scholarly journals PROBLEMS AND VECTORS OF DEVELOPMENT STATE FINANCIAL CONTROL AT LOCAL LEVEL

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nataliya Sobkova ◽  
Liudmyla Ibrahimova ◽  
Serhiy Horodynskyi
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Financial Control ◽  
Budgetary Politics ◽  
Development State

In the article it isinvestigated the necessity to improvet he state financial control as animportant factor of realization of financial lyand budgetary politics of Ukraine and its economic development and identified key shortcomings of its functioning. Based on the research, the main vectors of the development of state financial control at the local level in the conditions of decentralization of power and reform of local government are determined.

Local Government, Decentralisation, Devolution, and Service Delivery in Zimbabwe

2021 ◽  
pp. 1597-1611
Author(s):  
Tawanda Zinyama
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Housing Policy ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Development Education ◽  
Real Power ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
The Government ◽  
Detailed Work

Zimbabwe is one of only a handful of countries in sub-Saharan Africa that have taken part in the wave of decentralisation and devolution. The process differs from the efforts of the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s in that this time the government of Zimbabwe seems ready to cede real power to the lower levels. It is also taking place alongside broad economic and political reforms. Devolution of power is enshrined in Zimbabwe's 2013 Constitution as one of the country's founding values and principles. However, as was the case with in the 2000s, it is sometimes easy to romanticise about the benefits of devolution, thus, fail to take into account the detailed work required before it benefits people at the local level. The devolved administrations exercise considerable autonomy when it comes to tackling poverty: for instance, major areas of economic development, education, health, and housing policy are the responsibility of the devolved institutions. Moreover, the devolved bodies have complete autonomy over how they allocate their budgets.

scholarly journals Evolution of Tatarstan’s Local Self-Governments and Challenges They Face

ADALAH ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Refly Setiawan
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Financial Control ◽  
Tight Control ◽  
Large Cities ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Way

Abstract: The laws in the Republic of Tatarstan tend to limit the powers and coverage of local self-government, but Tatarstan’s laws go even further than most in maintaining the “power vertical” which allows state authorities to keep tight control of local self-governments. This control is exercised officially through the laws, and in practice, with financial controls. The local self- governments have difficulty with self financing and are left beholden to state authorities. Because the heads of the 43 administrative districts and 11 large cities in Tartarstan are directly appointed by the president, he exercises rigid control all the way down to the local level. In addition, because these administration heads are allowed to run for parliament, the president has also consolidated considerable power on the level of the republic’s government. In effect, government on the level of the administrative districts and large cities in the republic is completely in the hands of the president and his appointees, who also have financial control over local self- governments.Keywords: Evolution, Tatarstan Local Government, Challenges Faced Abstrak:Undang-undang di Republik Tatarstan cenderung membatasi kekuasaan dan cakupan pemerintahan setempat, tetapi undang-undang Tatarstan bahkan lebih jauh daripada kebanyakan undang-undang lainnya dalam mempertahankan "vertikal kekuasaan" yang memungkinkan otoritas negara untuk menjaga kontrol ketat atas pemerintahan sendiri. Kontrol ini dilakukan secara resmi melalui undang-undang, dan dalam praktiknya, dengan kontrol keuangan. Pemerintah daerah sendiri mengalami kesulitan dengan pembiayaan dan diserahkan kepada otoritas negara. Karena kepala dari 43 distrik administratif dan 11 kota besar di Tartarstan ditunjuk langsung oleh presiden, maka menjalankan kontrol yang kaku sampai ke tingkat lokal. Selain itu, karena para kepala pemerintahan ini diizinkan mencalonkan diri sebagai parlemen, presiden juga telah mengkonsolidasikan kekuasaan yang cukup besar di tingkat pemerintahan republik. Akibatnya, pemerintahan di tingkat distrik administratif dan kota-kota besar di republik sepenuhnya berada di tangan presiden dan orang-orang yang ditunjuknya yang juga memiliki kendali keuangan atas pemerintahan sendiri daerah.Kata Kunci: Evolusi, Pemerintahan Lokal Tatarstan, Tantangan Yang Dihadapi

scholarly journals Supporting local governance and local economic development – some experiences from Swaziland

2016 ◽  
pp. 4-16
Author(s):  
Terry Parker
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Local Government ◽  
West Africa ◽  
South Asia ◽  
Southern Africa ◽  
Local Economic Development ◽  
Local Governance ◽  
Local Level ◽  
The Third ◽  
Project Documentation

In the December 2012 issue of this Journal, Lucy Slack and Susan Rhodes (2012) of the Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF) introduced a new CLGF programme focussing on improving governance and service delivery at local level in selected Commonwealth countries in Southern and West Africa and South Asia (CLGF no date; CLGF 2015). The initiative is in the third year of its four-year lifespan and it is opportune to examine progress made so far towards achieving the development aims sought by the programme funders, CLGF and partners in 2012. This contribution will explore the operationalisation of the programme to date through a snapshot of implementation in one country under the Southern Africa component of the programme, Swaziland. It will briefly describe how the project emerged, what it intends to achieve, examine progress to date and conclude with some observations around what has been learned so far. The paper draws on the author’s work as Regional Adviser for the CLGF Southern Africa Programme based in Pretoria and project documentation (see Acknowledgements). 

Determining the Nexus between National Policies and Local Practices in the Promotion of Businesses for Local Economic Development in Tanzania

2021 ◽  
pp. 245513332110476
Author(s):  
Faisal Hassan Issa
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Local Economic Development ◽  
Local Level ◽  
National Level ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
Local Practices ◽  
Development Objectives ◽  
National Governments

National governments set policies that affect local level development and influence the pace and content of development initiatives. Local economic development (LED) initiatives require a more robust focus on issues that places local government authorities at centre stage. For decades, at the local government authority level, much effort has been seen in the social development arena shadowing efforts to promote local businesses through business development services. National level organs set to promote businesses and to support the business agenda are expected to be the change catalysts and to propagate supportive policies for sustainable local economic development objectives. Nonetheless, the desired integration of efforts between national and local authorities and the civil society is yet to be observed. Additionally, frequent policy changes affecting the balance of power and authority between the national and local level authorities impact less positively local capacity to promote businesses despite the national efforts in infrastructure development. It is observed that better integration of efforts between the different actors, increased capacity of local authorities and implementation of local initiatives to surmount local challenges while working on policy attributed gaps, are necessary for promoting businesses at the local authority level.

Spatial and Institutional Analysis of the Voivodships Expenditure on Culture in the Years 2003 – 2015

e-Finanse ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 67-75
Author(s):  
Adam Mateusz Suchecki
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Institutional Analysis ◽  
The State ◽  
Cultural Institutions ◽  
Location Quotient ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
National Heritage

AbstractFollowing the completion of the process of decentralisation of public administration in Poland in 2003, a number of tasks implemented previously by the state authorities were transferred to the local level. One of the most significant changes to the financing and management methods of the local authorities was the transfer of tasks related to culture and national heritage to the set of tasks implemented by local governments. As a result of the decentralisation process, the local government units in Poland were given significant autonomy in determining the purposes of their budgetary expenditures on culture. At the same time, they were obliged to cover these expenses from their own revenues.This paper focuses on the analysis of expenditures on culture covered by the voivodship budgets, taking into consideration the structure of cultural institutions by their types, between 2003-2015. The location quotient (LQ) was applied to two selected years (2006 and 2015) to illustrate the diversity of expenditures on culture in individual voivodships.

Enterprise Development Programming in Partnership with Local Government, Science and Business. The Example of Rybnik

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 53-61
Author(s):  
Wojciech Kiljańczyk
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Enterprise Development ◽  
Entrepreneurship Development ◽  
Development Programming ◽  
Development Plans ◽  
Resources And Capabilities ◽  
The City

The article concerns the mechanisms of entrepreneurship development in partnership with local government, science and business. The author presents evidence that the sector partnership is crucial for the success of projects developing entrepreneurship in the local and regional perspective. Local government has the resources and capabilities to act as initiators of projects and programs supporting the economic development of the city or voivodeship. At the same time, representatives of local government units must use appropriate operational and management methods in the implementation of the policy of strengthening entrepreneurship. Inter-sectoral collaboration requires the application of organisational solutions allowing for the involvement of units in different fields and basing on various legislation. The author also indicates that the source of the competitive advantage of cities and regions may be the specialisation, as well as the commercialisation of knowledge and technology. In this case, the inter-sectoral partnership is crucial as it conditions the success of economic development programs in its social, economic and political sense. At the same time, the article describes the methods of building the inter-sectoral cooperation. As a basis for the appropriate use of the different potential of the cooperating participants, the authors indicated projects and programs embracing groups of projects. All this is worth being recognised within the framework of strategic documents, such as development plans, strategies, and other records used by local government agencies. The article uses the outcome of the participatory workshops during the preparation of the Rybnik Enterprise Development Program. The aim of the study is the verification of the assumption that the sectoral partnership is crucial to the processes of local and regional entrepreneurship development.

Attracting foreign capital as a factor in ensuring the country's economic growth

2020 ◽  
pp. 34-41
Author(s):  
Taras Malyshivskyi ◽  
Volodymyr Stefinin
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Foreign Capital ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Current Trend ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Foreign Capital Inflows

The article examines the relationship between attracting foreign capital in the form of foreign direct investment and ensuring economic development. In particular, the analysis of the current structure of the economy is indicated, its raw material character is pointed out and, based on other researches, the necessity of its reform is substantiated, as Ukraine will remain a low-income country if the current trend continues. This is due to the fact that countries with a raw material structure of the economy are characterized by a low level of economic complexity, and therefore are not able to generate high levels of income in society. As a result, the expediency of stimulating the attraction of investment resources into the country’s economy, in particular in the form of foreign direct investment, is substantiated. The dynamics of attracting foreign direct investment to Ukraine and a number of other countries for the period from 1991 to 2019 is analyzed and the key negative factors that deter foreign investors from investing in the economy of Ukraine are indicated. As a result of the analysis, divergent trends in the economic development of Ukraine and other analyzed countries (Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Turkey, Romania, Hungary) were identified, which contributed to economic stagnation and restrained economic growth and development. Taking into account the analysis, as well as based on the concept of investment and innovation growth, it is proposed to use the experience of Israel to improve the country’s investment attractiveness and stimulate foreign capital inflows by adapting the Yozma program to Ukrainian realities. According to our estimates, the adaptation of this program to the Ukrainian economy will attract about $ 350 million over a five-year period of venture capital alone. In addition, programs such as YOSMA can also be implemented at the regional or even local level. We believe that the use of this tool will improve the investment attractiveness of the country, as well as provide sufficient financial resources to modernize the domestic economy and ensure rapid economic growth.

Does Tax Increment Financing Pass the “But-for” Test in Missouri?

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 187-202
Author(s):  
Ahmed Rachid El-Khattabi ◽  
T. William Lester
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Kansas City ◽  
Time Series Data ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Conclusive Evidence ◽  
Series Data ◽  
Tax Increment Financing ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Development Indicators ◽  
The Impact

The use of tax increment financing (TIF) remains a popular, yet highly controversial, tool among policy makers in their efforts to promote economic development. This study conducts a comprehensive assessment of the effectiveness of Missouri’s TIF program, specifically in Kansas City and St. Louis, in creating economic opportunities. We build a time-series data set starting 1990 through 2012 of detailed employment levels, establishment counts, and sales at the census block-group level to run a set of difference-in-differences with matching estimates for the impact of TIF at the local level. Although we analyze the impact of TIF on a wide set of indicators and across various industry sectors, we find no conclusive evidence that the TIF program in either city has a causal impact on key economic development indicators.

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