Europe \ Local democracy
This section contains information relating to all aspects of lcoal democracy and good governance at the local level. The Commonwealth principles on good practice for local democracy and good governance - known as the Aberdeen Agenda - which have been adopted by all CLGF members and are incorporated in the Commonwealth Charter, set the framework for the promotion of local democracy in the Commonwealth. The materials in this section relate to the constitutional and legal provisions for local government and include a range of studies, policy and training materials on local elections, leadership, community participation, representative local government, local government management and partnerships between local government and other key stakeholders such as traditional authorities.
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Local governance integrity: principles and standards ∗
The purpose of the Anti-Corruption Principles and Standards for Local Governance Systems is to provide clear guidance as to how to prevent corruption and deal with it when it occurs. Most of them apply to the whole governance system, including citizens, civil society, the media and the private sector. These stakeholders play an increasingly important role in local policy-making, oversight and service delivery and are essential for reducing corruption. Civil society organisations notably can use the principles and standards to monitor the progress of local governance. This is a living document which will be updated as new standards emerge or are identified.
Author: Transparency International Publisher: Transparency International Publication year: 2015
The sustainable development goals and the global state of democracy indices
This issue of the GSoD In Focus explores the contribution that the Global State of Democracy (GSoD) Indices can make to the review of progress on the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The GSoD Indices can be used to complement the official indicators of the SDGs, to acquire in-depth knowledge on trends in achieving the specific targets of individual SDGs. In this regard, the GSoD Indices can be used to provide data on the SDGs for poverty (SDG 1), hunger (2), health and wellbeing (3), education (4), gender equality (5), inequalities (10), sustainable cities and communities (11), peace, justice and institutions (16), and partnerships for the goals (17), as well as across the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Author: International IDEA Publisher: International IDEA Publication year: 2019
Bad Governance and Corruption
Author: Richard Rose and Caryn Peiffer Publisher: Springer Publication year: 2018
Explaining the transparency of local government websites through a political market framework
This paper contributes to the literature on government transparency by addressing the question of what drives the differences in local government levels of transparency. Our main objective is to ascertain whether transparency is mainly driven by the leadership, capacity and other political traits of the local governments themselves – “supply-side determinants” – or, rather, if it hinges on social, cultural and/or other local community factors (“demand-side” determinants). We test the hypotheses derived from this theoretical framework using the results of the Municipal Transparency Index which is based on the information disclosed in the local governments' official websites and was applied to all Portuguese municipalities for the first time in 2013. Our findings indicate that municipalities with less financial autonomy, run by male mayors, with a larger number of consecutive terms in office, and smaller margins of victory in local elections display lower levels of transparency. On the demand-side, the unemployment rate and the average age of the municipal population emerge as the best predictors and are both negatively associated with transparency.
Author: Antonio F.Tavares, Nuno F.da Cruzc Publisher: Government Information Quarterly Publication year: 2017
Accountability to Cope State Capture in Local Governments Management
NOTE: Downloadable document is in Italian.The purpose of this paper is to analyze the evidence of a relationship between the level of accountability that a P.A. can demonstrate and consolidate, and the presence or absence of corruption or even perverse situations of State Capture. Through an empirical analysis is verified if placing a filter (accountability) to the current system of local government, we could overcome persistent situations of arbitrage and abuse of public power, rather than in the new needs for reporting and monitoring required by national and international legislation relating to transparency and sustainable P.A.'s development.
Author: Paolo Ricci, Paolo Esposito, Tiziana Landi Publisher: Azienda Pubblica, Maggioli Editore Publication year: 2010