What Are Local Governments Role In Nation Building
Table of Contents
Literature review 2
Local government; Functions and Importance 2
Local government in nation building/development 2
Reference 4
Project research plan 5
Introduction 5
Aims 5
Objectives 5
Methodology and Materials 6
Expected results and output 6
Research plan timetable 7
Literature review
Local government; Functions and Importance
The political/appointed administration constituted by national law within a small geographic region that could cover cities towns and states is usually known a local government (Businessdictionary 2015; Ugochukwu 2013), these administrative bodies are normally in substantially regulative control of maintaining the government’s interest within their geographic zones, these may include election of public officers, collection of taxes, maintaining public assets etc.. They are described by Samuel Humes and Eileen Martin as regional administrative units supervised by the state without any aspect of sovereignty (Humes & Martin 1969). In many sovereign states like Nigeria and the Philippines the supervision of these local governments are handled by the National or Federal Government.
The main purpose for the existence of Local governments in many states is to aid decentralization of power within these states with the hope of developing the social, economic and political aspects of government and people in the local and regional level (Bitonio 2014). All these focus on National or state development which may be better achieved by effective cooperation between the national government and local governments (Gbargaye 2013). Several theories are responsible for the need of the decentralized local government, as a lot of these principles are overlapping in jurisdictional understanding it becomes important to highlight the specific roles played by local governments in nation building.
Nation building is the key responsibility of every national government as it endeavours to secure better quality of life for its
Literature review 2
Local government; Functions and Importance 2
Local government in nation building/development 2
Reference 4
Project research plan 5
Introduction 5
Aims 5
Objectives 5
Methodology and Materials 6
Expected results and output 6
Research plan timetable 7
Literature review
Local government; Functions and Importance
The political/appointed administration constituted by national law within a small geographic region that could cover cities towns and states is usually known a local government (Businessdictionary 2015; Ugochukwu 2013), these administrative bodies are normally in substantially regulative control of maintaining the government’s interest within their geographic zones, these may include election of public officers, collection of taxes, maintaining public assets etc.. They are described by Samuel Humes and Eileen Martin as regional administrative units supervised by the state without any aspect of sovereignty (Humes & Martin 1969). In many sovereign states like Nigeria and the Philippines the supervision of these local governments are handled by the National or Federal Government.
The main purpose for the existence of Local governments in many states is to aid decentralization of power within these states with the hope of developing the social, economic and political aspects of government and people in the local and regional level (Bitonio 2014). All these focus on National or state development which may be better achieved by effective cooperation between the national government and local governments (Gbargaye 2013). Several theories are responsible for the need of the decentralized local government, as a lot of these principles are overlapping in jurisdictional understanding it becomes important to highlight the specific roles played by local governments in nation building.
Nation building is the key responsibility of every national government as it endeavours to secure better quality of life for its