In the era of rapid urbanization, a focus towards planned development of urban areas is of pivotal importance as large section of the population residing in metropolitan region of the country. In this context, urban local government institutions/municipalities are the key governing organizations constituted for the development of urban areas by ensuring basic infrastructure and services as per the norms to the citizens. One needs to acknowledge the words of the U.N Secretary General in this regard
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Successive governments in Nigeria have tried to resolve some societal problems by enacting or putting into place different policies at one time or the other. For example, in order to reduce the high rate of poverty in the country, the Federal Government introduced some policies aimed at reducing the poverty level by 2010. This was the case in Asari-Toru local government area of Rivers State. It is true that the Asari – Toru Local Government council both past and present have
The current underdevelopment at the grass root of the Nigerian society and politics has made it imperative for this paper to focus on the role of traditional institutions and Local Government Administration in Nigeria as agent that are supposed to enhance and promote development in the rural area. The basic argument of the paper is that during Pre-colonial days in Nigeria, traditional rulers enjoyed full power in their Kingdom, command respect and obedience from their subject; however colonialisation
the American form of Federalism increase democracy, or does it have a negative impact? Before I go into detail, I would like to explain what federalism and democracy is. Federalism mean, “the federal principle or system of government”, while democracy mean, “a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.” When comparing the two they actually are saying the same thing ones just a little different. With me having military
development. Even the Grand design of the Bureaucratic Reform contained in Indonesian Government Regulation number 81 of 2010 confirms that availability of Standard operating procedure and suitability of standard operating procedure with service process is one indicator of success of a quality service. Through standart operating procedures, all the series of activities are undertaken by the regional government official to complete the job that became her/his job can be standardised. Standardization
tiers of government, the assignment of revenue-raising powers, intergovernmental fiscal transfers and lastly the sub-natural borrowing. The assignment of responsibility for service provision option argues that every multi-tiered fiscal system has responsibility for the provision of a particular type of service. This service is usually assigned across
Each country maintained its own set of beliefs, traditions, cultures, and businesses mostly remained local or regional at most. Although it can be argued that this phenomenon of globalization has had its positive effects on economies, and perhaps helped less fortunate countries catch up with leading countries, the dangers that globalization poses from other aspects should not be ignored. The local culture in U.A.E. is suffering from the effects of globalization in many different ways. The U.A.E.
several commentators, the central government, specifically uses tourism as a means of developing an infrastructure to complement other rural economic development policies to address issues of income disparities between rural and urban zones, and between east and western China (Ryan & Gu, 2009; Wu, 2004). Developing countries seek to expand the size of their economies and achieve convergence with the developing world, and as long as that is a policy, governments will seek to create more economic
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Introduction This study on public sector strategic management is focused on the impact of leadership styles and organization culture. It draws primary conclusions from the case study of the Local Government Councils (LGCs) in Nigeria. The study is presented in a sequential order of five chapters. This chapter introduces the study in six headings. First, the background of the study: this gives a summary of the evolution of strategic management in practice and in research
service like education. Government should spend more and more on education and health services to improve the economic growth, human capital, reduce the poverty and achieve the better income equality. It is very important to understand that how fiscal decentralization works, and how it has affected for those countries who implement