A legal Study on the Tax-Competition regard to financial autonomy of the local government

The 1976 Local Government Reform among other landmark changes unified the local government system in Nigeria, and the 1979 constitution made local governments the third tier of government and provided for a system of local government by democratically elected councils. More recently, elected local government councils have been dissolved and replaced with Transition Committees or Caretaker Committees appointed by the Governors’ of their respective states. This paper therefore, examines the impact of the caretaker committees in Nigerian Local Government on the practice of constitutional democracy. The discussion is framed by the theoretical perspectives and Nigerian literature on local government and constitutional democracy, and by the recent phenomenal wave of dissolving elected local government councils and subsequent replacement with caretaker committees. Contrary to popular belief, that local government as the third tier of government has failed to achieve the objective for which it was created, this paper observes that party politics has been the bane of Nigerian local government since its inception, and that democratically elected local councils with political and financial autonomy are the major conditions for an effective and efficient multi-purpose local government system in Nigeria.

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Challenges of the Implementation of the European Charter of Local Self-Government in Romania’s Legislation

Lex localis - Journal of Local Self-Government ◽

10.4335/16.4.873-893(2018) ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 16 (4) ◽

pp. 873-893 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Tudor Cristian Ticlau ◽

Bogdan Andrei Moldovan ◽

Cristina Maria Hintea

Keyword(s):

Local Government ◽

Local Governments ◽

Local Governance ◽

East European ◽

Significant Power ◽

Financial Autonomy ◽

Current Article ◽

State Of Affairs ◽

European Family ◽

The Eu

The European Charter on Local Self-government is a defining document for local governments across the EU and was a guideline for developing a framework of local governance based on local autonomy, decentralization that is close to the citizens. It was especially important for Central and East European Countries as they faced the challenges of a total overhaul of their administrative systems after the fall of the communist regimes. Romania fits into this picture as a late comer to the European family, with an administrative system that transitioned slowly from a hyper centralized arrangement to one that offers significant power to local governments. After 20 years since the ratification of the Charter, local government in Romania displays mixed elements, between progressive (protection of local authorities) and conservative (consultation of authorities, financial autonomy) in relation to the charter recommendations. The current article is an analysis on the state of affairs concerning local governance in Romania using the Charter as the main theoretical framework.

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Financial Autonomy as an Aid to Rural Development: A Study of Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta State

African Journal of Accounting and Financial Research ◽

10.52589/ajafr-o9yfjlsv ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4 (3) ◽

pp. 63-72

Author(s):

Egware O.N. ◽

Akporien O.F. ◽

Otuya S.

Keyword(s):

Local Government ◽

Rural Development ◽

Service Delivery ◽

Survey Research ◽

Local Governments ◽

Local Government Area ◽

State Governments ◽

Financial Autonomy ◽

Effective Administration

Lack of financial autonomy and undue interference by state governments have been identified as some of the impediments to effective administration of local governments in Nigeria. To this end, this study was carried out to examine the effect of financial autonomy on rural development using Isoko North Local Government Area as a case study. The study adopted a survey research design; hence, data were collected through the use of questionnaires administered to the management and staff of selected departments in Isoko North Local Government Council. The findings of the study indicate that financial autonomy will contribute positively to rural development and service delivery in the area of study, and recommends that local governments should be made financially autonomous to promote rural development and enhance better service delivery.

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Voting in New Zealand local government elections: the need to encourage greater voter turnout

Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance ◽

10.5130/cjlg.vi24.7541 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 79-97

Author(s):

Andy Asquith ◽

Karen Webster ◽

Andrew Cardow

Keyword(s):

New Zealand ◽

Local Government ◽

Voter Turnout ◽

Central Government ◽

Review Article ◽

Local Elections ◽

Local Democracy ◽

Global Context ◽

Financial Autonomy ◽

General Competence

Within a global context, local government in New Zealand occupies an enviable position: it enjoys both a statutorily-defined ‘power of general competence’ and financial autonomy from central government. However, despite this, voter turnout rates in New Zealand local elections continue to fall as ever fewer New Zealanders engage in this fundamental act of civic engagement. This review article examines the decline in voting over the last four New Zealand local government elections (2010/13/16/19). It aims to do three things: plot the decline; identify and analyse the causes of this decline; and suggest ways in which the decline might be countered. The authors reach the conclusion that local government in New Zealand is at a crossroads – it will either be rejuvenated as a source of local democracy and prosper, or decline into an administrative arm of central government.

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