Introduction the existence of local government has always been defended on the basis that it is a crucial aspect of the process of democratization and intensification of mass participation in the decisionmaking process. In addition, the article considers the new role of developmental local government in the 21st century as that of improving and sustaining local economic development led. Request pdf theory, principle and practice of local governance in nigeria the. Essentially, contentious issues regarding corrupt practices, most. Local government administration university of limpopo. The extent and consequences of competition are assessed in both the uk and usa. But the indian constitution provides for a three tier. It addresses national and supranational governments, international development partners, as well as lrgs themselves and their local. The use of the term development to refer to national economic growth emerged in the united states beginning in the 1940s and in association with a key american foreign policy concern. A theory of local government with two empirical tests. Governance from below a theory of local government with. Pdf a theoretical approach to the largescale dynamics of local government is derived from marxian political economy. The progress of social development in south africa. Research and evaluation developmental local government in.
Understand the relation of basic demographic information and other kinds of. Using these insights, section 3 develops a theory of local government and derives predictions. Being elective in nature, they have allowed effective participation and involvement of the local people in the development of the local areas. This is followed by a perspective on the historical evolution and functioning of local government in africa. Discuss the developmental and accountability control theory. The last section provides a comparative overview of local government organization and. Local government, local governance and sustainable. Public choice theory and local government springerlink.
Introduction thirteen years since the advent of democracy and seven years into the operation of an entirely new local government dispensation, local government in south africa is in a critical phase. The advocateswho draw from local government or fiscal federalism theoriesargue. It can almost be regarded as a miniconstitution for local government, as it will affect all south africans. The primary purpose of the book is to evaluate critically the relationship between local government and national economic development table of contents. The national government is committed to providing support to.
Development theory, cluster of research and theories on economic and political development. If you have access to a journal via a society or association membership, please browse to your society journal, select an article to view, and follow the instructions in this box. Pdf the progress of social development in south africa. Theory development the office of behavioral and social. Professor anthony butler a thesis submitted to the faculty of arts, university of the witwatersrand, johannesburg, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of master of arts. Critical crosscutting issues that should be addressed include human resource development, research and development, institutional capacity. Local government, local governance and sustainable development 3 free download from. The new approach to local government has to be developmental and aims to overcome the poor planning of the past. Section 4 tests the predictions using econometric models of public investment and a database that comprises all bolivian municipalities. White paper on local government department of cooperative. In fact the organization of local government is public organization, changing from private organizations, they are aimed at the general interest of citizens. It is intended to make the teaching and learning process a.
Improvement in local government remains a high priority in most countries, but unless the relationship between citizens and government is more fully developed the actions of local government will. The paper posits that the nigerian political arrangement. As this movement has progressed, the political science literature on its consequences has grown rapidly and a clear split has become apparent. Conceptual perspectives on local governance and centrallocal relations. Developmental local government challenges and progress in. A developmental state in africa what can policy makers in africa learn from the idea of developmental state.
Improving performance and accountability in local government with citizen participation pamela d. Democratic decentralization and economic development by roger b. Development theory economics and political science britannica. Gradually, alternative development theories have emerged to avoid the weakness of the earlier theories. The author proposes a model for capturing the developmental role of local government in institutional arrangements. Understand the role of background and theoretical knowledge in social and behavioral research. Chapter 2 meaning, nature and scope of local governments india has the distinction of being a unique federal country.
This book represents the first attempt, since the early seventies, at providing a comprehensive account of both the theory and pr. Local government exercises such power as in theory makes the local government a unit of permitted by the other spheres of the government, administration with defined powers and authority imbued especially the state government. The white paper on local government 9 march 1998 the white paper is dedicated to the memory of tshepiso mashinini 19661998, chairperson of the white paper working committee, and all the other women and men who contributed to the building of a democratic system of. To this effect, the objects of developmental local government are to promote social and economic development of citizens. Access to society journal content varies across our titles. A theoretical framework of local government international. Chapter 1 postdevelopment theory and the local developmental state chapter 2 developmental local government. Public choice theory and local government a comparative analysis of the uk and the usa. The paper assessed the performance of local government councils in nigeria, using the yardsticks of the rationale behind their creation and existing theories of local government. Local government according to hasluck hasluck, 2010 is the sphere of government where local authorities are allowed by law to issue acts or decisions to adjust the way of governance. Three forms of competition in local government are identified. With the current neglect of equity issues it can be said that local government planning is not entirely integrated as ought. The definition and importance of local governance european. Integrated development planning is an approach to planning that involves the entire municipality and its citizens in finding the best solutions to achieve good longterm development.
Theoretical perspective of local government literature. Governance from below a theory of local government with two. Local government reorganization has been widespread throughout europe in the. This white paper on local government is unique, as it does not deal with a sectoral policy, but with an entire sphere of government. Local government, local governance and sustainable development getting the parameters right introduction since 1994, south africa has experienced a steep learning curve with regard to institutional design in general, and local government in particular. A theoretical framework of local government tasneem sikander assistant professor department of political science government viqarunnisa post graduate college rawalpindi, pakistan abstract the local government institutions have allowed effective participation and involvement of local people in their affairs. Overview of developmental theories sage publications. It is in the interest of the nation that local government is capacitated and transformed to playa developmental role. The role of local government in rural development issues jide ibietan abstract the central aim or focus of this paper is to highlight the role of local government being the closest tier of government to the grassroots in rural development. Local government, local governance and sustainable development.
Theory, principle and practice of local governance in nigeria. Structural reform has been one of the most important, and yet one of the most neglected, aspects of modern local government. These attributes of local government are vital to consider when local government is restructured as it makes sure that rationale of local government is not ignored. Hence developmental local governments should have appropriate structures, values and strategic direction that re. The purpose of this paper is to assess the linkage between the theory of local economic development led and its application in south africa during the 20 years of democratic dispensation. Admin minithesis, school of government, university of the western cape. Governance as theory, practice, and dilemma highlights phenomena that are hybrid and multijurisdictional with plural stakeholders who come together in networks. Developmental local government means a local government committed to work with citizens and groups within the community to find sustainable ways to meet their social, economic and material needs and improve the quality of their lives. In this article, a theory on local government development based on extensive. Department of provincial local government dplg 2005 and patterson 2008 identify local government as a sphere of government committed to work with local communities and stakeholders to find sustainable ways to meet their social, economic and material needs and improve their quality of life for all.
It presents new theoretical models in an area largely lacking in analytical foundations and assesses the validity of these models against recent structural. Kampala declaration on developmental local government. For it to be successful, this collaboration and coordination must be underpinned by the attitudes and values of the developmental approach, and good relations between national, provincial and. Ordinarily, federalism involves a two tier system centralunion government at the first level and the stateprovincial government at the second level. There is no normative general theory from which we can deduce what local government ought to be. The new vision of local governance and the evolving roles. Thus, a federal constitutional structure that devolves substantial powers to autonomously elected local governments can increase the chances for successful democratic development. We should also separate the political and administrative aspects of decentralization from those of scal decentralization and, in the latter, the more numerous cases of decentralization of public expenditure from those involving decentralization of. The claim or implication that the major local government reorganizations of the postwar era were, in the different countries that experienced it, independent events produced by a common pattern of domestic social, economic or political development has the trappings of scientific theory without its true substance the ability to explain. Three broad types of theory have set out to explain this phenomenon in a cross. We should also separate the political and administrative aspects of decentralization from those of scal decentralization and, in the latter, the more numerous cases of decentralization of public expenditure from those involving decentralization of both tax and.
Integrated development planning for local government. This module is the first part of the course on governance and development. A theoretical framework of local government tasneem sikander assistant professor department of political science government viqarunnisa post graduate college rawalpindi, pakistan abstract the local government institutions have allowed effective participation and involvement of. Achieving the objects of developmental local government. A distinctive feature of the new governance is that it combines established administrative arrange. Many of the ideas, activities, and designs of governance appear unconventional.
Chapter 2 meaning, nature and scope of local governments. Pdf download for understanding the development of local government, open. When the transition to democracy took place, south africa inherited a dysfunctional local govern. The role of local governments in territorial economic development 1. I ought at the outset to brush aside one or two misconceptions that might arise from the title of this lecture. Local government associations and regional forums have an. Gibson, virginia polytechnic institute and state university, usa donald p. Understand basic concepts of causality in terms of 2x2 tables. Governance from below a theory of local government. Alternative development theories for local development. Development theory economics and political science. From word soup, we ladle the following synonyms for the term. The future of local government principles and theories of. The purpose of this article is to provide a discussion of the complexities of governance in south african local government, in particular, to assess.
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