This paper identifies five sets of specific institutional arrangements which condition the effectiveness of municipal government: (a) structure; (b) functions; (c) internal organization and process; (d) staffing; and (e) financing. However, it is not only these specific arrangements which determine the effectiveness of an organization. It is also influenced heavily by the values and expectations of its members, by an organizational culture to which history, custom, politics and style contribute in substantial measure. These factors are hard to define and often hard to change. But they will interact with changes in the institutional arrangements and cannot be ignored. Also discussed are the critical issues of accountability and central local relations.
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Author
Davey, Kenneth
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Document Date
1989/06/30
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Document Type
Departmental Working Paper
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Report Number
INU47
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Volume No
1
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Total Volume(s)
1
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Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
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Doc Name
Strengthening municipal government
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Keywords
Municipalities;municipal government;water supply and sanitation;regulation of land use;water supply and sewerage;adaptation to local needs;local tax base;economies of scale;basic human need;provision of credit;pattern of behavior;tax on income;local tax payer;terms of trade;total public expenditure;local government study;sound financial management;local revenue base;urban infrastructure finance;national government policy;devolution of responsibility;water treatment plant;local income tax;income tax surcharge;high tax rate;local government service;local property tax;public service commission;metropolitan development authority;ministries of finance;revenue sharing system;maintenance of infrastructure;debt service responsibility;public accounts committee;central government agency;management of school;income tax authority;equality of opportunity;competitive market conditions;pace of urbanization;degree of homogeneity;property tax rate;decentralization of responsibility;water and sewerage;incentive for compliance;weight of numbers;motor vehicle tax;forms of registration;sale of land;Public Transport;municipal responsibility;urban development;upper tier;urban growth;water supplies;small municipality;population size;institutional factor;metropolitan municipalities;local responsibility;refuse collection;national administration;organizational culture;metropolitan government;road maintenance;professional skill;external intervention;city government;ultra vires;rural hinterland;Public Utilities;urban authority;legal process;local relation;capital financing;large town;rural area;land development;urban core;social security;investment planning;municipal management;rural relation;management process;vested interests;local preference;government capability;water rate;refuse disposal;municipal function;contract provision;central administration;clear definition;capital construction;government responsibility;
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Davey, Kenneth
Strengthening municipal government (English). Infrastructure and Urban Development Department discussion paper ; no. INU 47 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/713521468765035493/Strengthening-municipal-government