A Real Or a Marginal Trend in Participatory Budgets in Local Governments

e-Finanse ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 12-21
Author(s):  
Beata Zofia Filipiak ◽  
Marek Dylewski
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Social Participation ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Current Practice ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Public Expenditures ◽  
Public Funds ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Participatory Budget

AbstractThe purpose of the article is analysis of participatory budgets as a tool for shaping decisions of local communities on the use of public funds. The authors ask the question of whether the current practice of using the participatory budget is actually a growing trend in local government finances or, after the initial euphoria resulting from participation, society ceased to notice the real possibilities of influencing the directions of public expenditures as an opportunity to legislate public policies implemented. It is expected that the conducted research will allow us to evaluate the participatory budget and indicate whether this tool practically acts as a stimulus for changes in the scope of tasks under public policies. The authors analyzed and evaluated the announced competitions for projects as part of the procedure for elaborating participatory budgeting for selected LGUs. Then, they carried out an in-depth analysis of the data used to assess real social participation in the process of establishing social policies.

Public Libraries and Local E-Government

2009 ◽  
pp. 647-660 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul T. Jaeger
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
Public Library ◽  
Access Point ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
The Public ◽  
Primary Location ◽  
And Training

Many residents and local communities rely on public libraries for access to and training to use e-government. Many local governments direct citizens to the public library for help in using e-government, while citizens seek help from the public library in using local e-government when they have no other means of connecting or when they want help using e-government. As a result, public libraries now serve not only as instrumentalities of local government, but as a primary location for access to local e-government and a very successful link between citizens to e-government. As residents, communities, and governments rely on public libraries as a main access point to e-government, it essential to better understand the connection and education roles of public libraries to improve the delivery of local e-government.

scholarly journals Participatory Budget as a Tool Supporting the Development of Civil Society in Poland

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-79
Author(s):  
Jarosław Kempa ◽  
Artur Roland Kozłowski
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Social Activity ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Local Conditions ◽  
Participatory Budget ◽  
The Town

AbstractAlthough three decades have passed since the fall of communism in Poland, the observed level of social activity in the country is relatively low. Participatory budget emerged as an idea to increase the involvement of citizens in decision-making processes concerning their immediate surroundings. In addition to their inclusion in the activity of local government, this form of citizen participation is expected to have a positive impact on residents’ involvement in activities for the benefit of the local community. The aim of this article is to indicate the conditions that influenced the implementation of the idea of the first participatory budget in Poland and emphasizing the importance of the civic budget in managing public administration through partial decentralization involving local communities in social dialogue for local investment initiatives, especially in large provincial cities in Poland. The following research question was adopted in the paper: has the introduction of a participatory budget in Poland increased social activity and has it been conducive to the development of civil society. In Poland, the initiative to create a civic budget met good political conditions in the relatively small city of Sopot, which had the resources to implement the project. After successful implementation, this initiative was relatively quickly adopted by other Polish local governments, which then on their own introduced social consultations called the civic budget. Not all poviats introduced the civic budget of their own volition. The government, seeing the possibility of political discounting of this new solution, decided to introduce a mandatory participatory budget in town counties and ordered the allocation of funds from their budgets, no less than 1 % of budget expenditure. The article relies on the case-study method, comparative analysis and trend analysis, qualitative and quantitative methods of description, document analysis and statistical data. The analysis focuses on the town of Sopot and provincial capitals. Local conditions are important for understanding the processes of shaping active civic attitudes in Poland, because cities are the poles of development of civil society and give impetus to innovative changes in the entire socio-economic system. The materials used in the article include reports, documents and legal acts regarding the functioning of the town of Sopot.The study showed that the participatory budget indeed activates the local community around various projects. At the same time, the question of directly translating this activity into an increase in the number of organizations, associations and foundations remains debatable. The introduction of the participatory budget to administrative management practice in local-government units in Poland should be considered in terms of the soft power impact of administration on the shaping and development of civil society, which is still in the development stage in Poland.

scholarly journals FEATURES OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF ACHIEVING FINANCIAL VIABILITY OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES

2017 ◽  
pp. 17-28
Author(s):  
Halyna VOZNIAK
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Intergovernmental Relations ◽  
Fiscal Decentralization ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Voluntary Association ◽  
Financial Viability ◽  
Financial Capacity ◽  
Human Resource Capacity ◽  
Budgetary Decisions

Introduction. In the conditions of the implementation of the government’s decentralization reform, local communities received the real opportunities for increasing the resources which can be used for development. One of the conditions, which provides their economic development, is to create an effective system of intergovernmental relations, aimed to optimizing fiscal decentralization and clear definition of the powers of local government. The increasing interest to the problem of expanding of local communities financial capacity caused by the necessity to find improved mechanisms for incomes separation between the elements of the budget system and types of budgets. Purpose. The purpose of this article is to study of intergovernmental relations in the context of achieving financial viability of local communities and to summarize the preliminary results of the reform. Results. The features of intergovernmental relations in local government reform in Ukraine are highlighted. The fiscal innovations, which extends the autonomy principles of local budgets, reallocates expenditure responsibilities between levels of government and creates conditions for intensification of the process of voluntary association of municipalities, have been analyzed. The first phase of fiscal decentralization in Ukraine has been estimated. It has been shown that despite the strengthening of the solvency of local budgets, the negative trends is intensified: excessive centralization of budgetary decisions; imperfect distribution of functional responsibilities and rights between the central and local governments; low human resource capacity of the community; low financial autonomy of local government and so on. The risks of the further deepening the fiscal decentralization have been justified. Conclusions. It was suggested the directions for increasing financial capacity of local communities in the introduction of industry standards of public services, which should increase the efficiency of planning and using of public funds at all levels; in the improving the basic and reverse subsidies calculations and in the estimation the risks of the fiscal decentralization.

What Has Emerged From 30 Years of the Orangi Pilot Project

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arif Hasan
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
International Development ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
International Agencies ◽  
The Government ◽  
Informal Development ◽  
Sanitation Systems

The causes of what has emerged from 30 years of the Orangi Pilot Project (OPP) can only be understood through understanding the factors that have shaped its evolution. The OPP was established by Akhtar Hameed Khan whose experience-based thinking and theorization has shaped the project philosophy and methodology. Situated in Orangi Town in Karachi, Pakistan, the project has motivated local communities to finance and build their own neighborhood infrastructure while encouraging the local government to build the off-site infrastructure such as trunk sewers and treatment plants. The project expanded to other areas of Pakistan with the OPP’s Research and Training Institute, training local communities in surveying, estimating materials and labor required for construction works, and motivating communities in building their sanitation systems and negotiating with local government to build the off-site infrastructure. The project methodology has been adopted by local governments and bilateral and international development agencies. The philosophy and methodology have also become a part of universities’ and bureaucratic training institutions’ curriculum. So far, households on over 15,560 lanes all over Pakistan have built their sanitation systems by investing 412 million rupees (Rs). According to the OPP 153rd quarterly report in 2018, the total number of households in these lanes is 272,506. The model shaped the sanitation policy of the government of Pakistan and also influenced policies on housing and informal development, which has results in the upgrade in a much greater number of households in urban areas such as Karachi, Lahore, Faisalabad, Kasur, Narowal, Sargodha, Nowshera, Hyderabad, Sukkur, Rawalpindi, Muzaffargarh, Swat, Lodhran, Kehror Pakka, Dunyapur, Khanpur, Bahawalpur, Khairpur, Jalah Arain, Yazman, Vehari, Uchh, Multan, Alipur, Gujranwala, Jampur, Sanghar, Amanullah, Parhoon, Mithi, and Sinjhoro, as well as 128 villages. The project suffered a major blow with the assassination of its director and one of its workers and an attempt on the life of its deputy director in 2013. Due to the resulting insecurity, project programs and various linkages with government and international agencies and nongovernmental organizations suffered. However, due to the OPP’s reputation of capability and its roots within the community, the project has survived (against all predictions) and is in the process of expanding its work and expertise.

Pengambilan Keputusan Dengan Pendekatan Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) Studi Kasus pada Pengembangan Kawasan Situ Pulo, Bekasi

Liquidity ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-99
Author(s):  
Pitri Yandri
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Analytical Hierarchy Process ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Complex Situation ◽  
The Public ◽  
The One ◽  
Hierarchy Process ◽  
Responsible Party

In the era of autonomy, swamp (situ) is the one of property that could be managed by the local government in order to raise their revenues (PAD). However, in order to maximize its PAD, the decisions made by local governments usually faced with a complex situation. The research objective is to assess the perceptions and preferences of stakeholders that include the public, private sector and government towards the development of swamp. One of the eighteen swamps in Bekasi is "Situ Pule By using AHP obtained information that the most responsible party for the development of Situ Pulo is local government. Seeing this fact, the local government should be able to do development initiatives. However, the process of swamp development should depart from the aspirations of local communities.

Assessment of Financial Capabilities of Local Governments in EU Countries for the Development of Local Public Services

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 379-397 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martina Halásková ◽  
Renata Halásková
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Government Expenditure ◽  
Government Expenditures ◽  
Public Expenditures ◽  
Local Public Services ◽  
Local Government Expenditure ◽  
Local Government Expenditures

Local financing in advanced countries enables local governments to assess real local priorities as well as limitations. The present paper deals with financial capabilities of local governments for the development of public services, local government expenditure and fiscal expenditure decentralization in the EU28. By use of cluster analysis, local public expenditures are assessed by selected COFOG functions, as % of total local government expenditures in years 2010-2013. The results proved the largest differences in the set of countries in local government expenditures on social protection and the smallest differences in local expenditures on recreation and cultures, housing and community amenities.

scholarly journals PERAN PEMERINTAH DAERAH DALAM PENGEMBANGAN OBYEK WISATA HUTAN BATU RAMMANG – RAMMANG DI KABUPATEN MAROS

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Harnida Harnida ◽  
Muhammad Tahir
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Role Of Government ◽  
The Government ◽  
Research Type

This study aims to determine the role of local governments in the development of forest tourism rammang rammang stone- Maros and determine the government's efforts in the development of tourism rammang-rammang stone forests Maros, using role government indicator as a facilitator, regulator and mediator. This research is qualitative research type phenomenology. Data were collected using such instruments; Observation, interviews and document searches. The results of this study indicate that in general the role of government in the development of tourism rammang rammang- stone forest in Maros is not maximized. As a facilitator, the government has not been much to facilitate the activities of local communities. As a mediator, local governments lack the desire and complaints from people in the area related to the improvement of facilities and infrastructure. As a regulator, the local government has not communicating about the rules of preservation of these attractions.  Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui peran pemerintah daerah dalam pengembangan obyek wisata Hutan Batu Rammang-rammang Kabupaten Maros dan mengetahui upaya pemerintah dalam pengembangan obyek wisata hutan batu rammang- rammang Kabupaten Maros dengan menggunakan indicator pemerintah sebagai fasilitator, regulator dan mediator. Jenis penelitian ini bersifat kualitatif dengan tipe penelitian fenomenologi. Data dikumpulkan dengan menggunakan instrumen berupa; Observasi, wawancara dan penelusuran dokumen. Hasil Penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa secara umum peran pemerintah dalam pengembangan obyek wisata hutan batu rammang- rammang di Kabupaten Maros belum maksimal. Sebagai fasilitator, pemerintah belum banyak memfasilitasi aktifitas masyarakat setempat. Sebagai mediator, pemerintah daerah kurang keinginan dan keluhan dari masyarakat di daerah tersebut terkait peningkatan sarana dan prasarana. Sebagai regulator, pemerintah daerah juga kurang berkomunikasi mengenai aturan pelestarian obyek wisata tersebut.

scholarly journals Samorząd terytorialny miasta Kalisza. Doświadczenia minionego dwudziestolecia

2018 ◽  
pp. 37-47
Author(s):  
Agnieszka ŻMURKIEWICZ
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Political System ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Standard Of Living ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Transformation ◽  
Local Policy ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness

The reinstatement of local government at the level of the district in Poland in 1990 has resulted in the actual empowerment of local communities, while the local governments have become able to define the goals of local policy that are in line with the expectations of local communities. The local government of Kalisz has taken advantage of the new opportunities to improve the living conditions and standard of living of its citizens since it was instituted. Over the years, due to changes in the political system, related to the establishment of counties, the local government of Kalisz has received new operating opportunities, implementing projects at the level of both districts and counties. The political transformation was complemented by the changes in the election principles of the executive, which has significantly improved the efficiency and effectiveness of the President of Kalisz. The activities of local government have been concentrated on the increasing of social integration by means of taking maximum advantage of local assets and potential. In order to achieve these goals promotional instruments have been employed to encourage foreign investors to investment in Kalisz. A significant part of the local government’s activities concern its longstanding international cooperation with towns in Western, as well as Central and Eastern Europe.

scholarly journals STRUCTURAL DA'WAH THROUGH PUBLIC POLICY (ANALYSIS OF DA'WAH ENCOUNTER AND GOVERNMENT LEGITIMACY IN INDONESIA)

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-133
Author(s):  
Riza Anggara Putra
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
Islamic State ◽  
Central Java ◽  
South Sulawesi ◽  
Public Policy Analysis ◽  
Policy Program ◽  
Islamic Values

The discussion in this article focuses on the study of structural da'wah in public policy in Indonesia, which is currently widely used by local governments in various regions in Indonesia to improve morale and also campaign for Islamic values in their public policies. The focus of the discussion in this article is first, facts related to structural da'wah in Indonesia. Second, what is the background for the existence of structural da'wah in public policy in Indonesia, third, how is the formulation of structural da'wah in appropriate and good public policies. The fact related to how structural da'wah is mushrooming in Indonesia is that many regions apply structural da'wah in public policy. Various examples of regions in Indonesia that carry out structural da'wah in public policy are one of them in the Bulukumba area of South Sulawesi. As well as in Bandung Regency which has a structural da'wah program with the concept of Bandung Religious, a structural da'wah policy program is also implemented in the Central Java and East Java regions, namely in Jepara and Ponorogo Regencies. The emergence of structural da'wah policies in various regions in Indonesia cannot be separated from the existence of regional autonomy policy authorities. Concerning that local governments can regulate and manage their da'wah policies with their respective social structures. such as the degradation of morals and religious politics of the local government. In formulating the structural da'wah policy, the local government uses various innovations and various alternatives in formulating the da'wah policy. Structural da'wah policies must contain Islamic values and teachings that provide motivation, encouragement and an invitation to the Islamic community to implement and apply Islamic teachings as well as possible. The birth of this policy does not aim to make it an Islamic state and create a pure sharia-based constitution that is beneficial to society. Keywords: Structural Da'wah, Public Policy

scholarly journals Community Participation on Tourism Development in Parangtritis Tourism Area, Bantul Regency

2019 ◽  
pp. 225
Author(s):  
Meitolo Hulu ◽  
M. Baiquni ◽  
Chafid Fandeli ◽  
Niken Wirasanti
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Community Participation ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Service Industry ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Primary Data

Parangtritis tourist area is a famous tourist destination in the south of Yogyakarta. The tourist area which consists of a variety of tourist objects such as beaches, sanddune, culinary, religious and cultural tourism has a positive impact on the growth of tourist visits in ??Parangtritis tourist area. This study aims to examine the participation of local people in their contribution to the development of sustainable tourism areas. The method used in this study is descriptive qualitative by conducting primary and secondary data collection. Primary data was collected through interviews with local communities which involved in to the service industry, cultural arts groups and local government of Bantul Regency. The results of the study are (1) the local community has contributed to the development of the Parangtritis tourist area through local cultural activities, tourist attractions and providing of facilities regarding the needs of visitors. (2) the local government of Bantul Regency has several programs related to the empowerment in each of government institution that are addres service industry, tourism local groups and build facilities and infrastructure. But the contribution of local communities has not become a tourist attraction and sustainable. Empowerment programs from local governments have not been specific to training related to services and business activities that are suitable for tourism activities in ??Parangtritis tourist area. Keywords: Community participation, tourist area, sustainable tourism.

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