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Governance challenges in the provision of municipal services: in the Vhembe District Municipality

Africa’s Public Service Delivery and Performance Review
Background: The local communities judge their municipalities’ performance through the provision of municipal services and the treatment that they get from its officials. The challenge of governance adversely affects the delivery of municipal services. However, it appears that municipalities are failing their respective local communities.
Takalani N. Mudzusi, Pandelani H. Munzhedzi, Ephraim Mahole   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Genetic Risk and High Burden of Depression and Suicide in the Maya‐Mestizo Population of Yucatán, México

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Major depression and suicide are critical public health concerns, particularly in underrepresented populations with unique genetic and sociocultural contexts. The Maya‐mestizo population presents the highest suicide rates in the country but remains understudied in psychiatric genetics. This study evaluated the association between three genetic
Marta Menjivar, Erandi Bravo, Margarita Rivera‐Balancan, Barbara Itzel Pena Espinoza   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Barriers to exchanging healthcare information in inter-municipal healthcare services: a qualitative case study

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 2018
Background In recent years, inter-municipal cooperation in healthcare services has been an important measure implemented to meet future demographic changes in western countries.
Elisabeth Holen-Rabbersvik, Elin Thygesen, Tom Roar Eikebrokk, Rune Werner Fensli, Åshild Slettebø   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Overlapping jurisdictions and demand for local public services: does spatial heterogeneity matter? [PDF]

This paper aims to test the existence of vertical interactions in terms of public spending between overlapping local jurisdictions in France using a data set of 110 French municipalities and their corresponding departments in 2001 and 2005.
Alain Guengant, Marie-Estelle Binet, Matthieu Leprince   +2 more
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Publicity in the Regulation of Municipal Services

Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 2015
The article considers the publicity principle associated with legal control of municipal services. People’s trust in local authorities depends considerably not only on the quality of services, but also on the openness of their provision process and citizens’ awareness. Publicity covers these categories.
Olga V. Yakhina, Julia S. Yaichnikova, Tatiana N. Mikheeva   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

How Are Australian Local Governments Responding to the Homelessness Crisis? Findings From a National Study

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Australian local governments are facing intensifying pressures to respond to worsening visible homelessness. This paper presents one of the first national studies on how local governments are responding to these pressures, and the first since the onset of the post‐pandemic housing crisis.
Andrew Clarke, Joelle Moore, Fatemeh Aminpour, Katya Eagles   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of municipal e-government readiness using structural equation modelling technique

The Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa, 2018
The evaluation of municipal e-government readiness can provide a useful barometer to understand the critical needs of citizens. In addition, it can help to improve effectiveness of government services and provide a technology industry access to relevant ...
Seena Joseph, Oludayo O. Olugbara
doaj   +1 more source

A General Equilibrium Simulation Study of Subsidies to Municipal Expenditures [PDF]

In the United States, local government expenditures are heavily subsidized through a variety of sources. This paper explores theoretically and then simulates empirically the effects of eliminating either of two federal subsidies encouraging local ...
Joel Slemrod, Roger H. Gordon
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Potassium Migration of Chestnut Shell Ashes Under Oxidizing Atmosphere and Its Modification Mechanism by Additives

Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Biomass energy plays a critical role in alleviating environmental pressures. However, its relatively high content of alkali metals (especially for potassium) would cause ash‐related issues during combustion. To mitigate these issues, the potassium migration behaviors during chestnut shell (CS) conversion and the modification mechanisms of ...
Meijie Zhou, Weijie Guo, Fenghai Li, Xuefei Liu, Ziqiang Yang, Mingjie Ma, Yitian Fang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Samarbeid mellom frivillig sektor og kommunale tjenester på pleie- og omsorgsfeltet. En kvalitativ studie

Nordisk Tidsskrift for Helseforskning, 2014
Cooperation between third sector and municipal health care services – a qualitative study Municipal health care services are facing challenges due to an increasing number of individuals in need of care, combined with demographic change.
Marit Solbjør, Birgitte Ljunggren, Hanne Hestvik Kleiven   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source