LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE AND THE CHALLENGES OF GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS BY TOMORI M. ADIJOLOLA lolatomori@yahoo.com BEING A PAPER PRESENTED AT: THE WORKSHOP ON PROPERTY TAX SYSTEM AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCING ORGANISED BY: MINISTRY OF LOCAL GOVERNMETN AND CHIEFTAINCY MATTERS IN COLLABORATION WITH MESSRS WALE ADENIYI PARTNERSHIP MARCH 2009 LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE AND THE CHALLENGES OF GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS 1.0 INTRODUCTION As the biggest economic recession in 70 years continues to undermine
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the U.S government has consistently intervened by alleviating poverty and redistributing income in different forms of transfer payments such as welfare‚ Medicare‚ Social Security and employer-provided health insurance. Despite the good intentions‚ these programs‚ which involved large spending‚ haven’t been entirely effective in helping the poor. Therefore‚ even though the poor might suffer from an extensive economic inequality‚ the government cannot intervene by levying these transfer payments to focus
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power between a central national government and a local state governments that are connected to one another by the national government defines a federal government. While some areas are under control by the national government‚ the same boundaries are placed with the state or local governments that are set by the constitution. The questions that should be asked are what powers are granted‚ what powers are denied‚ and what powers are shared to both types of government. There are limitation of power
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Is an unjust government better than no government at all? INTRO: I do not agree that an unjust government is better than no government at all. Is it really logical to give your allegiance to a country whose government violates principles of fairness? I would have to agree with St. Augustine’s famous quote‚ "an unjust law us no law at all‚" and therefore I think that an unjust government is no government at all. CONTENTIONS: a.) IF YOUR GOVERNMENT IS NOT LOYAL TO YOU THEN YOU DO NOT OWE
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The US government didn’t come into existence overnight; the ideas of many minds shaped it‚ from French writers to English Kings throughout history. These influences laid the foundation for the modern and diverse superpower we call home today. The United States came into existence in 1776 when the US declared independence from the British Empire. This defiant act led to the American Revolution‚ where the British waged war‚ leading to the American Revolution and an American victory. The US government
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Democratic Government VS Oligarchy Government “The government is merely a servant -- merely a temporary servant; it cannot be its prerogative to determine what is right and what is wrong‚ and decide who is a patriot and who isn’t. Its function is to obey orders‚ not originate them.” Mark Twain Democracy and Oligarcy as forms of government have been in existence for a long period of time‚ both terms first appeared in ancient Greek political and philosophical thought. Both forms
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“Alike‚ Different‚ or Both?” Compare and Contrast Out of Roman‚ Greek And the U.S government‚ Greek government has been around for nearly thousands of years‚ and they all had different ways of governing. There was more than one government in Greece‚ not like today in the United States. Also not like the U.S. Greece was not a country‚ Greece consisted of city-states. Greek city-states made their own laws to be independent. But all city-states spoke the same language ‚had the same religion and
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social policies of the Clark Labour Government (1999-2008) with those of the Key Government (2008-present) Introduction Key Government has many similar ideas as the Clark Labour Government. In order to compare two different governments‚ we need to know the context of the whole society including economy‚ politics‚ culture‚ international environment. The problems and needs in these society‚ the causes of diverse problems‚ the ideology and value of different governments and policies they promote are also
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Darrolyn Simmons June 6th‚ 2014 U.S Government Structure The U.S. government ’s primary role is to ensure the economic and social well-being of its citizens. A controversial debate that rises from this responsibility concerns the degree to which and how the government should be actively involved within the community. Areas of continued government involvement include assistance to small business and reducing the poverty level. Although the
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12/1/11 Period: 9 Mr.Irvan Can you believe that in the past the governments were very different compared to today’s government? The English government was very different compared to the French government‚ they both had their different ways. Besides the limited government of the English and the absolute government of the French they both have their weaknesses and strengths. I personally believe that the French form of absolutism was the more efficient form because of its strong stability‚
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