The Dynamics of Failing Service Delivery in Nigeria and Ghana

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary S Mangai
Keyword(s):  
Service Delivery ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
Government Performance ◽  
Public Service Delivery ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Donor Agencies ◽  
Made In

This article compares the quality of service delivery in Nigeria and Ghana in the areas of healthcare, food provision and access to clean water and sanitation. Its first finding is that public service delivery in the two countries has been perceived as inadequate and deteriorating for over a decade. Therefore, this paper concludes that Nigeria and Ghana are lagging behind in the provision of basic public services for their citizens and need to re-orient their service delivery. Governments in sub-Saharan countries are working with donor agencies at the forefront of combating poverty through a number of interventions to improve the delivery of public services. Notwithstanding these good intentions, few results have been achieved so far, especially considering the massive investment made in attempts to reduce poverty in this region. The outcomes of this research suggest a strong relationship between household satisfaction and problems experienced in service delivery in these areas. They also show that satisfaction with public service delivery involves more than government performance. Political, geographical and demographic factors are also important predictors.

scholarly journals “Our Lives Are Affected by Government Agencies”: Citizens’ Perception Survey as a Measure of Public Service Efficiency in Ghana

SAGE Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 215824402093590
Author(s):  
Bernard Gumah ◽  
Maxwell A. Aziabah
Keyword(s):  
Service Delivery ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Public Service Delivery ◽  
Services Delivery ◽  
Measuring Efficiency ◽  
Analytic Design ◽  
The Impact

Efficiency in public service delivery is critical in enhancing and improving the quality of citizens’ lives. Conversely, inefficient public service delivery has profound adverse effects on the quality of citizens’ lives. In the theory of public services efficiency, direct citizens’ surveys are a useful tool for measuring efficiency in public services. Our core consideration is the impact on human life, which is viewed as a function of the efficiency of public services delivered. We rely on the Ghana Living Standards Survey data to show that analytic leverage can be gained in gauging public perceptions of public services delivery using a perception index through the application of a comparative analytic design. Our results show that differences exist in the perceptions of efficiency and inefficiency among essential and auxiliary services, and such differences have also been found to mirror the spatio-economic attributes of citizens. We argue that public services can positively affect lives through a combination of policy measures spanning increased fight against corruption, improved funding, enhanced monitoring, and increased institutional capacity for improved expansion in physical presence, quality, and the visibility of public services.

scholarly journals AKUNTABILITAS KINERJA PEMERINTAH DAERAH DALAM PENYELENGGARAAN PELAYANAN PUBLIK DI KABUPATEN LABUHANBATU SELATAN

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 228-241
Author(s):  
Wildan Aswan Tanjung ◽  
Sampara Lukman ◽  
Khasan Effendy ◽  
Aries Djaenuri
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Government Performance ◽  
Public Service Delivery ◽  
Financial Accountability ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Legal Accountability

This study illustrates the accountability of local government performance in the administration of public services in South Labuhanbatu Regency which includes honesty and legal accountability, process accountability, and financial accountability and programs. The method used in this research is descriptive research method by conducting surveys and interviews. The study found that licensing is still not focused in one place, licensing procedures that still require manual signatures, internal and external coordination are still manual and the lack of understanding from the community is an obstacle in the performance of public service delivery.

Public service delivery in the Nordic Region: An exercise in collaborative governance

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elin Cedergren ◽  
◽  
Diana Huynh ◽  
Michael Kull ◽  
John Moodie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Service Delivery ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Collaborative Governance ◽  
Welfare States ◽  
Ageing Population ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
Public Service Delivery ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Nordic Region

Nordic welfare states are world renowned for providing high quality public services. Nordic municipal and regional authorities, in particular, play a central role in the delivery of key public services in areas, such as, health, education, and social care. However, in recent years, public authorities have faced several challenges which have reduced capacity and resources, including long periods of austerity following the 2008 financial crash, rapid demographic changes caused by an ageing population, and the COVID-19 health crisis. In response to these challenges many public authorities have looked to inter-regional, inter-municipal and cross-border collaborations to improve the quality and effectiveness of public service delivery (OECD 2017; ESPON 2019). Indeed, collaborative public service delivery is becoming increasingly prominent in the Nordic Region due to a highly decentralized systems of governance (Nordregio 20015; Eythorsson 2018).

scholarly journals Autonomy of Public Service Delivery Units in Vietnam: An Institutional Perspective

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Minh Thi Hai Vo
Keyword(s):  
Service Delivery ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Path Dependence ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Historical Institutionalism ◽  
Political Commitment ◽  
Institutional Perspective ◽  
Sociological Institutionalism ◽  
Public Service Delivery ◽  
State Management

<p>Intrigued by the burgeoning commercialisation of public services in Vietnam, this research seeks to understand the nature of autonomy that public service delivery units have been given as part of the greater effort of the Government of Vietnam to separate business and service provision from state management. In addressing this objective, the research bases its analysis on historical institutionalism and sociological institutionalism that illuminate insights into institutional factors shaping the autonomy policies and the implementation of the policies in practice. The main data sources the research draws on are legal documents, government reports and in-depth interviews with managers and staff of public service delivery units.  The research findings illustrate that autonomy is very limited in many aspects of management because the autonomy reforms are largely influenced by the socialist-oriented market path dependence. Amidst the exhaustion of resources and legitimacy due to the regime’s flawed economic structure and inherent problems of cronyism and corruption, autonomy is utilized primarily as a strategic instrument to mobilize resources indispensable for the socialist survival. This policy direction creates incentives for the various forms of rent-seeking and corrupt behaviour among public service delivery units, occasioning the rapid and aggressive commercialization of public services. While the root of these problems lies in the intent of the policies, these problems are further nurtured by historical and cultural factors, and seriously compounded by the absence of an effective regulatory and accountability system and the lack of political commitment to fight corruption from the top leaders.  The research addresses the gap in the academic literature by offering an illuminating insight into the nature of autonomy of a country context and demonstrating the merit of converging historical institutionalism and sociological institutionalism for the study of public policies. The research’s significant contribution to policy-making is that it highlights the need to build institutions to fit in well with the reform ideas, especially when such ideas are borrowed or transferred from advanced countries with well-developed institutional foundations.</p>

Scotland's Civic Society v. England's Big Society? Diverging Roles of the VCS in Public Service Delivery

2011 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 353-363 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mike Danson ◽  
Geoffrey Whittam
Keyword(s):  
Northern Ireland ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Public Service Delivery ◽  
Civic Society ◽  
Big Society ◽  
The Public

The devolved governments and parliaments of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland increasingly have been adopting different approaches from England to the delivery of public services. With more powers and responsibilities, Scotland has initiated these moves to divergence, not least with respect to the roles of volunteering, the Voluntary and Community Sectors (VCS) in the context of the ‘Big Society’. This article explores how the environment and institutions in Scotland increasingly are generating moves for different relations between the public, private and VCS. With key powers reserved for the Westminster parliament, differences are demonstrated in the position and development of the VCS.

Voluntary cooperation of citizens in the community model of public service delivery

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beáta MIKUŠOVÁ ◽  
Nikoleta JAKUŠ ◽  
Marián HOLÚBEK
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Public Goods ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Revealed Preferences ◽  
Public Service Delivery ◽  
Continuous Increase ◽  
The Public ◽  
Community Model

Most of the developed countries have implemented new principles of public sector reform – new approaches to the management of the public sector. A major feature of the new public management (NPM) is the introduction of market type mechanisms (MTM) to the running of public service organizations: the marketization of the public service. The marketization of public services aims at a continuous increase in public expenditure efficiency, continual improvements in public services quality, the implementation of the professional management tools in the public sector, and last but not least, charge for public services. Price of public services in mainstream economics theory is connected with preference revelation problem. Economic models explain the relationship between consumer behavior (revealed preferences) and the value of public goods, and thus determine the value of the goods themselves. The aim of the paper is to determine the success of the community model of public service delivery based on the demonstrated preferences of individuals in the consumption of public services / public goods. The direct way of determining the preferences of individuals was used in this paper (willigness to pay and willigness to accept). These preferences will be identified based on the crowdfunding campaign as an example of community model of public goods provision by using survey experiment method. The willingness of individuals to pay is dependent on the individual's relationship with the organisation, the organisation's employees, or sympathise with those for whom the collection is, for whom the project is designed.

scholarly journals INOVASI KUALITAS PELAYANAN PUBLIK PEMERINTAH DAERAH

FIAT JUSTISIA ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Robi Cahyadi Kurniawan
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Service Innovation ◽  
Administrative Reform ◽  
Reform Policy ◽  
Creative Idea ◽  
Bureaucratic Reform ◽  
Local Levels ◽  
Made In

AbstractPublic service is a measure of the performance of the government's most visible. Communities can directly assess the government's performance based on the service they received. For the quality of public services in all ministries / institutions is a fundamental thing that must be improved. Improved public services, the Ministry of Administrative Reform and Bureaucratic Reform policy that since 2014 was a year of public service innovation. All government agencies, both at central and local levels is expected to make a creative idea or an answer to how to work / public service method. Ministry of Administrative Reform and Bureaucratic Reform collect and assess the innovations that have been made in a number of agencies across Indonesia. Hopefully the quality and innovation of public services BPS can always be increased, so that it can continue to compete fairly with other agencies. Keywords: Innovation, Public Services, Local Government AbstrakPelayanan publik merupakan suatu tolok ukur kinerja pemerintah yang paling kasat mata. Masyarakat dapat menilai langsung kinerja pemerintah berdasarkan pelayanan yang diterimanya. Untuk itu kualitas pelayanan publik di semua kementerian/lembaga adalah suatu hal yang mendasar yang harus segera ditingkatkan. Peningkatan pelayanan publik, Kementerian Pendayagunaan Aparatur Negara dan Reformasi Birokrasi (KemenPAN RB) menerapkan kebijakan bahwa sejak tahun 2014 adalah tahun inovasi pelayanan publik. Seluruh instansi pemerintah, baik di pusat maupun daerah diharapkan dapat membuat suatu ide kreatif atau jawaban terhadap cara kerja/metode pelayanan publik. KemenPAN RB mengumpulkan dan menilai inovasi-inovasi yang telah dilakukan di sejumlah instansi di seluruh Indonesia. Semoga kualitas dan inovasi pelayanan publik BPS dapat selalu meningkat, sehingga bisa terus bersaing secara sehat dengan instansi lain. Kata Kunci: Inovasi, Pelayanan Publik, Pemerintah Daerah

scholarly journals Analisis Kebijakan Pemerintahan Terbuka dalam Pelayanan Publik di Kota Denpasar

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 71
Author(s):  
Tities Eka Agustine ◽  
Mohammad Yudha Prawira
Keyword(s):  
Service Delivery ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
City Government ◽  
Government Policies ◽  
Open Government ◽  
Evaluation Instrument ◽  
Public Service Delivery ◽  
The Government

The public services reform is still become an agenda of Indonesian Government. All this time, City government of Denpasar is one of the local government known by integrating public service delivery using technology (E-Government). Nevertheless, there is a new concept that has been developed to improve the government services named Open Government. This concept has three principles, they are policy principle, policy catalyst and policy outcome. Accordance with those terms, the objective of this paper is to provide an analysis of open government policies on public service in Denpasar City. This study is using qualitative method with descriptive approach. The result of this research shows that Denpasar has been achieving the principle of Open Government. The government trying to provide transparency, integrity as well as public participation in accessing public services. The government policies are part of Government of Denpasar’s strong commitment to improve their public service delivery. It’s already stipulated through the mayor’s regulation and mayor’s decree. However, there are several challenges that should be noticed by the City Government of Denpasar. For the massive implementation, they need to provide a legal framework of local regulation and a monitoring and evaluation instrument for public services

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