Joined-Up Government for Local and Regional Institutions

Author(s):  
Gerry Stoker

Joined-up government seems to be able to present itself in various forms of being understood in several ways. It is therefore subject to various interpretations and divergent views. Some contend that joined-up government is inherently centralizing hence it is disadvantageous for the devolved units of the government, some on the other hand argue that joined-up government is not essentially centralizing. This chapter evaluates New Labour's initial efforts at stimulating joining-up at the local level by detailing the rise of the multitude partnership bodies since New Labour rose into power. The chapter also discusses the top-down-driven policy style that New Labour adopted in their efforts for partnerships. This style caused chaotic repercussions in the local and regional governance. Discussed as well in the chapter are the ways in which New Labour tried to localize joined-up government. The first method was the premise of adopting autonomy for the local government to pursue community leadership at the local level while the second method proposed earned autonomy or constrained discretion wherein the local government can lead and yet be under the guidance of the central government. Both of these models of governance are considered here to determine whether they can be institutionalized. The last section of the chapter presents a discussion on the seemingly centralizing nature of joined-up government.

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Narayan Prasad Paudel

The study has examined the effectiveness of fund management at local government bodies in Nepal. Many problems could be observed at the local level government units, in terms of management of fund, lack of capacity, lack of elected representatives at grassroots level, political transition, lack of capacity to use information, and weak institutional mechanism. The study reports that the data on fund utilization should be easily available and comprehensible to the general public so that people can extract data, compare them, analyze them, and use them as per their needs. The study further highlights that the government need to focus on adequacy of the fund, proper mechanism of budget spent, and enhancing the efficiency of financial planning and budgetary process at the local level. To upgrade the credibility of the budget at the local and central government units, some measures need to be considered, for example efficiency of Municipality in delivery of service need to be strengthened, level of development work need to be visible enough.


FIAT JUSTISIA ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 605
Author(s):  
Aristo Evandy A. Barlian

AbstractThe local government is an extension of the central government to run the government in order to achieve the purpose of the state. In order to realize effective regional governance and harmonious required local regulations in line with the substance of the material, human rights, public interest and does not conflict with other regulations thereon. Until the end of 2016 recorded over 3000 local regulations that was rejected by the Minister of the Interior, where the process of making regulations clearly very nominal spending of state finances. There are forms of relationship communication, consultation, clarification drafts are applied between Government agencies with the authorities in the area for less than effective, in addition to the optimization of the minimal role of the Governor and Members of the Board in developing and overseeing the regional administration is one of the factors that make local regulation do not have a clear substance and in accordance with usefulness. Disharmony between central government and local governments are also an important factor which the step coaching is done by the agency Centre for local government apparatus in the preparation of the Regulation is still said to be not optimal and equitable then not their frame of reference is clear to the area of the administration of the harmonization of the draft law as an instrument important in order to maintain the harmonization of laws with other regulations. Law No.12 of 2011 has had signs which point to the importance of harmonization of rules including local regulations. Article 5 defines a rule that is considered good if it has met the principle of legislation such as clarity of purpose, the fit between the type and material content, usefulness and clarity of the formulation. The draft local regulation harmonization with other rules above areas should be supported by clear and firm rules and to always be integrated as a formal requirement of drafting local regulations as stipulated in Presidential Regulation No. 61 of 2005 which regulates the process of harmonization, rounding, and stabilization of the conception of the regulation draft in Indonesia. Keywords: Consistency Local Regulation, Hierarchy Regulatory and Political of Law. AbstrakPemerintah daerah merupakan perpanjangan tangan dari pemerintah pusat untuk menjalankan roda pemerintahan guna mencapai tujuan bernegara. Dalam mewujudkan pemerintahan daerah yang efektif dan harmonis diperlukan peraturan daerah yang sejalan dengan substansi materi, hak asasi manusia, kepentingan umum dan tidak bertentangan dengan peraturan lain diatasnya. Sampai akhir 2016 terdata lebih dari 3000 Perda yang ditolak oleh Menteri Dalam Negeri dimana proses pembuatan perda jelas sangat menghabiskan nominal keuangan negara. Terdapat bentuk hubungan komunikasi, konsultasi, klarifikasi Raperda yang diterapkan antara instansi Pemerintah dengan aparat di daerah yang selama ini masih kurang efektif, selain itu optimalisasi yang minim dari peran Gubernur dan Anggota Dewan dalam membina dan mengawasi penyelenggaraan pemerintahan kabupatan/kota adalah salah satu faktor yang menjadikan Perda tidak memiliki substansi yang jelas dan sesuai dengan kemanfaatannya. Disharmonisasi antara pemerintah pusat dan pemerintah daerah juga merupakan faktor penting di mana langkah pembinaan yang dilakukan oleh instansi pusat kepada aparatur pemerintah daerah dalam penyusunan Perda masih dikatakan belum optimal dan merata serta tidak adanya kerangka acuan yang jelas bagi daerah mengenai tata laksana harmonisasi Raperda sebagai salah satu instrumen penting dalam rangka menjaga harmonisasi Perda dengan Peraturan lainnya. UU No.12 Tahun 2011 telah memiliki rambu-rambu yang mengarahkan pada pentingnya harmonisasi PUU termasuk Perda. Pasal 5 UU tersebut menentukan PUU dinilai baik apabila telah memenuhi asas peraturan perundang-undangan seperti kejelasan tujuan, kesesuaian antara jenis dan materi muatan, kedayagunaan dan kejelasan rumusan. Harmonisasi Raperda dengan PUU perlu didukung oleh aturan yang jelas dan tegas serta senantiasa dintegrasikan sebagai syarat formal penyusunan Perda sebagaimana tertuang dalam Peraturan Presiden No. 61 Tahun 2005 yang mengatur proses mengenai pengharmonisasian, pembulatan, dan pemantapan konsepsi pada draft rancangan undang-undang di Indonesia. Kata kunci: Konsistensi Peraturan Daerah, Hierarkhi Perundang-undangan, dan Politik Hukum


Media Iuris ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Galih Arya Prathama

The increase of regional capacity in managing the needs of Regional Development accompanied by the Delegation of Authority from Central Government to Regional Government, has implications in increasing the need for Development Funds, while the Regions can’t continue to rely on the fulfillment of these needs to the Central Government. In response to this, in implementing Autonomy, the Regions are given additional Authority of Financial Management. Such authority, creates demands for the Regions to be creative and focused in achieving the Government Goals that have been established.,As an effort to execute duties and functions of Regional Government in the form of Regional Financial Management, then a region must be able to recognize the potential and explore all the resources it has. Local Government is expected to dig deeper related to the potential derived from its own financial resources, especially in order to meet the needs of government financing and development in the region, one of them through Local Own Revenue as one of the main sources of Regional Financial Reception. Independence of Local Own Revenue for a Regional Government, giving positive support to the ability of the region in meeting the needs to build the region. Thus, the greater source of income derived from the potential owned by a region, the more freely the area can accommodate the needs of community without the interest of Central Government which is not in accordance with the needs of people in the region.


Author(s):  
Tatiana Mikhailovna Akimova

This article discusses the a memorandum of the member of the Control and Audit Committee under the People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs – Efim Grigorievich Gerasimov (Gerasin). Having supported the socialist movement and subsequently the February and October Revolutions of 1917 since his youth years, the author of the document has analyzed the system of Soviets of Workers', Soldiers 'and Peasants' Deputies that established on the local level in late 1917 – early 1918 and gradually replaced the county self-government. The value of the source lies in the fact that the author of self-censorship revealed the flaws of the new local government, having expressed the concern that they may lead to a civil war in the country. E. G. Gerasimov (Gerasin) dedicated particular attention to the problem of dialogue between the Soviet deputies and central government, and proposed to institute the post of special emergency mediators for controlling the execution of all provisions and “encourage” the representatives of the Soviets. The conclusion is made that the elimination of the existing flaws required the so-called “democratic centralism” in Russia, which suggested the combination of electivity of local administration along with the governing and supervisory power of the central administration. In this regard, the content of the document allows taking a look at the Soviets of Workers', Peasants', and Soldiers’ Deputies through the prism of a person who worked in that system, without idealization or “touchup”.


Yurispruden ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 208
Author(s):  
Fahrul Abrori

 ABSTRAKPandemi Covid-19 yang terjadi di Indonesia membuat pemerintah membuat kebijakan-kebijakan sebagai stimulus untuk menjaga kestabilan masyarakat dan perekonomian. Pemerintah pusat memberikan kewenangan kepada pemerintah daerah untuk mengelola keuangan daerah untuk menangani covid-19 di daerah masing-masing. Hal ini disebabkan karena pemerintah daerah lebih memahami kebutuhan daerahnya. Permasalahan yang diangkat Pertama, bagaimana hubungan Pemerintah Pusat dan Pemerintah Daerah dalam pengelolaan keuangan untuk penanganan pandemi Covid-19? Kedua, Apa peran Pemerintah Daerah dalam pengelolaan keuangan daerah untuk penanganan pandemi Covid-19? Menggunakan metode penelitian yuridis normatif dengan pendekatan perundang-undangan dan pendekatan konsep. Hubungan Pemerintah Pusat dan Pemerintah Daerah dalam Pengelolaan Keuangan untuk Penanganan Pandemi Covid-19 yaitu desentralisasi fiskal yang mana. Peran Pemerintah Daerah dalam Pengelolaan Keuangan Daerah untuk Penanganan Pandemi Covid-19 yaitu dengan melakukan refocusing kegiatan, realokasi anggaran, dan Penggunaan Anggaran Pendapatan dan Belanja Daerah.Kata kunci: Pemerintah Daerah, Pengelolaan Keuangan Daerah, Pandemi Covid-19 ABSTRACTThe Covid-19 pandemic in Indonesia led the government to make policies as a stimulus to maintain the stability of society and the economy. The central government authorizes local governments to manage local finances to deal with covid-19 in their respective regions. This is because the local government better understands the needs of the region. The issue raised first, how is the relationship between the Central Government and Local Government in financial management for the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic? Second, What is the role of local governments in regional financial management for the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic? Using normative juridical research methods with statutory approaches and concept approaches. The relationship between the Central Government and Local Government in Financial Management for the Handling of the Covid-19 Pandemic is fiscal decentralization. The role of local governments in regional financial management for the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic is by refocusing activities, reallocating budgets, and using regional budgets.Keywords: Local Government, Regional Financial Management, Covid-19 Pandemic


2018 ◽  
Vol 54 ◽  
pp. 02001
Author(s):  
Devi Rahayu

Many problems faced by Indonesian migrant workers and a comprehensive protection are the reason for the government to ratify Law No. 18 year 2017, The Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers. The regulation provides protection by not only the central government, local government but also village government. It is expected to provide protection in pre-departure stage, during or after placement. The existence of village of migrant workers which has protection for migrant workers by: doing procedural administration, strengthening migrant workers’ rights, empowering migrant workers. The strengthening of the rights of migrant workers is done by conducting socialization, training of case and studying the regulations of the destination country. By strengthening the rights of migrant workers, it is expected that migrant workers understand their rights, know what they are doing when they are experiencing problems and understand the rules. It is expected that with a pre-procedural placement process and readiness to understand the rights of migrant workers, it can prevent the occurrence of cases while working in the destination country.


Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 2028
Author(s):  
Hassan Qudrat-Ullah ◽  
Mark McCarthy Akrofi ◽  
Aymen Kayal

Actors play a crucial role in sustainable energy development yet interaction in different contexts is an area that has not received much scholarly attention. Sustainable energy transitions theories such as the Multi-Level Perspective, for instance, have been criticized for not describing precisely the nature of the interactions between actors and institutions within socio-technical systems. The goal of this study was to empirically examine local actors’ engagement and its impact on the planning and implementation of sustainable energy initiatives in the villages and remote areas in Ghana. Using the mixed methodology approach, interviews were performed, focus discussion groups were held, and archival data were collected, and social network modeling and case study analysis was performed. Our findings showed that sustainable energy development at the local level depends on an interplay between local government agencies, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), central government agencies, local communities, and private sector organizations. Despite being the focal point at the local level, local government involvement in sustainable energy planning is limited. In the case of Ghana, sustainable energy planning remains centralized and is manifested in a low level of awareness of local actors on national energy plans. The implication for decision makers is that energy planning functions should be devolved to the local government. Such devolution is expected to ensure the integration of sustainable energies into local government plans for the well-coordinated implementation and effective monitoring of sustainable energy projects.


2021 ◽  
pp. 71-99
Author(s):  
Anne Dennett

This chapter details how power is allocated in the UK, and its organisation in terms of devolution and regional and local government. Power in the UK is divided into three branches or arms of state: legislature (law-makers), executive (government and administration), and judiciary (courts and judges). Before devolution, the government’s (executive’s) administrative power was centralised and it extended to the whole of the UK, but devolution has made significant changes to the constitution and has brought a substantial rebalancing of power in the government of the UK. Since devolution’s introduction, the power of central government no longer extends to the growing areas of domestic policy that have been devolved to Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The UK government’s remit therefore now covers England and the whole of the UK on non-devolved matters including the conduct of foreign affairs, defence, national security, and oversight of the Civil Service and government agencies.


Subject The Local Administration Draft Law. Significance A new Local Administration Draft Law is currently being discussed in parliament to replace the existing legislation, dating from 1979. The capacity of local government to carry out various developmental functions has long been undermined by the centralised political and fiscal system. The new law, however, aims to give broader powers to subnational authorities. The law is meant to pave the way for local elections, scheduled for the first quarter of 2019. Impacts The central government will use local elections to boost its popularity and demonstrate commitment to democratic reform. The application of the new law will increase competition among local government units to attract private investment. The local economy will grow in areas where councillors can ease the process of doing business and decrease bureaucracy. More job opportunities will be created at the local level.


2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Graham Sansom

Localism is widely supported as an antidote to what are seen as the adverse impacts of globalisation and one-size-fits-all, top-down central government. But interpretations of localism and views on how it should be practised vary greatly. This presents particular challenges for local government, which typically sees itself as the rightful beneficiary of a localism agenda focused on devolution and decentralisation, but must then confront difficult questions about its own institutional frameworks, its revenue base, and sharing power with local communities. While local government in New Zealand is exploring these issues through a national Localism project, its counterparts in Australia seem ill-prepared to follow suit.


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