The Changes of the Roles of the Hungarian Counties: Towards a One and a Half-Tier System?

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 393-415
Author(s):  
István Hoffman
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Service Provider ◽  
Regional Planning ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Public Law ◽  
County Governments ◽  
Tier System ◽  
Definition Of

Several models of the definition of local government competences have been evolved in the modern public law systems. Traditionally the county governments have had an important role in the Hungarian public administration. Although this role was weakened after 1990 the new county governments have had important service provider functions to 2011 which system has been changed by the new Hungarian Municipal Code. The former public services performed by the county governments became the tasks of the central government and partly the functions of the county towns. Thus the counties lost the majority of their functions and they received just narrow competences in regional planning. These tasks were extended by the reforms of 2013 which can be the base of a new “developing county” approach.

scholarly journals Quo vadis? The local government in Turkey after public management reforms

2018 ◽  
Vol 86 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evrim Tan
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Public Management ◽  
Public Services ◽  
New Public Management ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Local Governance ◽  
Reform Process ◽  
Decentralized System ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽  
Quo Vadis

In the 2000s, Turkey has reformed its public administration system in line with New Public Management (NPM) principles towards a more decentralized system. Although the initial aim of the reform process is set to achieve a decentralized and more efficient public management system, the empirical data and official statistics cast doubt on whether this outcome will ever be achieved. Analyzing local government legislation, the discretion of central government in local governance, and the changes in the status of local government in public governance, the article presents the evolution of the local government system in Turkey during the Justice and Development Party government. Points for practitioners The public management reform experience of Turkey resembles the NPM reform patterns in countries with Napoleonic state tradition. Similar to these countries, the emphasis on managerial practices over participatory elements has been prevalent in improving the efficiency and effectiveness of public services. Yet, the findings in the Turkish case challenge the proposition that managerial reforms alone, without improving local democratic governance, can enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of public services.

Challenges of the Implementation of the European Charter of Local Self-Government in Bulgarian Legislation

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 915-927 ◽  
Author(s):  
Milena Hristova Stefanova
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Legal Definition ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Local Significance

This article discusses the challenges of improving Bulgarian legislation in terms of the implementation of the European Charter of Local Self-Government. It proves the necessity to introduce a legal definition of the concept of a “matter of local significance”. In order to ensure the consistent implementation of decentralization, it is required to put in writing the rules for how the local and central government should interact. Both the tools as well as the mechanisms which are used in the decentralization process as well as the expansion of local self-government are in need of legal regulation. All of this aims to improve the effectiveness and efficacy of local government.

Public Administration Reform: An Incentive for Local Transformation?

1997 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 209-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Grochowski
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Local Transformation ◽  
Efficient Operation ◽  
Economic Changes ◽  
Public Administration Reform ◽  
Starting Point

Local self-governments at gmina (municipality) level have become primary components of Poland's democratization. The establishment of self-governing units in 1990 was the most important achievement of the first period of transformation and a very promising sign for potential political and economic changes in the future. An attitude to local self-governments presented after 1993 by postcommunist parties that came back to power, have not allowed these governments to build the infrastructure essential for the efficient operation of the jurisdiction. It also was impossible to establish the next level of self-governance— powiat (county)—designed as a complementary one to gminas. The second phase of self-government reform has been halted. There is still no clarification of the functional responsibilities between different levels of government and no authorization of revenue sources corresponding to functional responsibilities. These facts have a negative influence on local transformation processes including those of an economic nature. That is why public administration reform is perceived as a very necessary step to continue democratic reforms and to make regions and counties or municipalities well managed and administered. However, reorganisation of central government or the introduction of new levels of self-governing units will not automatically promote local transformation. In order to do so public administration requires complex and deep changes. The starting point for these changes will be a new definition of the state and of central government's roles and responsibilities. If public administration reform is to bring real changes its role must be redefined from the perspective of a decentralized state. The reform should be designed and implemented in such a way that helps to work out transparent and efficient mechanisms of intergovernmental relationships. The reform should also change the position of local government relative to central government. New professional standards as well as training programs for local government employees must be prepared to improve human resources and to overcome bad bureaucratic customs and practices inherited from the communist era.

scholarly journals Innovative foundations for optimizing the information and communication system of local government

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (S4) ◽  
pp. 955-967
Author(s):  
Oleg A. Diegtiar ◽  
Тetyana A. Kravchenko ◽  
Olena L. Yevmieshkina ◽  
Tetiana V. Sych ◽  
Yana M. Linetska
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Communication System ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Information Support ◽  
Innovative Methods ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Definition Of

The article is devoted to the study of innovative methods of optimizing the information and communication system of the local government of Ukraine in the changing conditions of nowadays. The main problem of the article is due to the need to eliminate the inconsistency of the modern unsatisfactory state of development of information support for the provision of public services by local self-government bodies of the territories of Ukraine with the requirements of Ukrainian society and the standards of European developed countries. The definition of the category “innovative municipal administration” has been clarified. Specific features of public service provision are defined according to four criteria (“service provision,” “restrictions,” “service concentration,” “monopoly of services”), which disclose their essence and main areas of improvement. The author's definition of the category “public service” is given. It was found that effective servicing of the needs of civil society and economic entities is impossible without the involvement of information systems and technologies and requires the implementation of systematic information support for the management and service activities of local self-government bodies. An innovative information and communication system has been formed to ensure the activities of local self-government bodies in the provision of public services.

SOCIO-POLITICAL PROCESSES AND ISSUES OF PUBLIC GOVERNANCE IN THE EMIRATE OF BUKHARA IN THE COLONIAL CONDITIONS OF THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 78-82
Author(s):  
Feruza Fayziyeva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Russian Empire ◽  
Public Governance ◽  
Political Processes ◽  
The Russian Empire ◽  
Xix Century

The article analyzes the socio-political processes in the Bukhara Emirate in the second half of the XIX century. Also, after the invasion of the Russian Empire, the traditions of public administration in the Emirate of Bukhara, ie the system of central government and local government, were scientifically studied on the basis of historical facts.

The Normative Base of Local Government

2016 ◽  
pp. 24-41
Author(s):  
Rusen Keles
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Small States ◽  
Single Center ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
The Public ◽  
Efficient Performance ◽  
The Social ◽  
Public Entity

International Encyclopaedia of the Social Sciences defines local government as a public entity which is a sub-unit of a state or of a region, charged with the determination and carrying out of certain public policies in a relatively small territory. Local authorities are created to respond to certain needs of the inhabitants in local communities. These are mainly administrative, political and social factors. Leaving aside a few exceptionally small states, carrying out of all the public services from a single center is almost impossible. In order to ensure efficient performance of public services and to avoid both “appoplexy” at the center on one hand, and “anemia” in the periphery, there is a need to reduce the load on the shoulders of the central government and to take necessary measures to strengthen local authorities.

Challenges of the Implementation of the European Charter of Local Self-Government in Finnish Legislation

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-33
Author(s):  
Anni Jäntti ◽  
Hanna Maria Vakkala ◽  
Lotta-Maria Sinervo
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Service Provider ◽  
Public Services ◽  
National Government ◽  
The State ◽  
Regional Level ◽  
Government Reform

In this article, we focus on the challenges for local self-government in Finland. Finnish legislation follows the Articles of the European Charter of Local self-government rather closely. We illustrate how the role of local government as service provider has led to a situation where municipalities are strictly steered by and financially dependent on the national government. Besides this, the burden of public services exposes local government to reforms. Current local government reform by national government challenges local self-government by establishing a regional level of governance. However, it can also bring opportunities for municipalities to focus more on local tasks and decrease the need for strict steering by the state.

scholarly journals Some of the Theoretical Basis of Local Self-Government in the Czech Republic

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-43
Author(s):  
Petr Pospíšil ◽  
Marian Lebiedzik
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Public Law ◽  
Public Affairs ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Scientific Methods ◽  
Public Corporations ◽  
State Administration ◽  
Professional Self ◽  
Definition Of

Abstract In the valid legislation of the Czech Republic, we do not find a clear and completely unambiguous definition of the concept of “self-government”. Nonetheless, it is an institute traditionally used and with content defined in a particular way by the theory of administrative law or administrative science in the context of the division of public administration into state administration and self-government. Self-government usually refers to public administration (i.e. administration of public affairs) carried out by public law bodies other than the state. These public law bodies are most often public corporations, which perform specific tasks within territorial self-government, professional self-government and interest group self-government. The aim of the paper is to provide an interpretation of the theoretical and legislative definition of the concept of self-government and specifically to focus on territorial self-government. In processing the paper and fulfilling the set goal, the authors will primarily use scientific methods of analysis, synthesis, description, explanation and comparison. Based on the presentation and analysis of theoretical opinions on the issue, the applicable legislation of territorial self-government and insights from public law-related practice, the authors conclude that it is appropriate to consider a more detailed (yet open) definition of self-governing tasks of municipalities and regions in the future.

scholarly journals Samodzielność finansowa gmin w kontekście realizacji dochodów budżetowych

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 51-60
Author(s):  
Anna Milewska
Keyword(s):  
Public Finance ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Financial Independence ◽  
The Public ◽  
Independent Entity

Local government in Poland functions as an independent entity in the public finance sector. It performs tasks (most often taking the form of public services) for its residents on its own responsibility. For this purpose, this unit is obliged to organize financial guarantee the implementation of both (own and commissioned tasks in the field of public administration). While in the second case, as a rule, can count on support in the form of targeted subsidies from the central budget, local government should secure own tasks independently. This means that local governments have the possibility (in the aspect specified by legal acts) for financial independence in terms of organizing and collecting budget revenues.

scholarly journals Evaluation of financial performance of contributory organizations under the jurisdiction of municipalities

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-18
Author(s):  
Viera Papcunová
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Economic Analysis ◽  
Financial Performance ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Financial Analysis ◽  
Territorial Development ◽  
Useful Knowledge ◽  
Public Administration Reform ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
To Receive

Public administration reform has brought about, inter alia, the change of financing of original and delegated competences for municipalities. In this context, the conditions for economy of local government have changed, while the pressure was put on municipalities to make more efficient use of their property to receive the greatest possible benefit in terms of economic, social and territorial development. A municipality can manage its own property, but it can also entrust it to the budgetary and contributory organizations. The Act no. 138/1991 Coll. indicates that the municipal authorities and organizations are required to manage municipal property in favour of development of municipalities and their citizens, and protection and creation of the environment. One of the possibilities for increasing the efficiency of property use is also financial analysis, eventually economic analysis. Analysis usually results in practical useful knowledge, creating the foundation for an objective definition of relevant conditions (factors) for the future capital appreciation in municipalities. The aim of this paper is to evaluate financial performance of contributory organizations under the jurisdiction of municipalities with help of selected indicators.

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