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Implementation of the Community Peace and Order and Public Safety Program in Negros Occidental, Philippines

open access: yesPhilippine Social Science Journal, 2020
Peace is indivisible and global because it is the foundation of the survival of humanity. Ensuring peace and security of the people is vital in maintaining economic development, social order, and political stability.
Rhumyla G. Nicor-Mangilimutan   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Implications of uncollected solid waste to citizens' livelihood in urban local government authorities in Tanzania

open access: yesSustainable Environment
Although the global and national causes and effects of uncollected solid waste are well documented, those specific to the grassroots level within urban Tanzania remain largely unknown.
Boniphace Kumburu   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Institutional Aging Process. Ethnographic Explorations of Aging Processes and Dimensions in Danish Schools and Eldercare Institutions

open access: yesAnthropology & Aging, 2017
In this paper, we will present an analysis of the institutional aging process in childhood and old age in contemporary Denmark. We will take as our point of departure Jennifer Johnson-Hanks’s observation that aging should be seen both as an experiential ...
Lone Grøn, Else Ladekjær
doaj   +1 more source

Governance and Sustainability in Local Government

open access: yesAustralasian Business, Accounting and Finance Journal, 2022
According to auditor reports in 2021, local government councils are failing their communities and their voters. Victorian Auditor General’s Office (VAGO) Reports 2021 suggest that the Councils of local governments are rife with conflicts of interest, manipulation of land deals, lacking independence and captured by their CEOs.
Armstrong, Anona, Li, Yongqiang
openaire   +2 more sources

Public Trust in Local Government: Explaining the Role of Good Governance Practices

open access: yesPublic Organization Review, 2019
The primary purpose of this study was to examine the role of good governance practices on public trust in local government. In this study, a conceptual model was developed and tested empirically in Ethiopia by selecting Bahir Dar City Administration. The
T. Beshi, Ranvinderjit Kaur
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Costs of major intracranial, gastrointestinal and other bleeding events in patients with atrial fibrillation – a nationwide cohort study

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2017
Background Use of oral anticoagulation therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) involves a trade-off between a reduced risk of ischemic stroke and an increased risk of bleeding events.
Marie Jakobsen   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Factors influencing the information quality of local government financial statement and financial accountability

open access: yesManagement Science Letters, 2019
Article history: Received: April 15, 2019 Received in revised format: April 27 2019 Accepted: May 14, 2019 Available online: May 14, 2019 The purpose of this paper is to study the effect of internal control system and human resource competence on ...
Nur Fitri Dewi   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The depths of the cuts: the uneven geography of local government austerity

open access: yesCambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, 2018
Austerity, the sustained and widespread cuts to government budgets, has characterised Britain’s public policy since 2010. The local state has undergone substantial restructuring, driven by major budget reductions from central government.
Mia Gray, A. Barford
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Corporatization in the Public Sector: Explaining the Growth of Local Government Companies

open access: yesPAR. Public Administration Review, 2019
The creation of companies by local governments to provide public services—referred to as “corporatization”—is an example of systemic public entrepreneurship that is popular across the world.
R. Andrews   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Private and civic organisations as providers of public services in municipalities

open access: yesStudia Regionalne i Lokalne, 2018
The following article presents the results of a study investigating employment of private and non-governmental organisations in Polish municipalities as providers of versatile public services and the resulting nature of the relationship among the latter.
Eugeniusz Wojciechowski   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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