scholarly journals Chapter 1.4 Local governance and crisis management in Gamvik Municipality, in northern Norway: The role and participation of local authorities and voluntary organizations

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tor Gjertsen
Keyword(s):  
Crisis Management ◽  
Local Governance ◽  
Voluntary Organizations ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
Northern Norway

 

scholarly journals The case for increased centralization in integration governance: the neglected perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vilde Hernes
Keyword(s):  
Service Provision ◽  
Local Governance ◽  
Local Autonomy ◽  
Policy Changes ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
European Governance

AbstractLocal autonomy is a highly promoted feature in European governance, and the integration field is no exception. In the integration literature, values and considerations favoring local autonomy are often emphasized, while values and considerations underpinning central steering has received less analytical attention, thus a more nuanced perspective in studies of central–local governance relations is warranted. This commentary identifies general dilemmas in central–local governance which expose clear justifications for both local autonomy and central steering. Furthermore, it presents empirical examples of policy changes regulating central–local governance in the Scandinavian countries where increased centralization has been introduced with reference to promoting values and considerations favoring central steering, such as a fairer distribution of responsibilities between local authorities, legal safeguards for individuals, and equal service provision across the country. Lastly, it suggests how future studies of central–local governance could benefit from of taking a more nuanced perspective.

Is a Self-help Orientation Sufficient Basis for Local [Economic] Development?

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 151-166
Author(s):  
Eris D. Schoburgh
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Local Economic Development ◽  
Local Governance ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Participatory Development ◽  
Economic Transformation ◽  
Reform Process ◽  
Governance Reform ◽  
Local Authorities

Local government reform in Jamaica aims (i) to refocus local authorities to providing leadership and a coordinating framework for the collective efforts of the people towards local development and (ii) to assess local service distribution modalities between central and local governments, the private sector and CSOs for more cost-effective arrangements. The institutional context in which these objectives are to be pursued is characterized by a new local governance framework populated by ‘a federated system of development committees’. Development committees are expected to work in partnership with local authorities in pursuit of economic transformation of geographic spaces. Participatory development that development committees exemplify conjures up images of ownership of local [economic] development projects and an empowered citizenry that has the capacity to direct resources in their favour. Development committees represent a differentiated method of local economic governance. But the concern is: Are development committees fit for purpose? This is the fundamental question with which this research is concerned. A survey of parish development committees (PDCs) was conducted to determine the extent to which the organizations are giving effect to their mandate. The study is exploratory in design and relies on qualitative methodologies. The results of the study will be important for assisting the local governance reform process currently underway in Jamaica but should contribute to the discourse on the alternative approaches to managing development in developing countries.

scholarly journals Performance Management as an Alternative Tool for Local Governance: Evidence from Ghanaian Local Government Sector

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliana Abagsonema Abane ◽  
Boon-Anan Phinaitrup
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Performance Management ◽  
Local Governance ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
Performance Culture ◽  
Government Sector ◽  
Improvement Programs ◽  
Secondary Data Sources

The benefit of performance management is to have value for money and make local authorities more responsive to the needs of the grassroots. Therefore, the study addresses the perceived challenges which have been taken-for-granted in institutionalising performance culture at the local level in the context of sub-Sharan Africa. The purpose of this research is to investigate the progress and challenges affecting the institutionalisation of performance management in local government authorities to understand how these impediments impacts on performance culture in local governance. Using two major secondary data sources from Local Government Service, the study analyzes the contents of four key performance areas and the performance rating of local government authorities in Ghana . The study finds evidence to support that performance management may be an alternative tool to enhance the performance of local authorities. However , insufficient resource allocation, the absence of performance improvement programs and involvement of employees remains a challenge.

Civic pride and redevelopment in the post-war British city

Urban History ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 310-328 ◽  
Author(s):  
PETER SHAPELY
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Local Governance ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
Symbolic Form ◽  
Civic Pride ◽  
Development Plans ◽  
Post War

ABSTRACT:This article is concerned with civic pride in post-war urban Britain. While many of the development projects during 1945–79 proved to be design failures, suggesting the demise of civic pride, the ambitions of local authorities, planners and developers have largely been ignored or dismissed. Nevertheless, the development plans which emerged during this period reveal a desire to rebuild new, modern and vibrant cities. Moreover, the planning and financing of these new projects highlights the structure of local governance in post-war Britain, with a shift towards new partnerships consisting of the council, the technocrat and the developer. As such, civic pride continued to be evident in the post-war period, both as an aspiration for urban development and as a symbolic form of power.

scholarly journals INFORMATION AND INFRASTRUCTURAL COMPONENTS OF ANTI-CRISIS MANAGEMENT OF RURAL MUNICIPAL FORMATIONS

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 157-163
Author(s):  
Альбина Шагиева ◽  
Al'bina Shagieva ◽  
Андрей Макаров ◽  
Andrey Makarov ◽  
Наталья Карпова ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Crisis Management ◽  
Resource Constraints ◽  
Main Idea ◽  
Data Bank ◽  
Information Support ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Rural Municipalities ◽  
State And Local

The anti-crisis management of rural municipalities is an organized special management, based on a set of specific management decisions taken by the governing bodies of institutions and organizations, state and local authorities in the context of resource constraints and increased risk. Monitoring the results of the crisis management of rural municipalities is aimed at tracking its condition and financial performance. The purpose of the crisis management of rural municipalities is to restore their livelihoods and the withdrawal from the crisis of enterprises, institutions, organizations that provide services to the rural population. The nature of changes in the crisis management process was assessed taking into account: the full coverage of the areas of project and event management, the pace of change, the degree of achievement of goals, and the growth of economic indicators. The study developed the basic provisions for improving the information system of crisis management of rural municipalities. The information support system includes: a list of indicators for assessing the course of crisis management, requirements for a data bank. The structure of the information system and the network model of the possibility of creating an agricultural cluster based on rural municipalities are proposed. The proposed information system serves and interconnects, in the mode of interaction, local authorities, scientific and educational unit, functional departmental systems: tax, statistical, environmental protection, rural infrastructure and others. It makes it possible to create a cluster of rural municipalities in a less costly and more coordinated way. The main idea of evaluating and adjusting crisis management is to comprehensively examine the interrelationships of the parameters of the tariff, tax, investment and subsidy policies, taking into account the transformations in the management system of rural municipalities.

scholarly journals Rola terenowej administracji publicznej w przygotowaniu ludności do przetrwania w sytuacjach kryzysowych

2016 ◽  
Vol 106 ◽  
pp. 135-144
Author(s):  
Maciej Błażewski
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Crisis Management ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
Crisis Situation ◽  
Crisis Situations

THE ROLE OF LOCAL PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN PREPARING THE POPULATION TO SURVIVE IN CRISIS SITUATIONSThe aim of the article is to define the scope of activities of local public administration in preparing the population to survive in crisis situations. The research included an analysis of the provisions concerning the crisis situation, which are expressed in the Act on Crisis Management and the Act on Press Law. The research was conducted using the analytical and dogmatic method. The research has shown that activities of the local authorities cover information and ensure survival of the population. These activities are interrelated and can be distinguished as direct and indirect. Every person can take action in order to survive in the time of the crisis situation, taking into account the activities of the local authorities.

scholarly journals Twinning arrangements and service delivery in Zimbabwe’s local authorities: The case of Bulawayo City Council (Zimbabwe) and eThekwini Municipality (South Africa)

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alouis Chilunjika ◽  
Sharon RT Chilunjika
Keyword(s):  
Service Delivery ◽  
Community Involvement ◽  
Institutional Environment ◽  
Local Governance ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
City Council ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
Developing Cities ◽  
The Impact

The Zimbabwean local government environment has been affected by chronic defects in the provision of basic public services. As such, city twinning has been adopted as one of the strategies to address the impasse in service delivery as it allows for the sharing of expertise in local governance, development, strategic international relations and the enhancement of service delivery in local authorities. Using the exploratory case study research design the study explores the impact the twinning arrangement between Bulawayo City Council (BCC) and eThekwini Municipality and how it has enhanced service delivery in Bulawayo. Data was gathered from written documents, observations and in-depth interviews. The study established that the BCC-eThekwini cooperation has been very fruitful and Bulawayo City Council has benefited immensely through the exchange of ideas and information as well as technology transfer among others from this twinning arrangement. Nonetheless, it was also observed that weak legal and financial frameworks hinders the city twinning partnership from realising its full fruition. The study concluded that city twinning between BCC and eThekwini is a favourable route for creating sustainable South to South linkages that benefit developing cities. As recommendations, the article argues that there is need for clarity in defining the partnership roles and goals, community involvement as well as an enabling policy and institutional environment.

A Step Change or a Step Back? The Thames Gateway and the Re-birth of the Urban Development Corporations

2005 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mike Raco
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Local Governance ◽  
Development Planning ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Sustainable Communities ◽  
Institutional Form ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
Strategic Development ◽  
Economic Problems ◽  
Development Agendas

The delivery of the government's Sustainable Communities: Building for the Future proposals in the Thames Gateway area will be spearheaded by two new Urban Development Corporations (UDCs). During the 1980s and 1990s, UDCs were at the forefront of property-led regeneration in Britain and their impacts were extremely controversial. For some they represented a necessary institutional form that successfully facilitated and delivered regeneration to areas with chronic social and economic problems. For others they embodied a broader Thatcherite programme that marginalised local authorities and local communities from the heart of development planning. This paper examines their reintroduction and compares and contrasts the new agencies with those that existed in earlier decades. It argues that although the new UDCs will have broadly similar powers, the political contexts in which they are being established differ markedly. They are now expected to embed themselves into regional and national strategic development agendas and work in development partnerships with local authorities and local communities. The paper outlines the possible political and practical impacts that they will have and what their emergence tells us about the nature of Labour's broader modernisation agendas for local governance.

Framework for crisis preparedness planning: Four required areas for developing a learning process

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 519
Author(s):  
Kerstin Eriksson, PhD
Keyword(s):  
Crisis Management ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Outcome Measure ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Crisis Preparedness ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
Preparedness Planning ◽  
Study Setting ◽  
Management Work

Objective: To outline a framework for preparedness planning at the organizational level.Design: The study is based on a content analysis of research literature as well as an analysis of interviews with six preparedness planners working in Swedish local authorities.Setting: The study setting included Swedish local authorities of different sizes.Subjects, participants: The participants are preparedness planners responsible for coordinating crisis management work in Swedish local authorities. The study includes preparedness planners with different backgrounds, education, experiences, and gender.Interventions: A presentation of 19 factors of preparedness planning identified in the literature and a discussion around how preparedness planners perceive those factors.Main outcome measure(s): The main outcome measures are knowledge about how both researcher and practitioner understand and argue around different factors of preparedness planning.Results: The result of this study is a framework for preparedness planning. As preparedness planning ought to be a learning process, the presented framework builds on four areas connected to learning: prerequisites for preparedness planning, who should be involved, what is to be learned, and how should the work be shaped.Conclusions: The analysis of factors identified in the literature and also in the interviews with preparedness planners illustrates that the four areas connected to learning are required for developing a preparedness planning process.

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