scholarly journals Between the Regulatory State and the Networked Polity: Central-Local Government Relations in Sweden

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikael Granberg ◽  
Mikael Granberg ◽  
Stig Montin
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Regional Government ◽  
Local Policy ◽  
Regulatory State ◽  
Central State ◽  
State Regulations ◽  
Government Relations ◽  
Integration Of Immigrants ◽  
Post War

Governance research has become strikingly multifaceted in terms of theory, methods and empirical focus. More attention has been given to the spatial and scalar dimensions, and research are becoming more context-sensitive and process-oriented. Drawing upon on results from several research projects and programmes conducted by the authors and some other researchers this article offers an analysis of the development of Swedish central-local government relations since the 1990s. Analysing the constitutional, financial and multi-scalar/multilevel changes of these relations since the end of the Millenium, the strong neoliberal imprint upon ideology and practices is highlighted, showing how de-regulation gradually intermingled with re-regulation, combining market-driven, public welfare provision with measurement, evaluation and control. The article also bring to the fore sustainability, climate change and immigration as local policy fields characterized by horizontal capacity-building involving municipalities, private companies and civil society. Gradually municipal and regional government came under pressure by contextual challenges such as an elderly population, increasing number of school children and integration of immigrants. Related to this central state regulations and obligations multiplied and complicated local policy-making. As a broader discursive framework of the study the analysis is related to Antonino Palumbo’s (2015) exploration of post-war policy development in Europe in the light of two contesting, but complementary, ‘research programmes’, the Regulatory State and the Networked Polity. Finally, the article bring attention to the huge pandemic challenge facing humanity and governance at all levels beginning in spring 2020. What role municipalities will find in this critical juncture remains to be seen.

Policy-Making in Central-Local Government Relations: Balancing Local Autonomy, Macroeconomic Control, and Sectoral Policy Goals

1999 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 237-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jens Blom-Hansen
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Local Autonomy ◽  
Local Policy ◽  
Government Control ◽  
Government Relations ◽  
Policy Goals ◽  
Macroeconomic Control ◽  
Intergovernmental Policy ◽  
Sectoral Policy

This paper seeks to explain patterns of central government control and local government discretion across nations as well as across policy areas. The argument is that central-local policy is the result of the interaction of three types of actors: ‘Expenditure advocates’, ‘expenditure guardians’, and ‘topocrats’. The argument is based on two assumptions. First, the actors are assumed to pursue self-interests – respectively, sectoral policy goals, macroeconomic control, and local autonomy. Second, the actors' abilities to pursue their self-interests are assumed to be constrained and facilitated by the structure of intergovernmental policy networks. The theoretical propositions are put to a first test in a comparative analysis of three policy areas (economic policy, health policy, and child care policy) in the three Scandinavian countries of Sweden, Norway and Denmark.

From Centralised State to Local Government the Case of Poland in the Light of Western European Experience

1993 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 565-581 ◽  
Author(s):  
H T Jensen ◽  
V Plum
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Regional Government ◽  
Central State ◽  
Local Problems ◽  
Eastern European Countries

Several countries in Western Europe have experienced a restructuring of local and regional government. In Scandinavia local government has been a cornerstone in the building of the welfare society. In the last couple of years Poland (and other Eastern European countries) has been restructured to reduce the central state and to give more power to the private sector and the local government. It is argued that coordination at the local-government level is important for a relevant economic and political response to local problems. A framework is provided for an understanding of the development of the central and local states at the cost of activities performed earlier by the family and the local community, but also as a support (in service and regulation) to activities of the private sector. Second, it is argued that the new EC slogan, ‘a Europe of regions’, has the purpose of strengthening the regional level economically and politically and thereby of dismantling and weakening the national state in order to strengthen the EC. Third, the problems and scope of the Polish local-government reform are illustrated, from vertical control to horizontal coordination. There are difficulties in building powerful local governments at a time when they have nearly no money and are unable to provide the social services which used to be provided through the state firms. There is now a political vacuum for which the upcoming new private sector and the new local governments fight.

scholarly journals The role of localism in the development of regional structures in post-war Finland

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 152-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ari-Veikko Anttiroiko ◽  
Pekka Valkama
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Path Dependence ◽  
Regional Government ◽  
Resource Base ◽  
Incremental Development ◽  
Perceived Need ◽  
Post War ◽  
Developed World

A perceived need for a wider resource base for territorial governance has initiated a new trend for regionalisation throughout the developed world. Local governments are frequently opposed to such a development. This article presents an institutional analysis of how Finland’s tradition of strong localism has affected the forms, processes, and results of regionalisation. We argue that path dependence in the form of localist influence from the mid-1990s until the mid-2010s led to an incremental development of regional structures. However, circumstances changed in 2015 due to a historical decision by the centre-right government to establish a new tier of elected regional government. This was due to the diminished credibility of localism given the realities of contextual pressures and the government’s attempts to improve efficiency and competitiveness. Eventually, this turn will radically undermine the role of local government as a stronghold of representative localism.

OPTIMALISASI PERAN PEMDA DALAM MENGATASI KENDALA PELAKSANAAN KONSERVASI KEANEKARAGAMAN HAYATI DI DAERAH (STUDI KASUS PROVINSI BENGKULU)

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Antung Deddy Radiansyah
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Biodiversity Conservation ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Wild Plants ◽  
Regional Government ◽  
Conservation Areas ◽  
Conservation Area ◽  
Conservation Policies

Gaps in biodiversity conservation management within the Conservation Area that are the responsibility of the central government and outside the Conservation Areas or as the Essential Ecosystems Area (EEA) which are the authority of the Regional Government, have caused various spatial conflicts between wildlife /wild plants and land management activities. Several obstacles faced by the Local Government to conduct its authority to manage (EEA), caused the number and area of EEA determined by the Local Government to be still low. At present only 703,000 ha are determined from the 67 million ha indicated by EEA. This study aims to overview biodiversity conservation policies by local governments and company perceptions in implementing conservation policies and formulate strategies for optimizing the role of Local Governments. From the results of this study, there has not been found any legal umbrella for the implementation of Law number 23/ 2014 related to the conservation of important ecosystems in the regions. This regulatory vacuum leaves the local government in a dilemma for continuing various conservation programs. By using a SWOT to the internal strategic environment and external stratetegic environment of the Environment and Forestry Service, Bengkulu Province , as well as using an analysis of company perceptions of the conservation policies regulatary , this study has been formulated a “survival strategy” through collaboration between the Central Government, Local Governments and the Private Sector to optimize the role of Local Government’s to establish EEA in the regions.Keywords: Management gaps, Essential Ecosystems Area (EEA), Conservation Areas, SWOT analysis and perception analysis

scholarly journals With a Little Help from Their Friends: The Consequences of Populists in National Government for Policymaking in Local Government

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-26
Author(s):  
Fred Paxton
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
National Government ◽  
Radical Right ◽  
Local Policy ◽  
Institutional Settings ◽  
Strategic Value ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Multilevel Perspective ◽  
Radical Right Parties ◽  
Newspaper Data

Abstract Despite increasing research into populist parties in power, their impact on subnational institutions has been neglected. Taking a novel multilevel perspective, this article inquires into the policy consequences of populist radical right parties (specifically, the FPÖ and Lega) in local government, and the effect of their simultaneous participation in national government. The article shows the expansion of exclusionary policy that follows their concurrent presence in national and local government. The process that leads from national government entry to local policy influence is traced using interview and newspaper data. The article argues that the influence of central parties over these ‘showcase’ localities is rooted in different multilevel governance configurations. These vary cross-nationally according to two factors: the strength of mayors’ linkages with higher government levels in the different institutional settings and, due to the different extent of party nationalization, the strategic value of the municipality to the central party.

scholarly journals EKSISTENSI PAJAK DAERAH SEBAGAI WUJUD PELAKSANAAN OTONOMI DAERAH DALAM KERANGKA GOOD FINANCIAL GOVERNANCE

Media Iuris ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Galih Arya Prathama
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Financial Management ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Financial Resources ◽  
Regional Government ◽  
Delegation Of Authority ◽  
Government Financing ◽  
Financial Governance ◽  
The Government ◽  
Positive Support

The increase of regional capacity in managing the needs of Regional Development accompanied by the Delegation of Authority from Central Government to Regional Government, has implications in increasing the need for Development Funds, while the Regions can’t continue to rely on the fulfillment of these needs to the Central Government. In response to this, in implementing Autonomy, the Regions are given additional Authority of Financial Management. Such authority, creates demands for the Regions to be creative and focused in achieving the Government Goals that have been established.,As an effort to execute duties and functions of Regional Government in the form of Regional Financial Management, then a region must be able to recognize the potential and explore all the resources it has. Local Government is expected to dig deeper related to the potential derived from its own financial resources, especially in order to meet the needs of government financing and development in the region, one of them through Local Own Revenue as one of the main sources of Regional Financial Reception. Independence of Local Own Revenue for a Regional Government, giving positive support to the ability of the region in meeting the needs to build the region. Thus, the greater source of income derived from the potential owned by a region, the more freely the area can accommodate the needs of community without the interest of Central Government which is not in accordance with the needs of people in the region.

scholarly journals ANALISIS PERKEMBANGAN KEMAMPUAN KEUANGAN DAERAH DALAM MENDUKUNG PELAKSANAAN OTONOMI DAERAH PADA DINAS PENDAPATAN DAERAH KOTA TIDORE

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (04) ◽  
Author(s):  
Umilhair Alting ◽  
Winston Pontoh ◽  
I Gede Suwetja
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Regional Development ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Fiscal Decentralization ◽  
Regional Government ◽  
Financial Capability ◽  
Growth Ratio ◽  
Regional Autonomy ◽  
New Beginning ◽  
The People

Fiscal decentralization is one the major component of the decentralization implementation of regional autonomy. As the new beginning in regional development and the people in managing the resources or all of the potential to the prosperity and the progress of region. Financial aspect is one of the basic criteria to find out the real capability regional government in managing their autonomy system (household system) the capability of regional government in managing their financial can be seen in APBD which describes the capability of local government in financing the activities of development task and equity in each region. The purpose of this research is to determine the financial capability of Tidore in regional autonomy especially in 2013-2017 judging by ratio of independency, decentralization fiscal degree, growth ratio. This research used observation, interview and documentation to collect the data. The data was analyzed using qualitative and quantitative data with described analysis. The result showed that the independence ratio of Tidore has been able to improve its financial capability. The degree of decentralization is still highly dependent on the central government, although it has been increasing year by year. Growth rate fluctuated this indicates the local government of Tidore is not too concerned with regional development and community welfare.Keywords: regional autonomy, ratio of independency, The degree of decentralization ratio, Growth ratio.

scholarly journals Genesis and prerequisites for the emergence of youth parliamentarism in the Russian Federation

2021 ◽  
pp. 87-101
Author(s):  
Daniil Andreevich Phedotov
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Path Dependence ◽  
The Political ◽  
Regional Government ◽  
Historical Aspect ◽  
Political Situation ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Labor Pool

The object of this research is the regional youth representative structures, while the subject is the establishment of youth parliamentary structures in the Russian Federation. The research leans on the methodology of historical neo-institutionalism with the “path dependence” approach. Attention is turned to studying the topic from the perspective of the need of federal and regional government in young personnel, substantiated by the shortage of competent specialists as a result of social disturbances. The empirical basis of this research is the interview with the former governor of Vologda Region (from 1996 to 2011) Vyacheslav Pozgalev, who was among the pioneers of the youth parliamentary movement. The novelty of this lies in examination of the phenomenon of youth parliamentarism in historical aspect. The date of creation of the first youth parliamentary body in Russia is established. The author determines five key prerequisites for the emergence of youth parliamentarism in the Russian Federation: European Charter; proliferation of the Western democratic values; political situation in the country; need for conventional self-expression of youth and creation of the filter for the youth labor pool. These prerequisites contributed the emergence and development of the institutions for expressing the political demands of the youth in the context of continuous dialogue ion with the federal and local government.

scholarly journals Knowledge Management To Improve Local Government Services

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 582-591
Author(s):  
Anwar Sadat
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
High Mobility ◽  
Regional Government ◽  
Organizational Goals ◽  
Intellectual Assets ◽  
Government Experience ◽  
And Performance

This study aimed to improve the service of local governments in combining existing knowledge in an organization so that it can create, collect, maintain and manage employee knowledge and performance through the mastery of knowledge by all members. When knowledge sharing has been successfully applicated in ensuring the services survived in which each apparatus can synergy to achieve better performance to achieve common goals. employees in the Regional Government experience high mobility between agencies in the regions with various basic tasks and functions. Therefore, we need a high adaptability by an employee to be able to carry out tasks in a new place as quickly as possible. This condition results in an agency that is very important to manage its resources in order to support every employee (HR) possessed to carry out their duties properly even though the employee concerned has just entered his institution. This is where the importance of knowledge management or knowlegde management can be felt to keep the organization moving forward despite facing various situations that affect the performance of achieving organizational goals. This study uses a qualitative approach to the type of instrumental case study research. The location of the study was conducted at the Baubau City Regional Secretariat. Data collection techniques used, namely: in-depth interviews, document studies and observations. The results showed that Knowledge Management is an effort to improve the performance capabilities of local government apparatus services in managing their intellectual assets, in the form of existing knowledge and experience. The aim is to utilize these assets to achieve better service performance to accelerate the achievement of the objectives implemented in accordance with bureaucratic reform

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