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Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Abstract -- References -- Chapter 2 NGOs and Their Potential in Post-colonial Societies -- Abstract -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Post-colonial Societies and NGOs -- 2.2.1 Addressing Post-colonial Complexities -- 2.3 Government-NGO Relations -- 2.3.1 Governments and NGOs: Conflicts and Collaborations -- 2.4 Policy Process and the Interactions of NGOs -- 2.4.1 NGOs as Policy Actors: Promotion of People's Participation -- 2.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 NGOs in Sri Lanka -- Abstract -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 NGOs: Conceptual Confusions -- 3.3 Growth of NGOs in Sri Lanka: Pre-colonial Times to Present Times -- 3.4 Relations Between the Sri Lankan Government and NGOs -- 3.4.1 The NGO Commission -- 3.4.2 Critiques and Counter-Criticisms -- 3.4.3 Legal Procedures -- 3.4.4 The NGO Secretariat -- 3.4.5 Significant Views -- 3.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4 Local Development, People's Participation and Local Politics -- Abstract -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Current Local Governing Mechanism -- 4.3 Features of the Selected Local Government Bodies -- 4.4 Local Development, People's Participation and Local Politics: An Overview -- 4.4.1 Local Development: Different Perspectives -- 4.4.2 Encouraging People's Participation -- 4.4.3 Local Politics -- 4.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5 Problems in Local Government and Possible Solutions: NGOs as a Support of Local Government -- Abstract -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Problems in Local Government: Perspectives -- 5.2.1 Powers and Functions -- 5.2.2 Funding and Staffing -- 5.2.3 Local-Level Politico-Administrative Relations -- 5.3 Possible Solutions: NGOs as a Support of Local Government -- 5.3.1 Proposals: Local Level -- 5.3.2 Proposals: National Level -- 5.4 Conclusion

S/N 040-000-00662-1 (GPO) ; "September 1995"--Spine title. ; Shipping list no.: 95-0325-P. ; "Third report of the National Performance Review." ; Includes bibliographical references. ; Mode of access: Internet.

published_or_final_version ; Public Administration ; Master ; Master of Public Administration

Introduction to Texas government -- The state constitution and the American federal system -- Participation in Texas politics -- Interest groups in Texas politics -- Political parties in Texas -- Elections and campaigns in Texas -- The Texas legislature -- The office of governor and state agencies in Texas -- The court system in Texas -- Financing state government -- Local governments in Texas -- Public policy in Texas

Given the importance of competitive public sector wage rates in the recruitment and retention of talented employees, this article seeks to shed light on the determinants of competitive state government wages. Using panel data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Current Population Survey, public—private wage gaps are estimated for all 50 states between 1987 and 2002, and an explanatory analysis of the determinants of state-level public—private wage gaps is performed. Results indicate that, on average, state government employees enjoy a wage premium across the years covered, but when separated by gender, female state employees are found to experience an average wage premium, whereas male state employees are found to experience an average wage penalty. Surprisingly, state fiscal capacity is found not to influence state public—private wage gaps, but in particular cases, state unemployment, citizen liberalism, and unionization are found to be positively.

Includes bibliographical references (leaves 80-94). ; Democratic decentralisation in South Africa was undertaken as part of post-apartheid restructuring. This signified a shift on local government's status from being a tier to being a sphere with its own and powers functions. The empowerment of local government is evident in five tested indicators, which are the areas that are empowered to lift local government's autonomy as stipulated in the constitution and in supporting legislations. These areas include legal, financial, functional, human resources and public participation. However, these areas are facing challenges which lead to scholars and government to view local government as inefficient and ineffective. As a result, central government is intervening in local government's affairs claiming to ensure the intended constitutional objectives.This dissertation examines the evidence of centralisation by testing five areas that are constitutionally empowered to ensure democratic decentralisation. In South Africa, these indicators are evident in empowering of local government based on the national legislations and supporting local government policies. However, the central government's interference has undermined these powers and function.

Includes abstract. ; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 231-245). ; The South African local government model is considered to be decentralised in character, incorporating various constitutional, policy and statutory instruments to enable local government to achieve its constitutionally mandated developmental objectives. Yet local government is widely viewed as being in a state of crisis. Many municipalities are seen as dysfunctional and incapable of performing their duties. The hypothesis underlying this study is that the effective application of the principles of decentralisation, to the extent that they have been incorporated in the constitutional, policy and regulatory framework of local government in South Africa, is endangered by a lack of commitment to the concept of decentralisation by central government and by the failure by municipalities to implement at local level those rules, systems, mechanisms, powers and functions which are intended to reflect the principles of decentralisation; and that the achievement of the constitutional objectives of local government is thereby in turn endangered.

Contains reports of audits performed by the General Accounting Office. ; Issued as part of the serial set. ; At head of title: House documents. ; Mode of access: Internet.

"In 'The World's classics' . first published in one volume in 1912". ; Mode of access: Internet.

Half-title: The Institute for government research of the Brookings institution. Pamphlet no. 19. ; Mode of access: Internet.