scholarly journals The Implications of Centre-local Relations on Service Delivery in Local Authorities in Zimbabwe: The Case of Chitungwiza

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 149
Author(s):  
Tawanda Nyikadzino ◽  
Alfred Gwarega Nhema
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Policy Formulation ◽  
Sewer Pipes ◽  
Key Informant ◽  
Strategic Role ◽  
And Control ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Effective Service

The area of centre-local relations in local government is a contemporary and topical debate in Zimbabwe. It was on this background that the research on centre-local relations was undertaken with a view to assessing the implications of service delivery in Chitungwiza Municipality (CM). The views of different authorities on centre-local relations were reviewed to further analyse the implications of centre-local relations on service delivery in municipalities. The study triangulated different data collection methods such as key informant interviews, documentary search, in-depth interviews, observation and survey to obtain detailed data on the state of centre-local relations and its implications on service delivery in CM. The findings of the study revealed that centre-local relations between the Ministry of Local Government and the CM are highly centralised. The parent ministry retains overall powers and control over the municipality. The Minister who is supposed to play a strategic role in policy formulation and implementation is involved in the day to day running of the municipality leaving little room for elected councillors and residents in general to determine their own destiny. It has been established that centre-local relations that are supposed to foster independence and autonomy of the municipality has turned into a master-subordinate relationship that has negatively affected service delivery. The study concluded that hyper-centralised governance relations are hindering effective service delivery in the municipality. This has been evidenced by erratic water supply, potholed roads, poor refuse collection and bursting of sewer pipes. The study recommends that the central government through the Ministry of Local Government must grant the municipality more autonomy as a measure of improving service delivery.    

A Case for Decentralization in Zimbabwe’s local government system: Challenges and Opportunities

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-21
Author(s):  
Takudzwa Madzimure
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Citizen Participation ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Colonial Era ◽  
Local Structures ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Effective Service

The issue of decentralization in Zimbabwe’s local government system has been topical since the colonial era. In the post-independence epoch the expectation was that the new majority government would address the centralization of governance which was motivated by racial imbalances. However, decentralization was not achieved as local government was not recognized in the Lancaster House Constitution adopted at independence in 1980. For years this allowed the central government to control all the local government structures in the country. The relationship between local governments and the central government became bitter and tense after the formation of a formidable opposition, MDC, which has been controlling most urban local authorities since its formation. The 2013 Constitution has not improved things either as the central government has not been willing to implement the new law to its latter and spirit. In all this it is the citizens who have been bearing the brunt as there has been poor service delivery owing to the bad relationship between the center and local structures. The study found out that if decentralization is fully implemented in Zimbabwe it has the potential of bringing efficient and effective service delivery, citizen participation, democracy and accountability in the local government system. The paper also makes recommendations on what needs to be done to achieve decentralization in the country’s local government system.

scholarly journals ACHIEVING EFFECTIVE SERVICE DELIVERY BY LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES THROUGH STRATEGIC TRAINING PROGRAMMES

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-141
Author(s):  
Love Arugu ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Government Employees ◽  
Continuous Training ◽  
Design Data ◽  
Analytical Technique ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Strategic Training ◽  
Effective Service

The thesis of the study is that effective service delivery by the local government employees is a function of a strategic training framework. Extant literature examined captured the importance of training and development programmes in the local government and stated among other things, that training increases employees productivity, reduce costs, boost morale, promote stability, flexibility and service delivery at the grassroots. The arguments are substantiated with the training and high-performance theory advanced by Gallie and White (1993). The study adopts ex post facto design. Data are obtained from secondary sources and analysed using the content analytical technique. Empirical analysis of literature provides the framework for conclusion and policy recommendation. The study advocates for a strategic continuous training plan to enhance the capacity of local government employees and service delivery in Nigeria.

scholarly journals World local government control and reference value for Vietnam

2021 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. 29-33
Author(s):  
Dang Phuc Vu ◽  
◽  
Thi Thanh Nga Nguyen ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Reference Value ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Local Power ◽  
Government Control ◽  
The People ◽  
The Media ◽  
And Control

Control of local governments in countries around the world is very diverse,but mainly divided into two categories: 1) control of state agencies (central government control, court control, control of local power representations); 2) control of social institutions including political party control over local government, control of organizations and public associations, control of the media, and control of the people. The paper focuses on analysing the controlling local governments in some countries, thereby giving reference values for Vietnam.

scholarly journals DUALISME PEMBATALAN PERATURAN DAERAH PROVINSI DENGAN PERATURAN PRESIDEN DAN PERATURAN MENTERI DALAM NEGERI

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gde Edi Budiartha
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Government Regulation ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Regional Government ◽  
Regulatory Oversight ◽  
Legal Concept ◽  
State Supervision ◽  
Presidential Decree ◽  
The Republic ◽  
And Control

Local regulations are local regulations that are established by local specificities recognized by the Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia-1945 as part of their decentralization. Local regulations can not contradict the legislation of higher order not to cause a result of the cancellation. This cancellation is the authority of the central government in relation to the unitary state. Supervision by the central government there are two models of preventive supervision and oversight repesif. Cancellation regulatory oversight repesif area is conducted on local government. Cancellation Provincial Regulation made by the President and the Minister of the Interior gave rise to a dualism. For it will be discussed on How cancellation arrangements are made with the Provincial Regulations and Regulations Presidential Decree of the Minister of the Interior? 2. What is the legal effect of the cancellation of Provincial Regulation by Presidential Decree and the Regulation of the Minister of the Interior? The issues discussed using normative research by using the approach of legislation, the legal concept analysis approach, in order to obtain answers that dualism cancellation provincial regulations stipulated in several laws including Law No. 32 Year 2004 on Regional Government, Law No. 28 year 2009 on Local Taxes and levies, Government Regulation No. 79 Year 2005 on Guidelines Direction and Control of Local Government, Minister of the Interior No. 1 Year 2014 on the Establishment of the Regional law Products stating that the authority of the cancellation of regulations made by the President of the instrument while the Presidential Decree cancellation made by the Minister of the Interior was limited to cancellation Draft Regional Regulation on stage during the evaluation of preventive supervision and legal consequences caused by the dualism cancellation of local regulations are different between cancellation made by the President and minister of Interior. Cancellation is cancellation of its President in the field of executive interim final cancellation made by the Minister of the Interior if the local government to enforce the local regulations canceled Interior Minister will ask the cancellation to the President.

scholarly journals Pelayanan Komunikasi Pemerintahan Dalam Pemberitaan Kebijakan Pemerintah Daerah Kepada Stakeholder di Kalimantan Selatan

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 118-127
Author(s):  
Sarwani Sarwani
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Structural Factors ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
Communication Performance ◽  
Government Communication ◽  
Depth Interviews

This study was conducted in the midst of the lack of studies on local government communication in developing countries. Existing studies tend to attribute performance in this area to central government. The contribution of this study is related to exploring the practice of government communication in the context of local government in countries towards democracy. The author uses the communication of the local government of South Kalimantan Province in its services to stakeholders as a case study. The results of the analysis of various documents, observations and in-depth interviews related to the communication performance of local government in South Kalimantan from January to October 2020 were compiled and analyzed using Miles and Huberman data analysis techniques. In conclusion, the results of the study show that the quality of local government communication is influenced by various factors, both structural and management. Although management factors remain important, in the case of South Kalimantan, structural factors have more influence on local government communications. While the communication performance of local government has not involved active participation from the bottom, it is more elite-oriented than public-oriented. Local government officials are less responsive and still communicate downward, so that the ideas of professionalizing local government communication are still limited to expectations rather than reality. This study recommends that local government communication can be effective if it is participatory, ie has a vision and mission of community empowerment and citizen involvement in participation for local government policy planning and implementation.

scholarly journals Membangun Nagari Talang Anau melalui Penguatan Kapasitas Aparatur Pemerintahan Nagari

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-50
Author(s):  
Roni Ekha Putera ◽  
Tengku Rika Valentina ◽  
Rifki Dermawan
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Policy Formulation ◽  
Community Services ◽  
Government Employees ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Technology Sector ◽  
State Administration

Governance has become an interesting field of study in public administration. The shifting of authority from central government to local government and even to village level becomes a challenge as well as an opportunity for bureaucrats to provide community services. It justifies why understanding of ideal and relevant governance is needed to solve current problems. As a bureaucracy aiming to serve the community, Nagari is expected to be able fulfilling the society’s needs. Based on this condition, this initiative was conducted in Nagari Talang Anau, Kecamatan Gunuang Omeh, 50 Kota Regency, West Sumatera Province to solve the problems of limited understanding of local government employees regarding state administration (government). To achieve this goal, the program began by contacting and making confirmation with Wali Nagari and then followed by training and socialization regarding state administration system (government), public policy formulation in Nagari, and community services. The result indicated that there were several problems in Nagari Talang Anau administration, such as limited access to information and technology sector, lack of programs by Lembaga Pemberdayaan Masyarakat (LPM) and insufficient human resources. Based on these problems, the authors and the team members suggested that Nagari administration should focus more on the issue of improving the quality of human resources.

Social Policy and Public Organizational Values

1974 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-111
Author(s):  
Maurice Kogan
Keyword(s):  
Social Policy ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Policy Formulation ◽  
Value Analysis ◽  
Reciprocal Relationships ◽  
Form Part ◽  
The Cost ◽  
And Control ◽  
And Training ◽  
Control Complex

This paper began by referring to assumptions of conflict. It seems inevitable and beneficial that two sets of values should run through organization. Conflict between control and dynamism, anxiety and uncertainty, constraint and freedom, relates to the sort of work that any organization has to perform – someone has to make the running while others have to count the cost. Such conflicts are similar to general human ambivalence and form part of the dynamics of change as well as of control. But the balance to be struck between development and control is a matter of choice, which can be reinforced by structural and training patterns. This does not dispose of the issue as to whether the civil service in fact does obstruct change. This essay has argued that there are concepts relating to those values that are particularly important to public organizations. But it is virtually impossible to argue, as some have done, as to whether our present breed of administrators, are friendly or inimical to change. Nor does it answer the question of where and how social policy values are formed.In summary, my argument has been as follows:(a) social policy values can be classified in several different ways. A classification used here is a distinction between basic values or ‘oughts’ and concepts concerned with the ‘hows’ or with the instruments and institutions with which values are pursued. There are reciprocal relationships between these concepts but they are usefully analysed as separate relata;(b) the values of central government civil servants and ministers will tend to be instrumental in form, though not necessarily in conflict with social policy-values, because they control complex organizations in which non-operational abstractions have to be made over the whole range of public policies;(c) policy formulation is becoming more sophisticated, but the functions of government concerned with development and value analysis are not adequately structured or legitimated. As a result disciplined enquiry, much of which is financed by government, has inadequate impact because there is no overriding change model in which training has a part.

Progress and Legal Framework Issues in the Establishment and Control of Indonesian Marine Protected Areas

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Adrian Nugraha ◽  
Febrian ◽  
Robert Lihtorng Chen
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Marine Protected Areas ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Marine Protected Area ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Foreign Affairs ◽  
Marine Resources ◽  
Local Stakeholders ◽  
And Control ◽  
Alternative Solutions

This study aims to analyze the progress and issues of Indonesia’s marine protected area establishment and control. It addresses the legal framework and issues, such as unclear mandates, lack of coordination, and local stakeholders’ involvement in their establishment and control. The legal framework discussion aims to explain the complicated issues of the new Local Government Act promulgation. Furthermore, it provides alternative solutions through amending several provisions of the new Local Government Act associated with marine and coastal control. Firstly, inserting provisions regarding the Archipelagic County. Secondly, altering several articles related to the authority to manage marine resources. Thirdly, inserting provisions related to the jurisdiction of the Central Government in determining the classification and categorization of marine resource management. Fourthly, amending the articles in the new Local Government Act related to foreign affairs arrangement in the border area. In addition, this article concluded that a proper legal framework encourages sustainable marine and coastal management.

scholarly journals The Local Government Efforts in Promoting the Development of Tourism Area of Pari Island, DKI Jakarta

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Andrey Banyudoyo ◽  
Triyanti Anugrahini
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Its Region ◽  
Regional Government ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Building Community ◽  
The Government ◽  
Type Data ◽  
Depth Interviews

As one of the countries that has rich natural potential, Indonesia is an archipelago country that has extraordinary natural potential. Therefore, to ensure maximum efforts from the implementation of these efforts, a regulation was formed whereby the Central Government authorizes the Regional Government to maximize its potential. the. . The development of national tourism which is quite good in the last five years provides opportunities for each region that has the potential to further develop and maximize all the potential of its region. This then provides an opportunity for the government to build concrete steps in developing an area that originally had potential in the end. can be used to encourage the area to become a tourist area, where these conditions have an impact on the community in the area. The purpose of writing this article is to find out the efforts of the local government in building community welfare through the development of tourist areas on Pari Island. The method used in this writing is a qualitative descriptive type. Data collection techniques in the form of documentation study, observation and in-depth interviews. By taking informants using purposive sampling. The results obtained are that the government has made various efforts to develop the tourism area on Pari Island.

scholarly journals Supervision and Control of Local Governance in the Republic of Kosovo

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 74
Author(s):  
Mervete Shala ◽  
Skender Shala
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Local Authority ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Local Governance ◽  
Administrative Supervision ◽  
Government Supervision ◽  
Administrative Review ◽  
The Republic ◽  
European Standards ◽  
And Control

In this paper we have treated supervision and control of local governance in context of fair governance in Republic of Kosovo. Analyse of law framework and European standards of governance autonomy of local self-governance and administrative supervision of local governance. Treating of supervision of local authority governance and the main mechanism of government for legal administrative review of local authority governance and legality as well as the rights of the supervising authority for administrative review of legality of general acts of municipalities. The purpose of this paper is to analyse and tackle the challenges of supervision and control of local government institutions in Kosovo.The mandate and powers of the central government to review the legality of local authorities in the field of enhanced competencies and the legality and appropriateness of their scope of activities of in the field of delegated powers. The challenges of preserving the autonomy of local self-government and local government supervision by the central authorities. One of the challenges of the supervisor in the future will be to supervise and control of municipalities with extended competences (municipalities with Serb majority), shall these municipalities consider requirements to be review the unlawful acts and harmonize them with the applicable legislation in Kosovo. The methodology of the paper will be mixed, such as: as comparative methods, descriptive, requesting explanatory, predictive.

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