scholarly journals Three Decades of Public Expenditure Management in Zimbabwe

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
Gideon Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Public Expenditure ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Management Process ◽  
Internal Auditors ◽  
The Public ◽  
Key Players ◽  
Public Expenditure Management ◽  
Transparency And Accountability

Sound public expenditure management forms the bedrock of public administration. It facilitates producence, efficiency, transparency and accountability in expenditure processes at various levels of government. This serves as a long term barricade aginst debt trap.  This article responds to these fundamental concerns by examining the nature, processes and challenges of public expenditure management in Zimbabwe. Reviews of expenditure management systems in Zimbabwe show general consistence with those in Anglophone Africa. Ministries of finance, working closely with spending ministries, Accounting Officers, Public Accounts Committees of Parliament, Auditor Generals and internal auditors-constitute key players in the public expenditure management process. Notwithstanding this, overall expenditure over the decades remained sticky downwards due to inflationary pressures, unbudgeted expenditures and weak expenditure management systems. Robust mesaures should be put in place to institutionalise a culture of compliance with extant expenditure management frameworks at both the macro and micro levels of government.

DIRECTIONS FOR PROVISION OF PUBLIC BODIES’ TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY DEVELOPMENT

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (11) ◽  
pp. 144-154
Author(s):  
Olga Mykhailоvna Ivanitskaya
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Participatory Democracy ◽  
Main Task ◽  
The Public ◽  
State Governance ◽  
Legislative Initiative ◽  
The Government ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Right ◽  
Transparency And Accountability

The article is devoted to issues of ensuring transparency and ac- countability of authorities in the conditions of participatory democracy (democ- racy of participation). It is argued that the public should be guaranteed not only the right for access to information but also the prerequisites for expanding its par- ticipation in state governance. These prerequisites include: the adoption of clearly measurable macroeconomic and social goals and the provision of control of the processes of their compliance with the government by citizens of the country; ex- tension of the circle of subjects of legislative initiative due to realization of such rights by citizens and their groups; legislative definition of the forms of citizens’ participation in making publicly significant decisions, design of relevant orders and procedures, in particular participation in local referendum; outlining methods and procedures for taking into account social thought when making socially im- portant decisions. The need to disclose information about resources that are used by authorities to realize the goals is proved as well as key performance indicators that can be monitored by every citizen; the efforts made by governments of coun- tries to achieve these goals. It was noted that transparency in the conditions of representative democracy in its worst forms in a society where ignorance of the thought of society and its individual members is ignored does not in fact fulfill its main task — to establish an effective dialogue between the authorities and so- ciety. There is a distortion of the essence of transparency: instead of being heard, society is being asked to be informed — and passively accept the facts presented as due. In fact, transparency and accountability in this case are not instruments for the achievement of democracy in public administration, but by the form of a tacit agreement between the subjects of power and people, where the latter passes the participation of an “informed observer”.

IMPLEMENTACIJA KVALITETA U SISTEMU MENADžMENTA JAVNIH USLUGA

2021 ◽  
pp. 233-250
Author(s):  
Milan Palević ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Service Management ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Quality Management Systems ◽  
The Public ◽  
Legitimate Expectations ◽  
The One

The work and work of public administration should strive to continuously improve the quality of its services, as well as to improve the overall quality of public administration as an organization. It is necessary to constantly set new goals and gradually, over time, get closer to those goals. In this way, the effectiveness and efficiency of the organization, that is, the entire system, would be improved. The new concept of management in public administration should improve the functioning of the public sector, which means that administrative bodies operate in accordance with the legitimate expectations of the users of their services. This paper presents a review of the current state of eGovernment and eServices that local governments in Serbia provide to citizens and the economy, from the aspect of service providers on the one hand and service users on the other. The author intends to point out the areas in which there is room for improvement, but also the challenges that local governments face every day in their work. The contribution of the paper is in the theoretical presentation of the importance of the implementation of quality management systems in public service management systems in order to improve them.

scholarly journals Effects of Public Expenditure Management Practices on Service Delivery in the Public Sector: The Case of District Assemblies in Ghana

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 71
Author(s):  
George Kojo Scott
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Public Expenditure ◽  
Focus Group Discussions ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Expenditure Management ◽  
District Assemblies

This research analysed how the public expenditure management as practiced in the District Assemblies of Ghana affect service delivery. The research adopted a mixed-method research approach where qualitative and quantitative data were gathered using questionnaires, interviews, focus group discussions and document analysis. Multistage sampling was used to pick the respondents for the questionnaires, key interview informants and the participants in the focus group discussions. Thirty four out of 170 district assemblies which existed by 2008 were sampled. Participants in the study included 612 District Assembly (DA) officials, 1020 citizens, 28 national/regional officials and 20 participants in focus group discussions. Quantitative data, measured by using scaled-items, were analysed using descriptive statistics and regression while qualitative data were examined thematically. The study established that expenditure management practices had positive significant influence on service delivery. The study recommends that, the DAs should prioritize expenditures to key service delivery areas such as; those that enhance poverty reduction, improve on Human Capital index and strengthen Innovations practices. DAs should strengthen electronic, automation and appropriate technologies for better expenditure management and service delivery. There should be laws to ensure stiffer penalties and enforcement of sanctions on those involved in malpractices in public expenditure management practices, while persistent efforts are made to implement recommendations of Auditor General’s reports on DAs expenditures management practices.

scholarly journals Integrated Financial Management Information System: a conceptual framework for Migori County, Kenya

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-45
Author(s):  
Otieno Okello Jared ◽  
Stephen Migiro ◽  
Emmanuel Mutambara
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Management Information System ◽  
Financial Management ◽  
Public Expenditure ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Management Information ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Expenditure Management

In the modern world, developing countries like Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia and several others in the African continent have been encouraged to reform their public expenditure management systems through computerization of the entire public sectors in response to the increasing volume of data or information that need to be processed. There are, however, various factors to be considered prior to the implementation of the public expenditure management information systems. This paper undertakes a theoretical review of the critical success factors that impact on the implementation of an Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS) with a view to identify factors applicable to the Migori County of Kenya. The paper, then, identifies the key factors to be incorporated in the proposed IFMS framework. The proposed framework draws from the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), Innovation Diffusion Theory (IDT) and the Work Around Theory (WAT). The paper fuses these theories towards a successful adoption of use of modern technology within the public sector IFMS. The key factors include technical, organizational, environmental, cultural and ethical behavior. These factors could improve efficiency and transparency through direct payments to suppliers and contractors, reduced prices due to gains based on the time value of money, as well as the comparative analysis of market rates and advanced relations across the numerous organizational units within government on execution, reporting, and thoroughness of budget transactions.

Enlightenment Ideals of Limited Warfare

2020 ◽  
pp. 97-126
Author(s):  
Pablo Kalmanovitz
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Use Of Force ◽  
Laws Of War ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Enlightenment ◽  
The Law ◽  
Sound Policy ◽  
Limited Warfare ◽  
Strategic Logic

Chapter 4 looks at the doctrines of ius in bello and ius post bellum in the Enlightenment theory of regular war. It argues that the laws of regular war and its conclusion embody maxims of sound policy in the public administration of a war’s destruction. The laws of war are underwritten by the assumption that states share an interest in setting reciprocal limitations on their use of force. But while the rules of regular war can be upheld in self-enforcing equilibria, these are always fragile and unstable. The chapter proceeds by looking at several specific areas in the practice of regular warfare and identifying the strategic logic behind the law and its possible breakdowns. The task of the Enlightenment jurists, as they understood it, was to help rulers and military men better see that it was in their best long-term interests to sustain and comply with the laws of war.

scholarly journals (De)colonialidade na educação em administração: Explorando limites e possibilidades

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. 47
Author(s):  
Valério Carvalho Filho ◽  
Ana Sílvia Rocha Ipiranga ◽  
Alexandre De Almeida Faria
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
International Integration ◽  
The Public ◽  
Teaching Research ◽  
The University ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Afro Brazilian

This research considered the context of the University of International Integration of the Afro-Brazilian Lusophony (Unilab) to challenge the subjection of knowledge in general and, specifically, the refoundation of an epistemological pluriversal space in Public Administration. The guiding question of this research was: to what extent the experience of Unilab contributes to the decolonization of practices and knowledge in administration? The main objective is to understand the relationship between intercultural practices and the decolonization of knowledge in administration in the context of Unilab. The qualitative methodology involved an analysis of historical speeches compiled into a broad documentary base and interviews with various subjects, such as professors, students and academic managers active in Unilab. The analysis of the documentary and the narrative discourses of respondents were synthesized into the following categories: production of non-existences, present pasts and controversial latencies in favor of the expansion of the word in administration as a science. Although the practices regarding teaching, research and extension related to the public administration course of Unilab are considerably based on an epistemological universalist legacy, emerging practices interconnect with long-term decolonial latencies, transforming absences into presences and impossibilities into possibilities.

scholarly journals ORDER IN THE SYSTEM OF NORMATIVE LEGAL ACTS: GENERAL THEORETICAL ASPECT

2020 ◽  
pp. 232-242
Author(s):  
А.В. Чернышов
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Theoretical Aspect ◽  
Special Role ◽  
Management Process ◽  
The Public ◽  
Convenient Form ◽  
The Will ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Form Of Expression

Аннотация. Статья посвящена исследованию системы правовых актов, в частности такой его разновидности как приказ. Отмечается, что правовые акты играют особую роль в процессе упорядочивания общественных отношений, посредством которых закрепляются определенные правила и требования как для всех граждан, так и для определенного круга лиц. Важное значение уделено процессу управления, который осуществляется посредством издания таких правовых актов органов управления как постановления, приказы, распоряжения, правила, инструкции и положения. Наиболее удобной формой выражения воли должностных лиц является приказ, с помощью которого возможно решение ежедневно возникающих вопросов в государственном управлении, а также утверждение им иных форм правовых актов (положения, инструкции, правила). Однако, отсутствие характеристики приказа в действующем законодательстве ведет к тому, что его относят к локальным актам, не обращая внимание на его нормативный характер. В статье проводится анализ дефиниции «приказ», выявляются его признаки, специфика применения в различных сферах. The article is devoted to the study of the system of legal acts, in particular of such a variety as an order. It is noted that legal acts play a special role in the process of streamlining social relations, through which certain rules and requirements are established for all citizens and for a certain number of persons. The importance is given to management process which is carried out by means of the publication of such legal acts of governing bodies as resolutions, orders, orders, rules, instructions and provisions. The most convenient form of expression of the will of officials is an order, by means of which it is possible to solve daily issues in the public administration, as well as to approve other forms of legal acts (regulations, instructions and rules). However, the absence of a characteristic of the order in the current legislation leads to the fact that it is classified as local acts, without paying attention to its normative nature. The article analyses the definition of "order," identifies its characteristics, specifics of application in various spheres.

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