Local government service delivery
Equitable and efficient service delivery is at the heart of local government’s mandate. The resources in this section focus on the management and delivery of key strategic, corporate and technical services, ranging from those for which local government has direct responsibility, to shared service provision, and services for which local government is a partner.
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‘We are not the only ones to blame’: district assemblies’ perspectives on the state of planning in Ghana
Author: Eric Yeboah, Franklin Obeng-Odoom Publisher: University of Technology Sydney Press Publication year: 2016
The local government system in Australia
This profile of the local government system in Australia is structured to enable easy comparison across the countries of the Commonwealth. The profile includes an overview of the government system, the legal basis for and structure of local government, elections and women’s representation, intergovernmental relations, systems for community involvement, organised local government, intergovernmental relations, monitoring systems, finance, staffing and resources, and distribution of service delivery responsibility.
Author: CLGF Publisher: CLGF Publication year: 2015
Stronger communities? Changing prospects for community-led strategic planning in New Zealand
Author: Bruno Brosnan, Christine Cheyne Publisher: University of Technology Sydney Press Publication year: 2010
Role of local government in Botswana for effective service delivery: challenges, prospects and lessons
Author: Keshav C. Sharma Publisher: University of Technology Sydney Press Publication year: 2010
The Impact of Decentralization and Privatization on Municipal Services
This report was prepared by the International Labour Office as the basis for discussions at the Joint Meeting on the Impact of Decentralization and Privatization on Municipal Services to be held from 15 to 19 October 2001 in Geneva.
Author: ILO Publisher: ILO Publication year: 2001