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Public Trust in Local Government: Explaining the Role of Good Governance Practices
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
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Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown Measures on Chinese Startups and Local Government Public Finance: Challenges and Policy Implications [PDF]
This paper aims to assess the impact of COVID-19 on the public finance of Chinese local governments, with a particular focus on the effect of lockdown measures on startups during the pandemic. The outbreak has placed significant fiscal pressure on local governments, as containment measures have led to declines in revenue and increased expenses related ...
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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
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The depths of the cuts: the uneven geography of local government austerity
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
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Private and civic organisations as providers of public services in municipalities
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
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Decentralizing Platform Power: A Design Space of Multi-level Governance in Online Social Platforms [PDF]
Many have criticized the centralized and unaccountable governance of prominent online social platforms, leading to renewed interest in platform governance that incorporates multiple centers of power. Decentralization of power can arise horizontally, through parallel communities, each with local administration, and vertically, through multiple ...
arxiv
Corporatization in the Public Sector: Explaining the Growth of Local Government Companies
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
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The South African local government sector has undergone changes in the post-apartheid era as policy makers have sought to improve basic services provided to disadvantaged local communities.
Gert van der Westhuizen+2 more
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Summary Report for Snowmass Community Engagement Frontier Topical Group 06: Public Policy & Government Engagement [PDF]
This document is the Snowmass summary report for the Public Policy & Government Engagement topical group within the Community Engagement Frontier. This report discusses how the U.S. High Energy Physics (HEP) community currently engages with government at all levels and provides recommendations for how the execution of these actives can be improved and ...
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