Journal articles: 'Central-local government relations'

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Loughlin, Martin. "Understanding Central-Local Government Relations." Public Policy and Administration 11, no. 2 (June 1996): 48–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/095207679601100205.

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McConnell, Allan. "Central-local government relations in Scotland." International Review of Administrative Sciences 72, no. 1 (March 2006): 73–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0020852306061622.

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BAJRAMI, Iliriana. "Relations Between Central Government and Local Government in Kosovo." PRIZREN SOCIAL SCIENCE JOURNAL 3, no. 2 (August 24, 2019): 100. http://dx.doi.org/10.32936/pssj.v3i2.107.

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This paper represents a model attempt to shed light on institutional relations between two levels of power in the Republic of Kosovo. The wide range of legal acts concerned with the regulation of the reports between Central and Legal Government in Kosovo, comprise a legal system containing complex set of rules which define the share of power, competences and the authority of these two levels. As such, this paper is an attempt to investigate and analyze the complex set of legal and institutional mechanisms referring to relations between these two levels of power. The paper follows a set of approaches and methods such as comparative and analytical method, descriptive, empirical and historical method in order to cover as much aspects and elements of the relations between two levels of power in Kosovo. Key words: Authorizations, Central Govenrment, Consitution, Competences, Decentralization, Local Government, Local governance, Power.

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Connolly, Michael. "Central ‐ local government relations in Northern Ireland." Local Government Studies 12, no. 5 (September 1986): 15–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03003938608433294.

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Bagaviki, Elda, and Endirë Bushati. "Balancing Act: Albanian Experiences of Local Government Relations with Central Government." Studia Iuridica Lublinensia 33, no. 1 (March 28, 2024): 11–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.17951/sil.2024.33.1.11-28.

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The European Union’s promotion of the multilevel governance approach redefines the relationships between supranational, national and local governments. As countries like Albania undergo adaptations in the accession process, finding a balance between local and national government relations becomes crucial. The review aims to explore the complex interplay of governance levels in Albania, drawing insightful comparisons with successful cases in Europe, and offering valuable lessons for the policymaking process. To foster greater cooperation between national and subnational levels, it is imperative to define roles and responsibilities clearly, ensure proper financing while national government takes a more strategic role. In Albania, facilitating meaningful interaction can be achieved through the Consultative Council for local and central government, alongside associations of local authorities, though it necessitates legal changes and commitment from local governments. The Albanian Law on Local Self-Government, established in 2015, coincided with a new administrative-territorial reform in the same year, presenting various challenges, particularly for local governments. Through this article, we aim to present scientific research and concrete results concerning the Albanian experience of local government relations with the central government, while providing a comparative analysis with other European countries. Additionally, specific recommendations are proposed to strengthen government interrelations, given the high priority of the EU accession process in the country’s development agenda.

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Marumahoko, Sylvester. "Central-Local Relations in Zimbabwe." Hrvatska i komparativna javna uprava 23, no. 3 (November 24, 2023): 411–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.31297/hkju.23.3.4.

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The study examines current central-local interactions in Zimbabwe and is based on document analysis. It looks at what might be a trend in Zimbabwe’s intergovernmental structure, one that is marked by an increase in the national level meddling in local government affairs. After a brief introduction, the paper outlines its structure and approach. The conceptual and theoretical framework is then presented. There is a brief discussion of three theories: subsidiarity, jurisdictional design principles, and decentralisation theorem. This is followed by a brief discussion on the territorial organisation of Zimbabwe, with the intention of providing readers with context and perspective. The paper then examines central-local interactions, after which the discussion turns to whether the takeovers fit within the theoretical framework. The examination is conducted against the backdrop of the requirement to safeguard the local level’s integrity, reputation, and autonomy. The paper’s conclusion is that local government matters and is an important component of Zimbabwe’s governmental structure.

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Loughlin, Martin. "The restructuring of central‐local government legal relations." Local Government Studies 11, no. 6 (November 1985): 59–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03003938508433235.

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Wilson, David. "Unravelling Control Freakery: Redefining Central-Local Government Relations." British Journal of Politics and International Relations 5, no. 3 (August 2003): 317–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-856x.00109.

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De Ceuninck, Koenraad, and Herwig Reynaert. "Central-Local Relations in Flanders." Hrvatska i komparativna javna uprava 16, no. 1 (March 9, 2016): 7–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.31297/hkju.16.1.1.

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The scale of Flemish municipalities keeps dominating the political agenda in Flanders. In recent years the Flemish government has stimulated the municipalities to merge on a voluntary basis. If they do so, they can receive more competences and strengthen their position. However, this policy has not generated any success so far. In this paper the authors place these efforts in a historical perspective, before addressing the current policy in Flanders concerning scale and decentralisation. In the final part of the paper the authors introduce some foreign experiences with scale and decentralisation. It is remarkable that the current debate in Flanders does not stand on its own. The authors try to determine what lessons Flanders can learn from these foreign experiences.

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Pastory, Parestico. "Inter-governmental relations and procurement non-compliance in African local government systems." Journal of Public Procurement 19, no. 4 (November 4, 2019): 277–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jopp-01-2019-0001.

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Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the implications of inter-governmental relations on procurement compliance in local government. Design/methodology/approach A total of 68 in-depth interviews with local government officials and councillors in four different local government authorities, members of parliament in the local authorities accounts committee and a committee clerk were carried out in addition to documentary review. Findings Evidences from in-depth interviews and documentary analysis point to central government as one of key reasons for procurement non-compliance. The nature of inter-governmental relations enables the central government to issue encroaching directives on local government procurement plans or take handicapping actions on the financial ability of the local governments to execute procurement plans. Practical implications The study adds inter-governmental relations on strategies for improving procurement compliance in African local government systems. Originality/value Despite increasing research on procurement compliance, the complexity of regulatory non-compliance in local government procurement has not been adequately analysed. The current study uses an inter-governmental relations perspective to contribute knowledge on procurement compliance in local government systems of the Third World, sub-Saharan Africa in particular.

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Fatimah, Mira, Haryanto Haryanto, and Nunuk Dwi Retnandari. "Central-Local Government Relations in Regional Planning and Budgeting in Indonesia: Between Autonomy and Control." Policy & Governance Review 8, no. 2 (May 20, 2024): 131. http://dx.doi.org/10.30589/pgr.v8i2.922.

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This article analyzes the relationship between central and local governments in regional planning and budgeting policies, while exploring the direction of central government control over regions through regional planning and budgeting policies. The issue of relations between central and regional governments in regional planning and budgeting is finding the right balance between autonomy and control. The research methods used are regulatory content analysis and interviews with policymakers. The results showed that the central government uses planning and budgeting to control the implementation of local government affairs and functions through guidance, detection, coercion, and evaluation of existing regulations. These findings fill the discussion gap regarding central government control of regional governments not only through guidance and supervision but through planning and budgeting policies. This study provides insight into the forms of central government control over regional governments, contributing to the trend of central and regional government relations. The practical benefit of this research is as input in improving regional planning and budgeting system policies for the government.

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Robuwan, Rahmat, Wirazilmustaan Wirazilmustaan, and Rio Armanda Agustian. "KONSEP HUBUNGAN KEWENANGAN ANTARA PEMERINTAH PUSAT DAN PEMERINTAH DAERAH DALAM BINGKAI NEGARA KESATUAN DENGAN CORAK OTONOMI LUAS." PROGRESIF: Jurnal Hukum 12, no. 2 (December 3, 2018): 2131–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.33019/progresif.v12i2.976.

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State of Indonesia is a very large country. It can be seen from many tribes, nations, cultures, languages, and others who are in Indonesia. As a unitary state with extensive autonomy, takes the concept of the relationship of authority between the central government and local governments. Administratively, the pattern of the relationship of authority between the central government and regional governments born of the delegation of authority. Who was born on the theory of delegation, supervision concept embraced by local governments in Indonesia are more inclined to form Hybrid variations (supervision), transfer of power from central to local government could be said to embrace open-end arrangement or general competence. therefore, a new paradigm in central and local relations should be established with the pattern of center-periphery relations towards a more harmonious, it's time developed progressive thinking that is based on relations that are complementary and interdependent.

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Bjørnå, Hilde, and Synnøve Jenssen. "Prefectoral Systems and Central?Local Government Relations in Scandinavia." Scandinavian Political Studies 29, no. 4 (December 2006): 308–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9477.2006.00154.x.

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Elander, Ingemar, and Stig Montin. "Decentralisation and Control: central-local government relations in Sweden." Policy & Politics 18, no. 3 (July 1, 1990): 165–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1332/030557390782454512.

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Triantafyllopoulou, Athanasia. "Institutional Manipulation and Political Control as Methods of Organizing Intergovernmental Relations in Greece." Review of European Studies 14, no. 1 (January 19, 2022): 14. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/res.v14n1p14.

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Greek local government is an institution of power. Its power is based on popular sovereignty, as local authorities are elected by universal and secret ballot, and its public policies are based on the country's fundamental law, the Constitution. However, the legislator, disregarding this Constitutional Regulation insists on determining the competences appointed to local government and the areas of its competence, acting often beyond the limits of the Constitution. In addition to local government affairs defined by law, central administration grants to local government affairs which belong to the circle of its competences, ie affairs of the central government. This concession regards affairs that the central administration would like to avoid exercising, because they usually have a political cost, which it does not want to bear. The central administration, even if local governments competences are defined by law, or are granted by it, intervenes during the exercise of these affair either by legislative interventions that the majority of the parliament allows, or by decisions of the governing bodies, where it is permitted. This intervention is usually aimed at limiting the affairs allocated to local government, because central government considers that local authorities exercise political influence over the citizens within their administrative boundaries, or because the local authorities belong to opposite political areas from those of the central administration and aim to limit the exercise of policies at the local level, in a way of organizing and operating differently from that of the central administration.

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Gawłowski, Robert. "Relacje rządowo-samorządowe w Polsce w trakcie pandemii COVID-19." Studia Politologiczne, no. 1/2023(67) (March 31, 2023): 90–103. http://dx.doi.org/10.33896/spolit.2023.67.6.

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The COVID-19 pandemic caused a sudden change not only in societal behaviour but also in terms of forms and scale how public administration was running. The aim of this paper is to present intergovernmental relation (IGR) during the first and second wave of COVID-19. In order to do this Central and Self-Government Common Commission (CSGCC) and national local government associations were taken into consideration. In conclusion it is said that during the first wave centralize approach towards the IGR was apparent, however, in the second wave it evolved toward more multilevel relations.

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Fewsmith, Joseph, and Xiang Gao. "Local Governance in China: Incentives & Tensions." Daedalus 143, no. 2 (April 2014): 170–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/daed_a_00281.

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China faces major challenges from social instability and general societal disaffection, which have continued to grow even as the economy has developed. In recent years, the Chinese government has tried to address such issues by diverting increasing resources to raising the income of villagers and providing social services to the urban and rural population alike. So why have “mass incidents”–public protests that sometimes turn violent–continued unabated? This article argues that the structure of central-local relations leads local governments to discount the interests of residents on the one hand, and distort central policies to the benefit of the local government on the other. The “party manages the cadres” principle, through which the central government exerts vertical control, prevents horizontal and bottom-up accountability, and thus ends up setting the interests of local cadres against those of local residents. The central government's interest in preserving its own power makes it reluctant to reform the central-local relationship, thus perpetuating crises.

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Sbragia, Alberta. "Capital Markets and Central–Local Politics in Britain." British Journal of Political Science 16, no. 3 (July 1986): 311–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0007123400004439.

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Local government borrowing is often referred to as a highly technical, not to say arcane, activity of local government. It should not be dismissed so easily. In reality, such borrowing illuminates broader relations between government and market by highlighting interdependencies which exist between central government, local government and financial markets.

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JENERIO, Rio, Wilna WATI, Fitria Lailan JAMILAH, Bernandus TUAHNU, and Mutia Evi KRISTHY. "Financial Relations Between Central Government and Regional Government in Regional Autonomy." Journal of Political And Legal Sovereignty 1, no. 2 (April 30, 2023): 135–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.38142/jpls.v1i2.141.

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Purpose: Law Number 23 of 2014 concerning Regional Government shows a division of authority between the Central Government, Provincial Government, and City Regency Government. Mapping or classification of central and local government affairs is regulated in Article 9 to Article 26.Methodology:The method used in research for writing this paper is to use the type of research "Normative," namely by using secondary data. Normative Law Research is research conducted on laws and regulations related to the legislation in this paper. In addition, by conducting a literature review of related literature.Findings: With regional autonomy, the government in the region in running the government requires costs to take care of its household for the region to get money; a source of regional income is needed.Implication:The Financial Relationship between the Central Government and Regional Government has been established by Law Number 1 of 2022 concerning Financial Relations between Central and Regional Governments, which repealed Law Number 28 of 2009 concerning Regional Taxes and Regional Levies and Law Number 33 of 2004 concerning Financial Balance between the Central Government and Regional Governments.

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Vincent-Jones, Peter. "Central-Local Relations under the Local Government Act 1999: A New Consensus?" Modern Law Review 63, no. 1 (January 2000): 84–103. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1468-2230.00251.

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Young, K. "Economic Development in Britain: A Vacuum in Central-Local Government Relations." Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy 4, no. 4 (December 1986): 439–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1068/c040439.

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Local authority involvement in economic matters has become widespread since the early 1970s. Recent developments in the pattern of local economic activity have been the increasing use of section 137 of the Local Government Act 1972 to fund local programmes, the spread of local authority involvement from the Assisted Areas to the more prosperous regions, and the increasing interest shown by the smaller shire districts, often in rural areas. The portfolio of possible interventions has also changed, bringing a new diversity to the practice of local economic development. Whereas central government has in the past eschewed the temptation to exercise close controls over these activities, the new diversity of local economic initiatives presents it with new dilemmas. It can no longer be assumed that such initiatives will be supportive of central government's spatial or sectoral policies. This vacuum in central-local relations is unlikely to remain, and renewed pressures to grant specific economic development powers to local authorities can be expected. If these claims are accepted, central government will be drawn inexorably into local economic affairs by the need to develop the capacity of local authorities to intervene effectively in pursuit of economic and employment goals.

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Park, Jiyoun. "ODA Decision Makings by Local Government in Korea: Focused on Models of Central-Local Governments Relations." Korea Association of International Development and Cooperation 14, no. 2 (June 30, 2022): 79–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.32580/idcr.2022.14.2.79.

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Purpose: Recently, local governments in South Korea have emerged one of main actors for aid giving for international communities as South Korea’s Official Development Assistance(ODA) volume has been increased. Therefore, this paper explores aid determinants of local governments in South Korea. Originality: Previous studies only have focused on ODA determinants of each donor country Previous studies only have focused on ODA determinants of each donor country. It could not explain what would be real ODA determinants of local governments. However, we need to consider that local governments could approve ODA by their own decision making. In this sense, we should discover local’s decision making itself. Methodology: I conduct a quantitative analysis of 165 episodes for 15 local governments in South Korea. It would be applied based on following three frameworks; inclusive model, overlapping model, and separate model. Result: This study reveals that ODA volume from a central government could not affect to ODA volume from a local government. In addition, local governments would increase ODA volume with a leader from a conservative party and more foreigners in their places. Conclusions and Implication: Above results suggest that it is necessary to look at the ODA as an area where the meaning of self-governing activities can be actively utilized in a situation where Korean local governments have been criticized for their limitations on autonomy and independence. In addition, active and proactive contributions from local governments can be expected in the field of international development cooperation based on their own choice.

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Kang, GwangSoo. "A Study on the Intergovernmental Relations Theory of Japan:Review of the Current Approaches and Its Missing Chapters." National Association of Korean Local Government Studies 25, no. 3 (November 30, 2023): 1–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.38134/klgr.2023.25.3.001.

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The purpose of this study is to proceed a critical review of the main approaches to center-local relations and intergovernmental relations in Japanese local governments that have been discussed so far, and to suggest overlooked arguments that have not been discussed in these approaches. The main contents are as follows. First, we examine the meaning of theories of intergovernmental relations in Japan. Second, we provide a perspective for analyzing the main approaches. The main analytical factors are intergovernmental intermediary route, intergovernmental administrative resources, and explanatory variables of intergovernmental relations. Third, based on this analytical perspective, we analyze the main approaches on intergovernmental relations in Japan and those characteristics. The main characteristics of current approaches tend to emphasize the administrative route, law-finance resources, the institution as an explanatory variable, and the degree of control of the central government. Fourth. we analyze the form of central government intervention, autonomy from the socioeconomic environment and autonomy from the central government, movability and exit option, and the size of the local government in terms of the exclusively focused on intergovernmental relations in Japan.

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Kanju, Shafii Dini, and Deodatus Patrick Shayo. "Expect the Unexpected? The Poli-tricks of Central-Local Government Relationship in Tanzania." International Journal of Social Science Research and Review 5, no. 8 (August 16, 2022): 130–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.47814/ijssrr.v5i8.388.

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Local government presupposes the existence of central authority to which is subordinate despite the relative autonomy of its organs. Three views paint the nature of relationships between central-local governments in Tanzania. The first view conceives local governments as instruments of the centre whose mandate is implementing public policies. Second, local governments are seen as partners of the centre, implementing public policies in a coherent manner with some levels of discretion. Third, central and local governments are certainly different governments which have mutual dependence. This article offers an overview on the dynamics of central-local relationship to uncover expectation of establishing self-governing authorities at the local levels as stipulated in the Local Government Reform and the D-by-D policy or the Policy Paper on Local Government Reforms. In addition, it highlights unwillingness of the centre to give autonomy to local authorities. Using document analysis, our analysis shows that local authorities have been agents of the central government, primarily responsive to their political master, not partners in national administration and development. These unhealthy arrangements limit local government capacity to serve their clients accordingly. Thus, considering autonomous local authorities as a vehicle to national development is essential for healthy decentralisation of central-local relations.

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Jung, Yongduck. "The Intergovernmental Relations for Sustainable Developments of Korea." Korean Journal of Policy Studies 11 (December 31, 1996): 13–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.52372/kjps11002.

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Korea is again entering an era of local autonomy. After General Park Chung Hee seized power through a military coup in 1961, Korean local governments did not have substantial political and administrative decision-making power for 30 years. During an earlier period of the Republic, under the 'Local Autonomy Law' of 1949, Korean local governments had been locally formed policy-making assemblies whose members were locally elected by the inhabitants. For some time in that period even the chief executives of the local governments were elected by the area residents. In 1961, however, the military governments adopted the so-called 'Law Concerning Temporary Measures for Local Autonomy', which suspended the functions of all local assemblies, and the administrative heads of local units became appointive. Following that decision, local governing functions were controlled by the Ministry of Home Affairs- and the respective provincial governors who were appointed by the President. There was, therefore, essentially no political decentralization at all in Korea from 1961 to 1991 (Jung, 1987: 526). In 1991, however, the local assemblies were reorganized. In addition to the locally formed assemblies, the chief executives of local governments were elected directly by residents in 1995. These direct elections have enabled the Korean local governments regain their nominal political decision-making power. In practical terms, however, there still remain a substantial number of central controls in the central-local government relationship.

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George, Stephen. "The European Community and central-local government relations: a review." International Affairs 62, no. 1 (1985): 137–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2618119.

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Stoker, Gerry. "Understanding central-local government relations: a reply to Martin Loughlin." Public Policy and Administration 11, no. 3 (September 1996): 84–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/095207679601100310.

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Ircha, Michael c. "The Crisis of Central-local government relations: The British experience." Canadian Public Administration/Administration publique du Canada 29, no. 1 (March 1986): 155–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1754-7121.1986.tb00399.x.

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Bodilenyane, K. "Relations of Local and Central Government in Service Delivery, Botswana." Journal of Public Administration and Development Alternatives 7, no. 1 (July 2022): 32–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.55190/dqwp7385.

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WONG, STAN HOK-WUI, and HIROKI TAKEUCHI. "Economic Assistance, Central–Local Relations, and Ethnic Regions in China's Authoritarian Regime." Japanese Journal of Political Science 14, no. 1 (February 5, 2013): 97–125. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1468109912000369.

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AbstractWhen a central government deals with local demands, it may strengthen political accountability of the local governments by political decentralization or offer benefits through economic assistance. An authoritarian regime uses economic assistance policy because political decentralization may contradict regime survival. Although economic benefits can be used to buy political support, the distribution of these benefits is seldom equal. We argue that the unequal distribution is more salient in regions where ethnic minorities reside because the unusual demographic composition of those areas make it difficult for the national government to evaluate the performance of the local government who is responsible for the distribution of the economic benefits. As a result, economic assistance may backfire in ethnic regions and intensify their existing conflicts. We develop a simple formal model to illustrate our arguments and explore the cases of Xinjiang and Hong Kong for empirical analysis.

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LEGGE, J. D. "Central Supervision and Local Government in Indonesia." Australian Journal of Politics & History 3, no. 1 (April 7, 2008): 79–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8497.1957.tb00369.x.

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Nahm, Jonas. "Exploiting the Implementation Gap: Policy Divergence and Industrial Upgrading in China's Wind and Solar Sectors." China Quarterly 231 (August 22, 2017): 705–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s030574101700090x.

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AbstractThis article argues that manufacturing policies of Chinese local governments have provided an important corrective to some of the weaknesses inherent in the central government's indigenous innovation framework, most importantly its inattention to the importance of advanced manufacturing capabilities for innovation. Based on an original dataset of over one hundred executive interviews conducted with 43 Chinese wind and solar firms, I identify both central government R&D funding and continued local government support for manufacturing as critical factors in enabling innovation among China's renewable energy firms. In particular, this article shows that firms have utilized a combination of both central and local government policies to establish unique engineering capabilities required for innovation in commercialization and scale-up to mass production. The findings suggest that continued local government support for the manufacturing economy has not undermined central government innovation policies, but has (1) broadened the range of resources available to entrepreneurial firms and (2) enabled new options for industrial upgrading that are outside the conceptualization of innovation underlying the central government's indigenous innovation framework.

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QIAN, Jiwei. "Increasing Government Social Expenditure and Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations in China." East Asian Policy 09, no. 04 (October 2017): 101–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s1793930517000393.

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In 2016, the Chinese government spent about 37% of total government expenditure on social policy areas. With demographic changes and new government initiatives, this spending is likely to increase further. Local fiscal capacity is insufficient to fulfil this responsibility. To remedy, two recent policy initiatives have been introduced including reallocating expenditure responsibility between central and local governments and encouraging the entry of the private sector to share some outlays of the social programmes.

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Mahmuzar, Mahmuzar. "“PEMBANGKANGAN” KEPALA DAERAH KEPADA MENTERI DI INDONESIA PADA ERA OTONOMI DAERAH." Jurnal EL-RIYASAH 13, no. 2 (December 24, 2022): 68. http://dx.doi.org/10.24014/jel.v13i2.19913.

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The relationship between the local and central governments in the era of regional autonomy should be harmonious because the local government is a subsystem of the national government's that final responsibility lies with the President. In addition, one of the objectives of regional autonomy is to create harmonious relations between the central and local governments. But in fact, there are several regional heads in the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia which carried out "defiance" to state minister. The regional head who conducts "insubordination" to the state minister in the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia, cannot be dismissed from his position as regional head because Act Number 23 of 2014 concerning Regional Government does not explicitly regulate it as one the reasons regional heads can dismiss from his position, except that disobedience is carried out by the regional head in order not to carry out a national strategic program launched by the central government through non-departmental ministries/agencies.

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Mojumder, Mohammad Jahangir Hossain, and Pranab Kumar Panday. "GO–NGO Teamwork for Strengthening Local Governance: A Review of Extant Literature in the Context of Bangladesh." South Asian Survey 29, no. 1 (February 3, 2022): 81–102. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/09715231211069957.

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Local governance has come into the centre of discourses after phenomenal shifts in functions, roles, and governing process of the central government. The increasing burden of the central government due to multidimensional challenges of modernisation and globalisation has necessitated the strengthening of local government organisations (GOs) through decentralisation of power. However, in most cases, the central government has retained the power to control local government. Factors such as central control, lack of capacity of the local government officials and lack of finances have made local government organisation of developing countries, including Bangladesh, non-functional. Therefore, many development organisations and donors have come forward with different assistances for strengthening these bodies. This article presents a review of an extant literate of GO–NGO teamwork for strengthening local government. The review finds that network among the central government, NGOs and local government could strengthen local governments in Bangladesh to effectively discharge its responsibilities.

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Kostka, Genia, and Jonas Nahm. "Central–Local Relations: Recentralization and Environmental Governance in China." China Quarterly 231 (August 18, 2017): 567–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0305741017001011.

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AbstractRecent literature on environmental governance in China frequently ascribes blame for China's environmental problems to sub-national governments' lax environmental enforcement. Such research implicitly assumes that more central control would lead to better results but, as yet, the role of the centre in environmental governance remains underresearched. In the context of the current phase of recentralization, this article studies central and local interests, capacities and interactions across policy issues and government agencies. By “bringing the centre back” into the study of central–local relations in China, we examine both where such recentralization has in fact occurred and whether such recentralization efforts have improved environmental outcomes. We argue that centralization does not improve outcomes in every case. Further, central and local levels of governance are not as different as they might seem. Indeed, there are significant areas of overlapping interests and similar patterns of behaviour, both positive (enforcement) and negative (shirking), between central and local administrations. The results draw an empirically and theoretically rich picture of central–local relations that highlights the innate complexity of China's environmental governance patterns during the current phase of recentralization.

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Scott, P., C. Miller, and C. Wood. "Planning and Pollution: An Unusual Perspective on Central—Local Relations." Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy 16, no. 5 (October 1998): 529–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1068/c160529.

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Disputes between the pollution-control and land-use-planning authorities concerning air pollution from unpopular developments such as incinerators offer an unusual perspective on central—local government relations. Central government policy guidance, intended to clarify the boundary between planning and pollution controls over air pollution, was a central issue at the Shell Green inquiry after the local planning authority's refusal of planning consent for a wastewater sludge-processing centre. The success of the developer's appeal is discussed within the context of an emerging centralisation of decisionmaking over very unpopular land uses such as incinerators.

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Vincent-Jones, Peter. "Values and Purpose in Government: Central-local Relations in Regulatory Perspective." Journal of Law and Society 29, no. 1 (March 2002): 27–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-6478.00210.

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Chen, Dan. "“Supervision by Public Opinion” or by Government Officials? Media Criticism and Central-Local Government Relations in China." Modern China 43, no. 6 (May 6, 2017): 620–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0097700417706704.

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Despite the sophisticated control of media in China, criticism of the party-state is not uncommon. Why does the authoritarian regime allow criticism? This article offers an explanation based on political institutions. It examines central-local government relations and finds that criticism can help advance the interests of different political actors. Criticism of local government bureaus and officials can help the central government ensure local compliance and create favorable public opinion. Local leaders can also use criticism to establish political authority over their subordinates and impress superiors, thus enhancing their chances to advance their career. Despite formal institutional arrangements, both central and local leaders have used informal measures such as criticism to achieve their political objectives. This underscores the importance of informal measures in the operation of China’s authoritarian regime.

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Manggau, Marianus E., Nikson Tameno, and Cicilia A. Tungga. "Analysis of the Fiscal Independence of the Regional Government of Timor Tengah Selatan Regency in Carrying Out Regional Government Affairs." Formosa Journal of Sustainable Research 2, no. 10 (October 26, 2023): 2509–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.55927/fjsr.v2i10.6419.

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This study aims to analyze the level of fiscal independence and the government's performance in carrying out local government affairs in Timor Tengah Selatan Regency. This study uses a quantitative descriptive approach by calculating the level of fiscal independence and local government performance achievements. The results of this study indicate that the average fiscal independence of Timor Tengah Selatan Regency in 2016-2021 is based on an independence ratio of 7.23% so that it is classified according to the fiscal independence assessment criteria. High dependency on assistance from the central government through balancing/transfer funds, and if it is related to the pattern of relations between the central government and local governments, it is included in the category of instructive relationship patterns. While the average performance score of the TTS district government during the 2016-2021 period was 2.52 and was in the low category, in 2016 the TTS district government obtained a score of 2.63 with a moderate predicate, which is the highest achievement during the 2016- 2021

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Naumann, Ingela K., and Colin Crouch. "Rescaling education policy: central‐local relations and the politics of scale in England and Sweden." Policy & Politics 48, no. 4 (October 1, 2020): 583–601. http://dx.doi.org/10.1332/030557320x15835195302535.

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Governments worldwide have sought to introduce greater choice and competition as mechanisms to improve the quality of education provision and outcomes. However, there is considerable cross-national variation in education policy, particularly regarding the role of local government. To explain such differences, this article focuses on recent reforms in compulsory education in England and Sweden. It shows that although governments in both countries have advocated choice, competition and participation, education reform has led to the centralisation of school governance in England but decentralisation in Sweden. Drawing on the concept of ‘scalecraft’ as a specific form of ‘statecraft’, it argues that these differences in the rescaling of education policy reflect different conceptions of central‐local relations and the role of local government. More broadly, the article shows how national governments strategically use scalar reorganisation (scalecraft) to support broader political goals (statecraft), contributing to a better understanding of the spatial dimensions of public policy reform.

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Im, Tobin. "Evaluating 10 Years' Experiences of Decentralization: The Emphasis of Intergovernmental Relations and Decision-Making Structure." Korean Journal of Policy Studies 16, no. 2 (February 28, 2002): 11–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.52372/kjps16202.

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The purpose of this paper is to examine the evolution of the intergovernmental relations in Korea since the decentralization reforms begun in 1991. This study evaluates the Korean experience of 10 years of decentralization has significantly changed the decision-making structure in the country. Even though the apparent framework of tiers and local governments are the same as those before decentralization reform, the real number of decision-making units has increased and a new decision making structure has emerged since the introduction of local elections. The creation of local council as well as the elections of heads of local government brought about the loss of the central government’s controlling power over local governments. However many people are not satisfied with the actual state of decentralization. Constrains and limits that most local governments face support this thesis. In this point of view, the experience of the last ten years can be summarized as ‘controlled decentralization’. However, the central government is not totally responsible for this dissatisfaction. Citizens’ low participation and local governments’ incapacity and inefficiency are also responsible. These resulted in ‘the New Iron Triangle’ Model of decision making.

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Park, Albert, Scott Rozelle, Christine Wong, and Changqing Ren. "Distributional Consequences of Reforming Local Public Finance in China." China Quarterly 147 (September 1996): 751–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s030574100005178x.

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Central-local budgetary arrangements have undergone numerous changes since the 1960s as the Chinese government in its quest for modernization has sought to balance the needs of central control and local autonomy. During the reform period, the falling tax share of GNP and a commitment to greater decentralization of the planning system led to major changes in the public finance system that have devolved expenditure responsibilities and financial authority to local governments. Fiscal decentralization has been credited with hardening budget constraints for local publicly controlled enterprises and government agencies. New budgetary relations have instilled fiscal discipline, allowing local governments to disburse more expenditures only if they generated more revenues. These reforms have helped unleash the entrepreneurial spirit of local bureaucrats, fuelling the rapid growth of rural industry.

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Chung, Jae Ho. "Studies of Central–Provincial Relations in the People's Republic of China: A Mid-Term Appraisal." China Quarterly 142 (June 1995): 487–508. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0305741000035025.

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Spatial aspects of power have been relatively neglected in the field of political science in general, with the notable exception of federalism. Many have argued that the study of political power has generally confined itself to the national level and paid scant attention to the interactions between the central government on the one hand and regional and local authorities on the other. Several tendencies have worked against the flourishing of political research on central-local government relations in the last three decades. First, in methodological terms, the “behavioural revolution” that swept the discipline caused a sudden premature end to the institutional analysis so crucial to central-local government relations. Secondly, in thematic terms, political scientists have been overly preoccupied with central-level processes of decision-making while neglecting the politics of central-local relations. Thirdly, in conceptual terms, the rise of “state” as an encompassing concept was facilitated largely at the expense of complex intra-governmental dynamics.

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Sabirin, Ahmad, Febrian Duta Adiyaksa, and Raafid Haidar Herfian. "Perspective Between Central And Regional Government Relations In Legal Problems To Handle Covid-19 Pandemic." Audito Comparative Law Journal (ACLJ) 3, no. 2 (September 28, 2022): 18–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.22219/aclj.v3i2.22040.

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The purpose of this article is to describe the perspective between central and regional government relations in legal problems to handling a covid-19 pandemic. The important thing in a constitution is the desire for how the constitutional life of the nation is to be led, which can be seen in the structure and state administration system. There are differences appeared between central and local governments in handling covid-19 pandemic, such as the local lockdown or Pembatasan Sosial Berskala Besar (“PSBB”) policies implemented in several regions in Indonesia, even though Law No. 6 of 2018 concerning health quarantine, the application of PSBB is the central’s government authority. On the other hand, the implementation of PSBB is the responsibility of the regional government to protect society. It seems that the central government’s struggle was preceded by the regional government due to the slow pace of movement that occurred to handle the Covid-19 pandemic the central government. What are solutions to overcoming the legal problems or problems dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic related to the perspective of the relationship between central and regional governments? Normative law research is used as a research method, that conducting by examining library materials as secondary data. The result showed that there is a shared responsibility to handle covid-19 pandemic for both central and regional governments. To make sure that the Joint coordination’s role is done without the friction of authority, it is important to pay attention to the following rules: 1). If the scope of handling covid-19 pandemic is across provinces area. It is the central government’s authority, 2). If the scope of handling covid-19 pandemic is across regencies/cities area. It is the provincial government’s authority, 3). If the scope of handling covid-19 pandemic is in a district/city area, it becomes the district/city government’s authority.

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Bolgherini, Silvia. "Crisis-driven reforms and local discretion: an assessment of Italy and Spain." Italian Political Science Review/Rivista Italiana di Scienza Politica 46, no. 1 (October 16, 2015): 71–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ipo.2015.23.

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The recent and still enduring global economic and financial crisis deeply impacted the institutional framework in Italy and Spain by prompting a series of reforms, which ultimately re-shaped the local government features. Based on a qualitative comparative analysis of recent reforms, the author shows that (directly and indirectly) crisis-driven provisions have significantly impacted the local levels and changed the central/local relations in both countries. During the years of crisis, a decrease in local discretion in its three main facets (fiscal, administrative, and political/functional) has taken place. This outcome could both allow for a better understanding of how central and local governments have interacted during the crisis and to contribute to the formulation of more general considerations on local discretion and central/local relations in Italy and Spain.

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GOLDSMITH, M., and KEN NEWTON. "CENTRAL-LOCAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS: A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY OF THE ESRC RESEARCH INITIATIVE." Public Administration 64, no. 1 (March 1986): 102–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9299.1986.tb00607.x.

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Tye, Rachel, and Gwyndaf Williams. "Urban regeneration and central-local government relations: The case of East Manchester." Progress in Planning 42 (January 1994): 1–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0305-9006(94)90011-6.

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Lim, Hyun-Jung, and Kum Jong Ye. "Central-Local Government Relations and Decision-Making in Local Government: The case of the Low Carbon Green Growth Policy." Korean Public Administration Review 52, no. 3 (September 30, 2018): 185–214. http://dx.doi.org/10.18333/kpar.2018.52.3.185.

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Grover, Chris. "From the social fund to local welfare assistance: Central–local government relations and ‘special expenses’." Public Policy and Administration 29, no. 4 (April 15, 2014): 313–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0952076714529140.

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