The Pompeian’s government was a democratic system. Citizens voted in their members. There were four levels of government- Electoral assembly (comitium)‚ town council (curia)‚ chief magistrates (duumviri) and magistrates (aediles). These parties were elected in through different means and for different purposes. The electoral assembly was voted in by the Roman citizens of Pompeii. Those elected were then in charge of electing the duumviri and aediles. The town council was made up prominent citizens
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Background – Changes in the last 10 yrs Since 1997 central government has been pursuing an agenda of local government modernisation designed to tackle some of the fundamental public service‚ governance and accountability concerns facing local authorities and the public sector more widely. From CCT to Best Value‚ one of the biggest changes has been in performance management and the rating of authorities in relation to the CPA regime and the drive for continuous improvement and value for money. This
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State and Local Government Paper POL/215 University of Phoenix January 15‚ 2006 Introduction The city of Fountain‚ Colorado is a full service municipality. Within the city‚ several actively responsive city boards see to the needs of the community and plan for the city’s future growth. One such board is the City Council‚ which holds regularly scheduled meetings on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month. Each meeting follows the same basic structure and allows for input from local citizens
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The human nature assumption for collective efficacy is self-interested. The self-interested human nature assumption states individuals are concerned in pursuing their own interests. Individuals will do what they need to do or want to do to get what they want. It does not mean they are selfish or self-centered. It just means humans have the instinct to make them happy first. In some cases‚ it means committing crimes. Crime is seen as the easiest way to get what they want. But sometimes that is not
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Theoretical perspective of Local government By Adnan ul Haq Introduction: In the process of decision making‚ the intensification by the participation of masses and democratization’s process are two essential aspects that defend the local government’s existence. Without local government’s system it is not possible to consider any political system to be complete and entirely democratic. The two-fold essentialities (purposes) that local government serves are (a) supplying goods and services
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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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Project Proposal Local Government in the Russian Federation Author: Viktoria Faculty of Public Administration Research supervisor: O.Kalugina Moscow 2012 Intoduction. Abstract. The “new history” of local government in Russia dates back to the beginning of the 1990s
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state therefore created local government as the third tier of government whose objective is to ensure effective‚ measurable and efficient service delivery to the people. Local government is faced with various difficulties. The major concern of this paper is to dwell on these difficulties and illuminates the factors that are responsible for them. In achieving this‚ the paper relies on descriptive approach and unstructured interview. It concludes that problems of local government are multifarious in nature
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INTRODUCTION Local government areas are suppose to be the engines of national development. A quite rural community grows into a busting city‚ and the local leaders makes this possible. In an ideal and well developed nations of the world‚ when people are tired of living in the cities they retire or relocate to rural communities where life is less strenuous. However‚ the opposite is the case in Nigeria; living in a rural community is difficult because nothing works as it should. People are subjected
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25 of 1999 on Financial Balance of the Central Government and the Regions‚ and the rules for its implementation in particular Regulation Number 105 Year 2000 on the Financial Management and Accountability of the starting fiscal year 2001‚ there has been a renewal in financial management area. With this autonomy‚ the area is given broad authority to take care of their own household with minimal government intervention. Local governments have the right and authority to use the vast financial resources
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