviation funds within a time frame that is usually shorter than that required for successful specialty agriculture. As a result, the greater the pressure of poverty eradication and the more funds allocated, the more poverty alleviation projects become an anchor for accountability, and the more local governments’ consideration of industry cycles and input–output analysis give way to formalism, homogeneity, and even complicity. We suggest using the leverage of fiscal funds to direct more resources to productive uses, thus guiding future rural revitalization in a more sustainable direction.

scholarly journals “Good Governing Poverty Alleviation” through the PKH Policy - Independent Women's Groups in Poverty Reduction in Batu City (Study at Batu City Social Service)

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 193
Author(s):  
Indah Dwi Maulana ◽  
Jainuri Jainuri ◽  
Hevi Kurnia Hardini
Keyword(s):  
Private Sector ◽  
Social Service ◽  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Standard Operating Procedure ◽  
City Government ◽  
Women's Groups ◽  
Integration Model ◽  
Women’S Groups

Good Governing Poverty Alleviation is a poverty reduction program by implementing a model of Good Governance in this context in the Family Hope Program - Independent Women's Group involving actors in the state, society and private sector. Handling the poverty problem of the Batu City Government in accordance with the Good Governance model through a partnership pattern established with the private sector, KPM and Batu City Social Service is expected to be able to create independent women's groups that are able to try to develop their creativity to rise from poverty for themselves and their families .                    This research uses descriptive qualitative method with data collection techniques such as, observation, interviews and documentation and other data that supports this study both primary and secondary. Based on the results of the study of "Good Governing Poverty Alleviation" through PKH Policy - Independent Women's Groups in Poverty Alleviation in Batu City where there are several problem formulations namely Independent Women's Groups in Poverty Alleviation, Implementation and Dynamics of alleviation Good Governing Poverty through PKH Policy - KPM in Poverty Alleviation Women's Empowerment through Independent Women's Groups in Batu City. The results of this study, namely this policy has actually been well-integrated but in the implementation or implementation at the regional level in this case Batu City has not shown an integration model because there is something that has not been realized normative. What is intended is that the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) has not been regulated in this policy, there are dynamics such as the KPM human resource capacity that is still below the standard so that the policy implementation and private enthusiasm in implementing this policy very, empowering women through KPM is one of the efforts to improve the economy of KPM through a partnership scheme with entrepreneurs in Batu City. 

scholarly journals SISTEM PELAYANAN PUBLIK ERA OTONOMI DAERAH DI KABUPATEN KUTAI KARTANEGARA

Humanus ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 168
Author(s):  
Muhamad Ali Bin Embi ◽  
Rita Widyasari
Keyword(s):  
Service Delivery ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Delivery System ◽  
Public Service ◽  
National Development ◽  
Service Delivery System ◽  
Community Satisfaction ◽  
Public Service Delivery ◽  
Service Effectiveness ◽  
The Public

AbstractThe effectiveness of public service delivery system is an important aspect to ensure that national development can be implemented effectively. The effectiveness of publicservice delivery system will raise community satisfaction on the services delivered. Thusto improve the public service delivery system from time to time, the study on the existingproblems should be conducted eventually.  Therefore this article articulates the problemsof public service delivery system in Indonesia, especially in Kutai Kartanegara Regency. Key words: Public Service, Effectiveness AbstrakKeefektifan sistem pelayanan pelayanan publik merupakan aspek penting untuk memastikan bahwa pembangunan Negara dapat dilaksanakan dengan efektif. Sistempelayanan yang efektif akan dapat meningkatkan kepuasan masyarakat terhadappelayanan yang diberikan. Bagi memastikan pelaksanaan sistem pelayanan publik inidapat diperbaiki dari masa ke semasa, kajian terhadap permasalahan yang timbulperlulah terlebih dahulu dilaksanakan. Oleh itu artikel ini membincangkan tentangpermasalahan sistem pelayanan publik di Indonesia terutamanya yang dialami olehKabupaten Kutai Kartanegara. Key words: Pelayanan Publik, Efektifitas

scholarly journals CORRUPTION AND ITS EFFECT ON NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: A CASE STUDY OF NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (2000-2018)

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-50
Author(s):  
Ishaka Dele ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
National Development ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Primary Sources ◽  
Death Sentences ◽  
Oil Revenues ◽  
Relationship Of

The major objective of this study is to examine the effects of financial corruption on national development in Nigeria (1999-2017). The continuous outcry of the citizens on the evils of corruption and its consequences on national development motivated this study. Data were drawn chiefly from primary sources and subjected to statistical computations of scaling and percentages. The major findings of the study revealed that to a large extent corruption leads to poverty in Nigeria. Also to a large extent increase in oil revenues do not translate to poverty reduction in Nigeria. The study equally, found that to a large extent the oil industry causes underdevelopment and increase poverty in Nigeria. This study therefore advances that stiffer sanctions must be imposed on those found guilty of corrupt practices including death sentences. This will serve as deterrent to others. Since corruption is a relationship of ‘give and take’, both the giver and the receiver must be prosecuted as well. There is the need to strengthen institutions such as the civil service, parliament and the judiciary, which in turn will create interlocking systems of oversight and self-regulation. All of these institutions have to be free of corruption themselves and active players in the fight against corruption and good governance should be entrenched.

scholarly journals Analysis of structural and organisational arrangements of monitoring and evaluation status for the public sector in Zambia

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 504-527
Author(s):  
Vincent Kanyamuna
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Evaluation System ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Horizontal Integration ◽  
The Public ◽  
What Works ◽  
Exploratory Investigation ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Working Groups

This study was an exploratory investigation of the prevailing status of Zambia’s public sector monitoring and evaluation (M&E) structural and organisational arrangements. As a good governance and accountability instrument, a country’s whole-of-government monitoring and evaluation system (WoGM&ES) is supposed to be functionally operated if it was to offer desired benefits. But how do you properly fix a government’s M&E system? Conducting a rigorous diagnostic exercise on the existing system gives a chance to know what works, what does not work and reasons why. It was the objective of this research to critically bring out elements that required attention and those that needed scaling up as well as sustaining. Using the diagnostic checklist comprised of ten (10) components and the LEADS scoring system, different statuses about M&E structural and organisational arrangements for Zambia’s government M&E system were assessed and analysed. The elements assessed include coordination and oversight; joint sector reviews; working groups; ownership; incentives; and linkage with statistical office; horizontal integration; vertical upward integration; vertical downward integration; and link with projects. The findings have shown that overall, the structural and organisational arrangements (that is, structure & linkages) are weak with a LEADS score of point 2—meaning only elements existed. Further in-depth analysis of intra-component status showed that while other elements were less developed, others were fairly well implemented. The diagnosis results are critical to the Zambian government and its stakeholders in knowing which aspects to improve in the effort to build, strengthen and sustain a stronger WoGM&ES going forward.    

scholarly journals PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND THE CHALLENGE OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-45
Author(s):  
Dominic Shimawua ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
National Development ◽  
Capacity Utilization ◽  
Poor Performance ◽  
Public Servants ◽  
The Public ◽  
High Crime

Contemporary Nigeria is plagued with the problems of widespread poverty, large-scale unemployment, technological backwardness, low capacity utilization, inadequate and decayed social and physicalinfrastructure, high incidence of diseases, high crime rate, among others. These disturbing socio-economicindicators in Nigeria are among the worst in the world. Ironically, these unpleasant indicators exist side-byside the country’s great national wealth and potentials, with an enviable stock of human resources whopossess knowledge, expertise and skills especially in the public service. Unfortunately, it appears these knowledgeable public servants are unable to serve as catalysts in the development of the nation. This situation makes the Nigerian case paradoxical. The objective of this study therefore is to identify the challenges preventing Nigerian public administration from playing its catalyzing role in the development of the country as well as to proffer possible solutions. One of the findings is that bribery and corruption are a bane of Nigerian public administration. In fact, they constitute a serious impediment to national development. The paper recommends, inter alia, the empowering of the anti-corruption institutions and introduction of information and communication technology in public governance. The paper submits that the label of poor performance and absence of excellence in the public service has the tendency to undermine development and good governance in Nigeria.

scholarly journals Spatial Economy Approach to Assess The Effectiveness of Poverty Treatment Policy Models and Regional Economic Impacts

2021 ◽  
Vol 887 (1) ◽  
pp. 012019
Author(s):  
A. Prasetyo ◽  
D. Gartika
Keyword(s):  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
National Development ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Safety Net ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Regional Economic ◽  
Policy Model ◽  
Regional Policies

Abstract Poverty in Indonesia is still a major problem in national development. Therefore, poverty is still a top priority program that must be carried out by various regions in Indonesia. Various models of regional policies have been created to promote poverty alleviation. This study aims to evaluate and analyze the poverty alleviation policy model that has been carried out by the Sumedang Regency Government and the Magelang Regency Government and its impact on the socio-economic sector through a spatial approach. The research was carried out with a qualitative descriptive method using secondary data derived from official government documents covering poverty alleviation policies and their performance achievements. This study is able to show a scientific deepening of the form of poverty reduction supported by the sensitivity of regional policies to provide space in the process of spatial-based regional economic development. The results of this study present a partial spatial strategy that must be carried out, including agricultural intensification from the small farming sector, the development of a more dynamic commercial agriculture sector, providing growth stimulation in the non-agricultural rural sector, shifting the productive age population and providing a safety net for those trapped in poverty. poverty as an alternative in solving poverty alleviation. This strategy can be used as a recommendation for further improvement of poverty alleviation policies by presenting policy implications and a roadmap for the action plan.

scholarly journals KAJIAN EFEKTIVITAS PENGELOLAAN ZAKAT SEBAGAI SUATU USAHA UNTUK PEMBERDAYAAN MASYARAKAT DAN PENGENTASAN KEMISKINAN DI KOTA PADANG

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuskar Yuskar
Keyword(s):  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Business Community ◽  
Management Effectiveness ◽  
High Expectations ◽  
The Public ◽  
Current Survey ◽  
Level Of Understanding ◽  
The City

The study is a current survey aims to answer some of the concerns regarding the level of understanding and practice of compulsory charity (muzzaki) on his obligation to pay alms in accordance with the guidance of Islam, alms management effectiveness by BAZ l LAZ by applying the principles of Good Governance Organization, so that the charity can act as community empowerment and poverty alleviation in the city of Padang. Data collection is done by spreading the questionnaires directly to the public compulsory alms (muzzaki). Of the 150 respondents were given a list of questionnaires, only 105 questionnaires can be used. From the results of research conducted can be concluded that a mandatory public charity (muzzaki) in Padang : understand the provisions of alms and tax laws in force; b ) practice to fulfill their zakat obligation is very high: c ) Understanding of the public on the benefits and effectiveness of the payment of zakat through BAZ LAZ is quite high , but the realization of Padang city communities , are majority make payments directly to mustahik zakat , and not many people through the Agency or amil zakat institutions exist: d) understanding and expectations high enough so that the organization alms (BAZ LAZ) can manage alms properly, effectively and economically, based on the principles of good organization governance. e) high expectations and hopes for the community to BAZ I LAZ always be one tool in the business community empowerment and poverty alleviation .

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