Local Governance in Industrial Countries

Local government refers to specific institutions or entities created by national constitutions (Brazil, Denmark, France, India, Italy, Japan, Sweden), by state constitutions (Australia, the United States), by ordinary legislation of a higher level...

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Main Author: Shah, Anwar
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Language:English
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Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/01/6965771/local-governance-industrial-countries
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topic ACCOUNTABILITY
ACCOUNTABILITY IN GOVERNANCE
ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES
AUTONOMY
BLOCK GRANTS
BUDGETARY INSTITUTIONS
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
CITIZENS
CONSTITUTIONS
CORPORATE INCOME TAX
CORRUPTION
DEBT
DECENTRALIZATION
DECISION MAKING
DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION
DICTATORSHIP
DISTRICTS
ECONOMICS
ELECTRICITY
ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES
EXECUTION
EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITIES
EXTERNALITIES
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
FEDERAL STATES
FEDERALISM
FEDERATIONS
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
FINANCIAL CAPACITIES
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL PLANNING
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION
FISCAL DISCIPLINE
FISCAL EQUALIZATION
FISCAL FEDERALISM
FISCAL MANAGEMENT
FISCAL RESOURCES
FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY
FORMAL INSTITUTIONS
GOOD GOVERNANCE
GOVERNMENT BORROWING
GOVERNMENT BUDGETS
GOVERNMENT DEBT
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITIES
GOVERNMENT REVENUES
GOVERNMENT SPENDING
GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HUMAN RESOURCES
HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
INCOME
INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
INSTITUTIONAL ECONOMICS
INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS
INTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL RELATIONS
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFERS
INVESTMENT GRANTS
LEGISLATION
LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT
LICENSES
LOCAL ADMINISTRATION
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
LOCAL AUTHORITY
LOCAL COUNCILS
LOCAL DECISION MAKING
LOCAL FINANCE
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
LOCAL GOVERNMENT BORROWING
LOCAL GOVERNMENT BUDGETS
LOCAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
LOCAL GOVERNMENT REVENUES
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
LOCAL LEVEL
LOCAL PUBLIC FINANCE
LOCAL PUBLIC SECTOR
LOCAL TAX
LOCAL TAXES
LOWER HOUSE
MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENTS
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
MUNICIPAL
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS
MUNICIPALITIES
NATIONAL LEVEL
NATIONS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POOR GOVERNANCE
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION
PROPERTY TAX BASE
PUBLIC
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
PUBLIC CHOICE
PUBLIC ECONOMICS
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ANALYSIS
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
PUBLIC FINANCE
PUBLIC GOODS
PUBLIC GOVERNANCE
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC OFFICIALS
PUBLIC POLICY
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTABILITY
PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE
PUBLIC SERVANTS
PUBLIC SERVICE
PUBLIC SERVICE PROVISION
PUBLIC SERVICES
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS
REGIONAL PLANNING
REGIONAL POLICIES
REGULATORY AGENCY
REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
REVENUE SOURCES
REVOLUTION
SEWAGE
SHIFTING RESPONSIBILITIES
SOCIAL EQUITY
SOCIAL SERVICES
SOVEREIGNTY
SPECIAL DISTRICTS
STATE CONSTITUTIONS
STATE GOVERNMENTS
STREET MAINTENANCE
SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENT
SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
SUBSIDIARITY PRINCIPLE
SUBSIDIARY
TAX ADMINISTRATION
TAX ASSIGNMENT
TAX AUTHORITY
TAX BURDEN
TAX POLICY
TAX RATES
TAX REVENUE
TAX REVENUES
TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
USER CHARGES
UTILITIES
VOTERS
VOTING
WATER SUPPLY
spellingShingle ACCOUNTABILITY
ACCOUNTABILITY IN GOVERNANCE
ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES
AUTONOMY
BLOCK GRANTS
BUDGETARY INSTITUTIONS
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
CITIZENS
CONSTITUTIONS
CORPORATE INCOME TAX
CORRUPTION
DEBT
DECENTRALIZATION
DECISION MAKING
DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION
DICTATORSHIP
DISTRICTS
ECONOMICS
ELECTRICITY
ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES
EXECUTION
EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITIES
EXTERNALITIES
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
FEDERAL STATES
FEDERALISM
FEDERATIONS
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
FINANCIAL CAPACITIES
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL PLANNING
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION
FISCAL DISCIPLINE
FISCAL EQUALIZATION
FISCAL FEDERALISM
FISCAL MANAGEMENT
FISCAL RESOURCES
FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY
FORMAL INSTITUTIONS
GOOD GOVERNANCE
GOVERNMENT BORROWING
GOVERNMENT BUDGETS
GOVERNMENT DEBT
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITIES
GOVERNMENT REVENUES
GOVERNMENT SPENDING
GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HUMAN RESOURCES
HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
INCOME
INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
INSTITUTIONAL ECONOMICS
INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS
INTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL RELATIONS
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFERS
INVESTMENT GRANTS
LEGISLATION
LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT
LICENSES
LOCAL ADMINISTRATION
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
LOCAL AUTHORITY
LOCAL COUNCILS
LOCAL DECISION MAKING
LOCAL FINANCE
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
LOCAL GOVERNMENT BORROWING
LOCAL GOVERNMENT BUDGETS
LOCAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
LOCAL GOVERNMENT REVENUES
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
LOCAL LEVEL
LOCAL PUBLIC FINANCE
LOCAL PUBLIC SECTOR
LOCAL TAX
LOCAL TAXES
LOWER HOUSE
MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENTS
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
MUNICIPAL
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS
MUNICIPALITIES
NATIONAL LEVEL
NATIONS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POOR GOVERNANCE
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION
PROPERTY TAX BASE
PUBLIC
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
PUBLIC CHOICE
PUBLIC ECONOMICS
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ANALYSIS
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
PUBLIC FINANCE
PUBLIC GOODS
PUBLIC GOVERNANCE
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC OFFICIALS
PUBLIC POLICY
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTABILITY
PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE
PUBLIC SERVANTS
PUBLIC SERVICE
PUBLIC SERVICE PROVISION
PUBLIC SERVICES
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS
REGIONAL PLANNING
REGIONAL POLICIES
REGULATORY AGENCY
REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
REVENUE SOURCES
REVOLUTION
SEWAGE
SHIFTING RESPONSIBILITIES
SOCIAL EQUITY
SOCIAL SERVICES
SOVEREIGNTY
SPECIAL DISTRICTS
STATE CONSTITUTIONS
STATE GOVERNMENTS
STREET MAINTENANCE
SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENT
SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
SUBSIDIARITY PRINCIPLE
SUBSIDIARY
TAX ADMINISTRATION
TAX ASSIGNMENT
TAX AUTHORITY
TAX BURDEN
TAX POLICY
TAX RATES
TAX REVENUE
TAX REVENUES
TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
USER CHARGES
UTILITIES
VOTERS
VOTING
WATER SUPPLY
Shah, Anwar
Local Governance in Industrial Countries
relation Public Sector Governance and Accountability
description Local government refers to specific institutions or entities created by national constitutions (Brazil, Denmark, France, India, Italy, Japan, Sweden), by state constitutions (Australia, the United States), by ordinary legislation of a higher level of central government (New Zealand, the United Kingdom, most countries), by provincial or state legislation (Canada, Pakistan), or by executive order (China) to deliver a range of specified services to a relatively small geographically delineated area. Local governance is a broader concept and is defined as the formulation and execution of collective action at the local level. Thus, it encompasses the direct and indirect roles of formal institutions of local government and government hierarchies, as well as the roles of informal norms, networks, community organizations, and neighborhood associations in pursuing collective action by defining the framework for citizen-citizen and citizen-state interactions, collective decision making, and delivery of local public services.
format Publications & Research :: Publication
author Shah, Anwar
author_facet Shah, Anwar
author_sort Shah, Anwar
title Local Governance in Industrial Countries
title_short Local Governance in Industrial Countries
title_full Local Governance in Industrial Countries
title_fullStr Local Governance in Industrial Countries
title_full_unstemmed Local Governance in Industrial Countries
title_sort local governance in industrial countries
publisher Washington, DC: World Bank
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/01/6965771/local-governance-industrial-countries
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7108
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spelling okr-10986-71082021-04-23T14:02:27Z Local Governance in Industrial Countries Shah, Anwar ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY IN GOVERNANCE ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES AUTONOMY BLOCK GRANTS BUDGETARY INSTITUTIONS CAPITAL EXPENDITURES CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CITIZENS CONSTITUTIONS CORPORATE INCOME TAX CORRUPTION DEBT DECENTRALIZATION DECISION MAKING DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION DICTATORSHIP DISTRICTS ECONOMICS ELECTRICITY ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES EXECUTION EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITIES EXTERNALITIES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FEDERAL STATES FEDERALISM FEDERATIONS FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY FINANCIAL CAPACITIES FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL PLANNING FINANCIAL SUPPORT FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION FISCAL DISCIPLINE FISCAL EQUALIZATION FISCAL FEDERALISM FISCAL MANAGEMENT FISCAL RESOURCES FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY FORMAL INSTITUTIONS GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT BORROWING GOVERNMENT BUDGETS GOVERNMENT DEBT GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITIES GOVERNMENT REVENUES GOVERNMENT SPENDING GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HUMAN RESOURCES HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT INCOME INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INSTITUTIONAL ECONOMICS INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS INTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL RELATIONS INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFERS INVESTMENT GRANTS LEGISLATION LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT LICENSES LOCAL ADMINISTRATION LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL AUTHORITY LOCAL COUNCILS LOCAL DECISION MAKING LOCAL FINANCE LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION LOCAL GOVERNMENT BORROWING LOCAL GOVERNMENT BUDGETS LOCAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES LOCAL GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION LOCAL GOVERNMENT REVENUES LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL LEVEL LOCAL PUBLIC FINANCE LOCAL PUBLIC SECTOR LOCAL TAX LOCAL TAXES LOWER HOUSE MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENTS MINISTRY OF FINANCE MUNICIPAL MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS MUNICIPALITIES NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONS POLITICAL ECONOMY POOR GOVERNANCE POVERTY REDUCTION PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION PROPERTY TAX BASE PUBLIC PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC CHOICE PUBLIC ECONOMICS PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ANALYSIS PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC GOVERNANCE PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC MANAGEMENT PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTABILITY PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE PUBLIC SERVANTS PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICE PROVISION PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS REGIONAL PLANNING REGIONAL POLICIES REGULATORY AGENCY REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY REVENUE SOURCES REVOLUTION SEWAGE SHIFTING RESPONSIBILITIES SOCIAL EQUITY SOCIAL SERVICES SOVEREIGNTY SPECIAL DISTRICTS STATE CONSTITUTIONS STATE GOVERNMENTS STREET MAINTENANCE SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENT SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS SUBSIDIARITY PRINCIPLE SUBSIDIARY TAX ADMINISTRATION TAX ASSIGNMENT TAX AUTHORITY TAX BURDEN TAX POLICY TAX RATES TAX REVENUE TAX REVENUES TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT TRANSITION ECONOMIES USER CHARGES UTILITIES VOTERS VOTING WATER SUPPLY Local government refers to specific institutions or entities created by national constitutions (Brazil, Denmark, France, India, Italy, Japan, Sweden), by state constitutions (Australia, the United States), by ordinary legislation of a higher level of central government (New Zealand, the United Kingdom, most countries), by provincial or state legislation (Canada, Pakistan), or by executive order (China) to deliver a range of specified services to a relatively small geographically delineated area. Local governance is a broader concept and is defined as the formulation and execution of collective action at the local level. Thus, it encompasses the direct and indirect roles of formal institutions of local government and government hierarchies, as well as the roles of informal norms, networks, community organizations, and neighborhood associations in pursuing collective action by defining the framework for citizen-citizen and citizen-state interactions, collective decision making, and delivery of local public services. 2012-06-05T15:22:56Z 2012-06-05T15:22:56Z 2006 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/01/6965771/local-governance-industrial-countries 978-0-8213-6328-7 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7108 English en_US Public Sector Governance and Accountability CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication