Failure in Representation at the Local Government Level? A Case Study

The idea of democracy is a curious oneand puzzling. There is reason for this;everyone talks about democracy no matter whether their views are on the left, centreor right of the political spectrum. Various politicians, regimes, whether in Africa, Europe or America claim to be democratic;yet what each says and does is usuallydifferent. Democracy as a practice is supposed to bestow rules, laws and decisions that are justifiable on democraticgrounds. Democracy also has evolved through social struggles. This article examines the practice of democracy withinthe context of local government in South Africa, and is an attempt to explore the concept of democracy without escaping other historical aspects of the idea and practice. From a methodological standpoint, this article is based on a literature assessment. Lastly and most importantly, this paper has made a scholarly contribution to the scholarship of Political Science and Public Administration with regard to the nexus between democracy and public participation at local government level in South Africa.

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Case study of the role of third-party evaluators in performance-based budgeting reform at the local government level in China

Value for Money: Budget and financial management reform in the People's Republic of China, Taiwan and Australia ◽

10.22459/vm.01.2018.14 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 299-315

Author(s):

Zaozao Zhao

Keyword(s):

Local Government ◽

Third Party ◽

Local Government Level ◽

Government Level

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Impact at Local Government Level: A Multiple Case Study

Performance Auditing ◽

10.4337/9780857931801.00019 ◽

2013 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Katrien Weets

Keyword(s):

Local Government ◽

Multiple Case Study ◽

Multiple Case ◽

Local Government Level ◽

Government Level

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

Journal of Business and Economics ◽

10.15341/jbe(2155-7950)/05.09.2018/002 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 (5) ◽

pp. 388-407

Author(s):

Patricio Gigli ◽

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Donatela Orsi ◽

Marisel Martín Aramburú ◽

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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.

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An Empirical Study of the Financial Mismanagement of Internally Generated Revenue in Ife South Local Government of Osun State, Nigeria

Think India ◽

10.26643/think-india.v19i2.7786 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 19 (2) ◽

pp. 29-38

Author(s):

Adeola Ajayi

Keyword(s):

Local Government ◽

Financial Management ◽

Town Planning ◽

Primary Data ◽

Revenue Generation ◽

Secondary Sources ◽

The Poor ◽

Local Government Level ◽

Government Level ◽

Descriptive Statistical Analysis

This study focused on financial mismanagement of Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in Ife South Local Government. It also identified viable sources of revenue in the local government and examined problems militating against effective collection of revenue. This study was necessitated by the need to ensure increased revenue generation in Ife South local government of Osun State, Nigeria. Primary and secondary sources of data were utilized for the study. The primary data were collected through structured questionnaires. Respondents were selected from career officers in GL. 03-16 in departments and units of finance and supplies, administration, primary healthcare, agriculture, town planning and estate valuation of the local government, thus 180 respondents were sampled representing 29.31% of 614 staff strength of these departments and units of the local government. The questionnaires were administered using descriptive statistical analysis such as frequency and percentage value. The study revealed that there are many viable and non-viable sources of revenue in Ife South local government, the myriad of problems militating against effective collection of the revenue and the poor financial management of internally generated revenue which aptly explains why the local government could not be developed. The study concluded that the share of local government from the statutory allocation be increased, routine auditing and post-auditing from the supervising ministry should be encouraged at the local government level and that the local government should also intensify her effort on increase revenue generation in order to withstand the challenges posed by the current global economic crisis.

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