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The State of Local Government
The State of Local Government

Author(s): Reddy Purshottama, Nemec Juraj, Michiel S. de Vries
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Mykolas Romeris University
Keywords: local government; local government capacity; service delivery; good governance.

Summary/Abstract: This paper and a special issue of the journal addresses the varying capacity of local governments in different regions in the world. Local Government Capacity as a concept can have varying definitions, but in this framework it seems adequate to simply define it as `the ability of local government to perform their functions in an effective and efficient way´. The idea behind this special issue argues that in order to improve the capacity of local governments especially in regions where its adequate performance is severely needed, a more differentiated approach to capacity-building is required, pinpointing the main factors inhibiting local government performance.

  • Issue Year: 14/2015
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 160-176
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: English
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