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"M-193." ; "September 1994." ; Shipping list no.: 94-0334-P. ; At head of title: An information report. ; Includes bibliographical references. ; Mode of access: Internet.

This paper explores the context, problems, quality, and challenges of local governance in four Central Asian countries: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. The prime focus is on the question of whether local governments in this region perform their functions in an effective and efficient way. It looks at the four conditions – contextual, structural, institutional and human resource conditions – as factors for explaining the capacity of local governments in the region. These questions will be investigated with reference to academic literature and policy papers on the topic. The findings indicate that local governments in Central Asia do not have real capacity to adequately address the needs and concerns of citizens, as they are heavily dependent on the central government in all policy issues, be it taxation, service delivery, local development, or privatization. The study suggests that local government reform in this region is not simply a matter of introducing Western-style governance structures or granting more autonomy to local actors. It is, more importantly, about understanding local socio-political context and promoting socio-economic change.

The central–local structure is a unique perspective for both China's constitutional law and party-state structure. However, the conventional approach to this issue pays great attention to its structural framework. This paper takes a unique approach to the functionality of local government guidance funds, an increasingly frequently used method for local governments to implement national projects like Made in China 2025. The project has been one of the several controversies between the United States and China in their ongoing trade confrontation. Built upon an analysis of paradigms in central–local relations, this paper further investigates the rule of law movement at the level of local government, an often ignored and under-discussed aspect of China's central–local structure. The tentative conclusion is that the use of local government guidance funds facilitates local competition and promotes the rule of law.

Published also as Studies in history, economics and public law, ed. by the Faculty of political science of Columbia university, vol. XCIX, no. 2; whole no. 226. ; Vita. ; Bibliography: p. 182-187. ; Mode of access: Internet.

Published also as thesis (PH. D.) Columbia University, 1922. ; Bibliography: p. 182-187. ; Mode of access: Internet.