scholarly journals Autonomy in Budgeting Decisions of Local Government Union Councils: A Study of Bangladesh

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 30
Author(s):  
Mohammad Rafiqul Islam Talukdar
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Local Governance ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Causal Mechanism ◽  
Base System ◽  
Tax Base ◽  
Local Government Finance ◽  
Government Transfers ◽  
National Governments ◽  
The Impact

Considering the critical influencing phenomena, the study explores the causal mechanism of influences, as well as how such process works that lead to shape the dominant implications of influences on local government Union Councils’ budgetary autonomy, leading to the impact on their local governance.The research reveals the fact that the effects of the influencing phenomena on the budgetary autonomy of Union Councils in Bangladesh are evident with varying degrees and dimensions, but the influences do not always collide with the budgetary autonomy of Union Councils there. The indicator-based empirical analysis reveals that the magnitude of influences is almost double than that of the budgetary autonomy of Union Councils in Bangladesh. Thus, the autonomy of Union Councils in their budgeting decisions is a concern in the study of decentralization and local governance in Bangladesh.Originality and significance:The research contributed in the literature stream of public administration, specifically in decentralization, local government finance as well as budgeting, and in local governance studies. The study findings to some extent substantiated the rationality of conditional national government transfers to the sub-national governments in Bangladesh. Beyond the general theoretical and practical significance of the study, its findings led to inviting a fundamental debate on the national-local tax base system and appreciated the fact that central hindrance towards effective functioning of the local government Union Councils in Bangladesh is the crisis of ownership and competence of UP representatives.

scholarly journals Disparities by deprivation: The geographical impact of unprecedented changes in local authority financing on the voluntary sector in England

2021 ◽  
pp. 0308518X2110348
Author(s):  
David Clifford
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Local Authority ◽  
Voluntary Sector ◽  
Recent Change ◽  
Revolutionary Change ◽  
Disadvantaged Communities ◽  
Local Government Finance ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Deprived Areas

Over the last decade, the local government finance system in England has experienced ‘genuinely revolutionary change’: overall revenues have declined and councils are now more reliant on locally raised taxes. Importantly, the nature of change has varied geographically: urban councils serving poorer communities have experienced the biggest declines in their service spending. This paper considers the impact of these spatially uneven changes on the voluntary sector. We follow through time charities known to be in receipt of local government funding at the time of peak council budgets in 2009–2010 and describe trends in the income of these charities until 2016–2017. We show that, just as the pattern of change in local government financing has been spatially uneven, so the trend in charities’ income has varied geographically. Indeed the spatially regressive nature of recent change in charities’ income is remarkable: while the median charity in the least deprived decile of the local authority distribution experienced little change in their income, the median charity in the most deprived decile experienced a 20% decline. The results provide the strongest evidence to date that, in countries with a history of partnership between government and the voluntary sector, voluntary organisations in more deprived areas are particularly vulnerable to sizeable reductions in the level of local government spending. Indeed, by illustrating for the first time the sizeable reductions in the income of charities in disadvantaged communities, the results demonstrate an important mechanism through which ‘austerity urbanism’ becomes salient in the lives of individuals in deprived areas.

scholarly journals Governance of disaster risk reduction in Cameroon: The need to empower local government

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Henry N. Bang
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Research Policy ◽  
Local Governance ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Reduction Strategies ◽  
Risk Reduction Strategies ◽  
The Impact

The impact of natural hazards and/or disasters in Cameroon continues to hit local communities hardest, but local government lacks the ability to manage disaster risks adequately. This is partly due to the fact that the necessity to mainstream disaster risk reduction into local governance and development practices is not yet an underlying principle of Cameroon’s disaster management framework. Using empirical and secondary data, this paper analyses the governance of disaster risks in Cameroon with particular focus on the challenges local government faces in implementing disaster risk reduction strategies. The hypothesis is that the governance of disaster risks is too centralised at the national level, with huge implications for the effective governance of disaster risks at the local level. Although Cameroon has reinvigorated efforts to address growing disaster risks in a proactive way, it is argued that the practical actions are more reactive than proactive in nature. The overall aim is to explore the challenges and opportunities that local government has in the governance of disaster risks. Based on the findings from this research, policy recommendations are suggested on ways to mainstream disaster risk reduction strategies into local governance, and advance understanding and practice in the local governance of disaster risks in the country.

scholarly journals Baby steps: The expanding financial base of local government in Ireland

2015 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Considine ◽  
Theresa Reidy
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Essential Elements ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
The Great Recession ◽  
Local Government Finance ◽  
Local Funding ◽  
Financial Base ◽  
Political Economic ◽  
The Impact

Abstract There are two essential elements to this paper. In the first instance, we explore the specific details of revenue and expenditure trends for local authorities over the last decade. The analysis is framed against a longer-term political context of forty years which focuses especially on the weakness of local government in Ireland. Despite an official narrative of financial overdependence on central government, the comparative examination of budgetary records of local authorities reveals considerable diversity in both the revenue and expenditure patterns of authorities across the state. While some authorities are heavily reliant on central government funding, others have a much stronger base of local funding, and indeed the financial crisis since 2008 may have increased these differences. The second dimension to the research is an exploration of the impact of the great recession from 2008 on local government finance in Ireland. Using a framework of new institutionalism, we identify the crisis as another critical moment for local government. We consider the political, economic and administrative variables which have brought local government to a financial crossroads, and we explore the potential for long-lasting financial change in local government, as well as speculating on the nature and outcome of that change.

scholarly journals The Covid-19 pandemic and local government finance: Czechia and Slovakia

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 837-846 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juraj Nemec ◽  
David Špaček
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Government Finance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Local Public Finance ◽  
Local Government Finance ◽  
Available Information ◽  
National Governments ◽  
Leading Question

PurposeThe current Covid-19 crisis research focuses especially on epidemiologic and macro-level socioeconomic aspects. It only marginally covers impacts on local budgets. Our intention is to enrich the existing limited debate on this dimension.Design/methodology/approachThis paper uses a qualitative research approach and is based on secondary research and information available in restrictive regulations of national governments, data published by governmental bodies, international statistics and media articles published before 30 June 2020. The authors also conducted six non-structured online interviews with the leading question: “How do you see the current and future impacts of the pandemic on local public finance?”FindingsAvailable information on Czechia and Slovakia indicates that the level of municipal fiscal imbalance as the result of the Covid-19 crisis is not proportional to the situation on the central level, and municipal financial resources are not commensurate with their responsibilities as outlined by the constitution and the law. Because the reaction of the central government in both countries to this situation has been inadequate, municipalities will face problems with service delivery in some areas, especially in culture and sport.Originality/valueThe authors enrich the growing debate about the current Covid-19 crisis and its consequences and focus on local government finance in two selected countries from Central and Eastern Europe.

The impact of rate capping on local government expenditure

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Subba Reddy Yarram ◽  
Brian Dollery ◽  
Carolyn-Dung Thi Thanh Tran
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Government Expenditure ◽  
Aged Care ◽  
State Governments ◽  
Local Council ◽  
Local Government Finance ◽  
Australian State ◽  
Expenditure Data ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Impact

In common with higher tiers of government worldwide, Australian state governments often adopt highly interventionist ‘one-size-fits-all’ policies aimed at improving local government efficiency and performance. In this article, we employ recent expenditure data to investigate empirically the short-term impacts of rate capping on municipal expenditure in the Australian state of Victoria and to explore whether it had differential effects on spending by different types of local authorities. We find that while total spending did not fall, budgets for ‘invisible’ services, like aged care and disabled services, did decline. Our analysis also shows that the impact of rate capping on the various types of municipal expenditures is uneven between the different categories of local authority. Our findings add to the existing literature on local government finance by demonstrating that the impact of rate capping varies according to different expenditure types classified by local council categories in a non-linear population framework.

scholarly journals Local governance and corruption: Evidence from Indonesia

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 194-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taufiq Arifin ◽  
Irwan Trinugroho ◽  
Muhammad Agung Prabowo ◽  
Sutaryo Sutaryo ◽  
Muhtar Muhtar
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Internal Control ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Local Governance ◽  
Political Crisis ◽  
Economic Damage ◽  
Governance Mechanism ◽  
Corrupt Behavior ◽  
The Impact

This paper examines the impact of local governance on corruption in the context of Indonesia after the decentralization policy which has been implemented following the institutional reforms after the economic damage and political crisis at the end of 1990s. More specifically, we investigate whether poor governance leads to higher non-compliance cases of local government, which can be considered as a proxy for corruption and rent seeking behaviors as a whole. We use data for 446 regions at the municipal/ district level over the 2008-2010 period. Controlling for some regional factors, we confirm that poor governance leads to higher non-compliant cases either number of cases or their amount. No difference effect is found between financially distress and non-distress regions. Our findings also reveal that there is no empirical evidence on the effect of corruption on economic growth. The Indonesian economy has continued to grow in recent years, during and after the global financial crisis, as huge domestic consumption props up growth even though corruption might have reduced private and local government investments. Promoting good local governance should be continued in many aspects as good governance mechanism, especially building a strong internal control system, could minimize the possibility of local officers in such regions engaging in corrupt behavior

scholarly journals Fiscal Impacts of Changes in Population for Nonmetropolitan Areas of the Northeast

1978 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
William F. Fox ◽  
Patrick J. Sullivan
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Supply And Demand ◽  
Local Government Finance ◽  
Nonmetropolitan Areas ◽  
Fiscal Impacts ◽  
Local Government Expenditures ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Specific Concern

The recent reversal in the intraregional migration into non-metropolitan areas has generated a great deal of interest in the problems of local government finance. Of specific concern are the changes in local government expenditures and revenues that have accompanied population growth and decline and related shifts in population composition in nonmetropolitan areas of the Northeast. Using a supply and demand framework, it is argued that the approach used in previous studies of examining the relationship between growth rates and various fiscal variables leads to biased inferences regarding the impact of growth. By analyzing the impacts of changes in the socioeconomic make-up of the population which often accompany growth and decline, the study increases the understanding of fiscal strains on local governments resulting from population shifts.

scholarly journals How Land Finance Affects Green Economic Growth in Chinese Cities

Land ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 819
Author(s):  
Shiying Hou ◽  
Liangrong Song ◽  
Jiaqi Wang ◽  
Shujahat Ali
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Inhibitory Effect ◽  
Green Economy ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Spatial Econometric ◽  
Government Behavior ◽  
Important Means ◽  
The Impact

Land finance is an important means for local governments to develop a regional economy. Studying the impact of land finance on green economic growth has important practical significance for achieving high-quality economic growth in China. This article uses panel data from 283 prefecture-level cities in China to construct a spatial econometric model to study the impact of land finance on green economic growth. The research results show that land finance has a significant inhibitory effect on the growth of the green economy. The direct, indirect and total effects of land finance on green economic growth are all significantly negative, which indicates that the local government’s method of making up for the financial funding gap through land finance not only inhibited the green economic growth in the region, but also had an impact on neighboring areas. Local government competition has a regulating effect on the impact of land finance and urban green economic growth, and government competition has actually strengthened the inhibitory effect of land finance on green economic growth. The above conclusions can provide useful practical guidance for optimizing the development of land finance, standardizing local government behavior, and promoting green economic growth.

scholarly journals Impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic on the use of local government funds

2021 ◽  
Vol 129 ◽  
pp. 01028
Author(s):  
Viktor Soltes ◽  
Jana Stofkova ◽  
Jakub Durica
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Detailed Analysis ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Mathematical Statistics ◽  
Government Finance ◽  
Program Structure ◽  
Scientific Methods ◽  
Local Government Finance ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Impact

Research background: Municipalities, as entities of local government, finance the performed activities on the basis of the budget, which has a program structure. However, due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, municipal incomes have declined. Municipalities therefore had to adjust their budgets and reduce expenditures, which could disrupt several processes in municipalities. Purpose of the article: The main aim of the paper is to analyse the budgets of selected local government entities and assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the use of funds by municipalities with an emphasis on the security area. Methods: In order to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the use of funds by municipalities, a detailed analysis of the budgets and final accounts of selected municipalities will be carried out. The amount of income and expenditure in these municipalities before and after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic will be examined. For this purpose, basic scientific methods and methods of mathematical statistics will be used. Findings & Value added: Based on the assessment of the COVID-19 pandemic impact on the budgets of municipalities, it will be possible to determine the activities that experienced the largest revenue shortfalls due to the fact that the municipalities could not finance them from their revenues. The contribution of the paper will be recommendations that should prevent such situations in the future and thus prevent the amount of damage that has been recorded as a result of the loss of income of municipalities.

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