scholarly journals Corruption and Democracy: Political Corruption in Post-Soeharto Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 04 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Asran Jalal ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Political Corruption ◽  
State Institutions ◽  
Law Enforcement Agency ◽  
Government Level

Post-Soeharto Indonesia, known as the era of reform and democracy, has not been able to inhibit corrupt behaviour by state officials at the central and local government levels, in legislative and executive institutions, or in the judiciary as a judicial institution. This article discusses and analyses the corruption process carried out by state officials, especially those occupying legislative, executive, and special judicial institutions at the central government level in interacting with each other and with outside institutions. The public's hope that ongoing democracy will be able to limit political corruption in Indonesia is only an illusion, considering the democracy model that developed in Indonesia post-Soeharto led to a patronage democracy, namely the interaction of power between state institutions which is based on mutually beneficial considerations. Another consideration is that the institution that administers justice which serves as law enforcement agency is involved in corrupt practices.

Incomplete Fiscal Decentralisation: An Impediment for Local Economic Development in Ghana

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 90-105
Author(s):  
Audrey Smock Amoah ◽  
Imoro Braimah ◽  
Theresa Yaba Baah-Ennumh
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Local Economic Development ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Policy Recommendations ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Fiscal Decentralisation ◽  
Local Government Level ◽  
Government Level

For the past three decades Ghana’s democratic decentralisation policy has sought in vein to establish a local government system capable of pursuing Local Economic Development (LED). One of the major impediments has been the insincere implementation of fiscal decentralisation for the local government to provide the enabling environment for LED. This paper employed primary and secondary data from the Wassa East District Assembly (WEDA) to assess the progress so far in Ghana’s fiscal decentralisation and its effect on LED. The paper highlights the potential benefits of LED and the incapacitation of the District Assembly by the Central government for LED financing. The paper again reveals the effects of the constraints of fiscal decentralisation on LED at the local government level and makes policy recommendations towards effective fiscal decentralisation for improvement in LED.

Impact of Local Government Revenue Structure on Income Growth and Employment in Croatia

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 395-411
Author(s):  
Saša Drezgić ◽  
Maja Grdinić ◽  
Helena Blažić
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Income Taxation ◽  
Income Growth ◽  
Government Revenue ◽  
Local Revenue ◽  
Revenue Structure ◽  
Most Probable Explanation ◽  
Personal Income Taxation ◽  
Government Level

The paper researches effects of local government revenue structure on income growth and employment in Croatia. The results confirm highly positive and significant effects of personal income taxation. This differs dramatically from the previous research based on central government level, which show that property and consumptions taxes are growth-friendly. The most probable explanation of such results could be in narrow revenue structure defined by the vertical fiscal equalisation and the fact that particular local revenue structure does not affect competitiveness in the same way as overall revenue structure of the country.

scholarly journals Disharmoni dalam Dinamika Penyelenggaraan Pemerintahan Daerah

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Dikson Junus ◽  
Sucipto Potabuga
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Government Relations ◽  
Government Level

The dynamics of good governance at the central government level to the level of local government is inseparable from the conflict. Conflict usually occurs horizontally or vertically, causing disharmony in the administration. In the period 2014-2015 in the Province of Gorontalo had experienced dynamics in governance that led to poor inter-regional relations. This paper will discuss the disharmony of Governor and Mayor relationship with the focus of discussion on the function of coordination and supervision in the implementation of local government. The results show that the disinclination of government relations between provinces and municipalities due to unclear division of authority between governments so that structural and functional coordination is not effective and achievement of goals does not always work as expected. This research suggests changing the mindset of government apparatus in the management and administration of government and strengthening cooperation among local government, so that the dynamics of governance can run effectively and efficiently.

scholarly journals PROBLEMS OF ENSURING PUBLIC ORDER AT THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT LEVEL

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 41-45
Author(s):  
A.Sh. Gadzhiev ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Close Contact ◽  
Constitutional Reform ◽  
Public Order ◽  
Local Government Level ◽  
Legislative Changes ◽  
Government Level

The article deals with topical issues of ensuring public order at the local government level in the light of the constitutional reform of 2020 and the adjustment of legislation in this area. The article substantiates the significance of this function of the state at the level of local self-government. Based on statistical data and analysis of the activities of internal Affairs bodies to ensure public order in the context of the pandemic, it is concluded that it is important to preserve not only the function, but also the constitutional consolidation of the independence of local self-government bodies to ensure public order in close contact with state bodies called upon to perform law enforcement activities. It is concluded that today it is difficult to assess the results of changes in the constitutional provision regarding the role of local self-government bodies in ensuring the protection of public order, since legislative changes have not yet affected the practice of implementing this function of local authorities

National Regulations and Local Rules - A Hybrid Regulatory Model of Intelligent Connected Vehicles in China

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 85-101
Author(s):  
Huichun Liu
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Central Government ◽  
National Level ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Legal Issues ◽  
Connected Vehicles ◽  
Local Government Level ◽  
Government Rules ◽  
Regulatory Model ◽  
Government Level

This paper investigates the laws and regulations of China on the intelligent connected vehicles (ICV). After analyzing the current Chinese laws that are related to the ICVs, this paper makes a list of challenges that the current legal framework needs to face if (1) the ICV-related laws are not revised or new laws are not passed, and (2) there are no regulations or rules made to govern the legal issues of the ICVs. Then this paper starts to focus on the research into the national regulations and local government rules. In this part, literature review of the regulations of the central government and the rules of the local government is completed to investigate how this hybrid model works for the development of ICV industry in China. Detailed analysis of text of provisions is provided. The results indicate that the interaction and interconnection of the regulations at the national level and local government level form an underlying framework for the Chinese ICV industry by providing guidance, policies, and implementation rules.    

scholarly journals Local government under the defenders of the constitution

Balcanica ◽  
2004 ◽  
pp. 253-272
Author(s):  
Miroslav Svircevic
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Common People ◽  
State Administration ◽  
History Of ◽  
Local Officials ◽  
The Common ◽  
Executive Agencies ◽  
Communal Organization

The paper explains the development of local government under the rule of the constitution defenders 1842-1858. The author describes the historical facts that led to the abdication of Prince Milos and the establishment of an oligarchic government of chieftains assembled in a council (Toma Vucic Perisic, Avram Petronijevic, Hadji Milutin Garasanin and his son Ilija Stojan and Aleksa Simic), as well as the process of building a modern state administration and cultural identity, an integral part of which was a narrower process of constituting local government. A distinct role in the latter process was played by the Austrian-born Serbs, the only intelligentsia in the Principality of Serbia which was still under Turkish suzerainty. Special attention is given to the analysis of two local government acts instituting centralized local authorities with an enhanced law enforcement role in the districts, counties and communes. Those are District Prefectural System and of County Prefect Office Act of 12 May 1839 and Communal System Act of 13 July the same year. Of great importance was the former law, one of the longest-lived in the history of nineteenth-century Serbian constitutionalism. It was in force in 1839-88 and 1894-1903. Every autocratic regime in Serbia was to rely on it. Its distinctive feature is that it subordinated district and county prefects to the central authority and to the minister of internal affairs. They were reduced to mere police agents deprived of any freedom of action. Thus the local officials assumed the character of rigid administrators looking down on the common people. A natural continuation of this law was the other law of communal organization which turned the lowest local units into mere executive agencies of counties. Thus local government took on the form of a mere transmission of the central government, functioning according to a principle similar to the medieval lord-vassal system: my vassal's vassal is not my vassal.

OPTIMALISASI PERAN PEMDA DALAM MENGATASI KENDALA PELAKSANAAN KONSERVASI KEANEKARAGAMAN HAYATI DI DAERAH (STUDI KASUS PROVINSI BENGKULU)

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Antung Deddy Radiansyah
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Biodiversity Conservation ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Wild Plants ◽  
Regional Government ◽  
Conservation Areas ◽  
Conservation Area ◽  
Conservation Policies

Gaps in biodiversity conservation management within the Conservation Area that are the responsibility of the central government and outside the Conservation Areas or as the Essential Ecosystems Area (EEA) which are the authority of the Regional Government, have caused various spatial conflicts between wildlife /wild plants and land management activities. Several obstacles faced by the Local Government to conduct its authority to manage (EEA), caused the number and area of EEA determined by the Local Government to be still low. At present only 703,000 ha are determined from the 67 million ha indicated by EEA. This study aims to overview biodiversity conservation policies by local governments and company perceptions in implementing conservation policies and formulate strategies for optimizing the role of Local Governments. From the results of this study, there has not been found any legal umbrella for the implementation of Law number 23/ 2014 related to the conservation of important ecosystems in the regions. This regulatory vacuum leaves the local government in a dilemma for continuing various conservation programs. By using a SWOT to the internal strategic environment and external stratetegic environment of the Environment and Forestry Service, Bengkulu Province , as well as using an analysis of company perceptions of the conservation policies regulatary , this study has been formulated a “survival strategy” through collaboration between the Central Government, Local Governments and the Private Sector to optimize the role of Local Government’s to establish EEA in the regions.Keywords: Management gaps, Essential Ecosystems Area (EEA), Conservation Areas, SWOT analysis and perception analysis

PERIMBANGAN KEUANGAN ANTARA PEMERINTAH PUSAT DENGAN PEMERINTAH DAERAH DALAM PENGELOLAAN KEUANGAN DAERAH

2016 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Edward Hutagalung
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
Fiscal Capacity ◽  
Regional Autonomy ◽  
The Public ◽  
Delegation Of Authority ◽  
Regional Authority ◽  
Local Sources ◽  
Tax Sharing

The fi nancial relationship between central and local government can be defi ned as a system that regulates how some funds were divided among various levels of government as well as how to fi ndsources of local empowerment to support the activities of the public sector.Fiscal decentralization is the delegation of authority granted by the central government to theregions to make policy in the area of   fi nancial management.One of the main pillars of regional autonomy is a regional authority to independently manage thefi nancial area. State of Indonesia as a unitary state of Indonesia adheres to a combination of elementsof recognition for local authorities to independently manage fi nances combined with the element oftransferring fi scal authority and supervision of the fi scal policy area.General Allocation Fund an area allocated on the basis of the fi scal gap and basic allocation whilethe fi scal gap is reduced by the fi scal needs of local fi scal capacity. Fiscal capacity of local sources offunding that comes from the area of   regional revenue and Tax Sharing Funds outside the ReforestationFund.The results showed that the strengthening of local fi scal capacity is in line with regional autonomy.

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

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 388-407
Author(s):  
Patricio Gigli ◽  
◽  
Donatela Orsi ◽  
Marisel Martín Aramburú ◽  
◽  
...  
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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