Full-text in Open Access: Sample chapter 1 ; This is the first of five ambitious volumes theorizing the structure of governance above and below the central state. This book sets out a measure of regional authority for 81 countries in North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia, and the Pacific from 1950 to 2010. Subnational authority is exercised by individual regions, and this measure is the first that takes individual regions as the unit of analysis. On the premise that transparency is a fundamental virtue in measurement, the authors chart a new path in laying out their theoretical, conceptual, and scoring decisions before the reader. The book also provides summaries of regional governance in 81 countries for scholars and students alike. ; -- Part I. Measurement -- 1. Transparency in Measurement 3 -- 2. Crossvalidating the Regional Authority Index 36 -- 3. How We Apply the Coding Scheme 58 -- Part II. Country Profiles -- North America 113 -- Central America and the Caribbean 145 -- South America 193 -- Asia Pacific 283 -- Northern and Western Europe 344 -- Central and Eastern Europe and Russia 418 -- Southern Europe 450 -- Appendix 514 -- References 563 -- Index 669
On 1 July 1994 the Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA) replaced the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) Regional Council for Torres Strait. The TSRA's role includes formulating and monitoring policies and one of its primary aims is the creation of a sustainable economic base for the region. The TSRA is responsible for preparing a Torres Strait Regional Development Plan and has established a Development Plan Steering Committee to this end. In response to these functions and goals this paper represents an initial step in establishing a regional database which could inform the TSRA. Using data from the censuses and from relevant primary research, an analysis of Indigenous socioeconomic change in the TSRA area between 1986 and 1991, focusing on population, labour force status, education and training, and income is presented. The paper identifies change in several areas and draws out the policy implications. In particular, attention is given to high levels of population growth within the Outer Islands; and the continuing dependency of the TSRA area on government transfers and the Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) scheme. Apparent substantial improvements in aspects of Indigenous labour force status are qualified with respect to the expansion of the scheme between the censuses. In conclusion it is noted that further analysis of census data would be useful, but census-based analyses alone will not be sufficient to assist the TSRA to meet all of its development planning goals, and additional and alternative research is proposed. This paper considers the determinants of employment income for Indigenous Australians compared with non-Indigenous Australians. Ordinary Least Square (OLS) regression techniques are applied to 1991 Census data to consider the question: does the lower income of these Indigenous people reflect differences in their factor endowments (like education) rewarded in the labour market, or are they rewarded differently for the same set of endowments than are non-Indigenous Australians. The results show that the main source of lower incomes for Indigenous Australians was their smaller endowment of human capital characteristics. The paper concludes with a discussion of the policy implications of these results.
The study aims to examine the Regional Head authority in the regional autonomy and to investigate the authority relationship between the Regional Head authority and his Deputy from legal and political perspectives. This study employed a doctrinal research method involving legal material sources (the laws and regulations), court decisions/judgments, legal theories, and scholars' perspectives. The findings revealed the Regional Head authority is clearly stated in Article 65 of Law Number 9 of 2015 concerning Regional Government, such as to lead the implementation of government affairs–the regional authority based on the laws and policies established with the DPRD, to maintain public peace and orderliness, and to compile and to submit regional regulations draft. Normatively, the Regional Head and his Deputy have their respective duties, the authority relationship. In this case, the Deputy Regional Head assists the Regional Head in the governance to acquire the fullest services for the community. In short, in terms of authority, the Regional Head is an extension of the President-- the full holder of goverment power. In terms of the authority relationship, different opinions between the Regional Head and his Deputy are frequently occurred as in the political views
The management of natural and biological resources must be carried out by the central and regional governments to seek financing for development. The management of natural and biological resources should synergize with its preservation and the environment. The common problem encountered when managing natural and biological resources lies in its improper management that caused damage to the environment such as doing disharmonize exploitation with environmental interest. Accordingly, This study employed a sociological juridical study to capture the implications of authority reformulation management of natural and biological resources of the conservation district in Probolinggo. The findings revealed that the management reformulation of Natural and biological resources Management results in the limitation of regional authority in managing their natural resources. This was certainly different from the concept mandated by regional autonomy. Thus, It is feared that this will affect the development plans carried out in the area, affecting the welfare of the community. As a conservation district, Probolinggo Regency has tried to optimize the regional potential in the development of conservation-minded areas. This commitment is written in regional regulations, regulating not only the use of natural and biological resources but the clarity of regional authority in managing these resources as well
This research is aimed to analyzing and understanding the actions of the Head of Boalemo Regency in mutate the Civil Servant based on the mutation policy and also to analyze the filling positions in the implementation of the mutation of Civil Servants in Boalemo Regency. The method used in this research is Empirical Juridical Method. The results of the research were found that mutations of Civil Servant are enhancement over the years in Boalemo Regency. Injustice in determining mutations is marked by work placements that are not compatible with Civil Servants' educational background. There is a political interest in the Government of Boalemo Regency which caused injustice in the mutation of the Civil Servants.
Corresponding to the global proliferation of inter-state activities at the regional level since the end of the Cold War, Eurasia has experienced a surge of regional agreements and organizations. Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, more than 29 regional organizations (ROs) with significant membership and agenda overlap have emerged. These organizations differ significantly in terms of institutional design. Organizations that were created in the 1990s and early 2000s display very limited or no pooling of authority and low to moderate delegation. Regional organizations that were established during the past decade show pronounced delegation and median pooling. A mapping based on formal treaty analysis shows a general deepening of regional integration over time. It also reveals three phases of Eurasian regionalism with distinct integration dynamics and goals. Especially the third phase is surprising, as we do not only witness the increase of political authority of ROs, but also a more consequent implementation of agreements and the introduction of supranational elements. This deepening of regionalism is puzzling in light of 1) the rather recent independence of the Eurasian states and their colonial past under Russian domination, 2) the level of autocracy in the region, and 3) the presence of a regional hegemon, which has moreover recently experienced an authoritarian backlash. Relying on the concept of political authority, the first part of this paper gives an overview of the development of formal regional integration in Eurasia during the past 25 years. The second part of the paper asks why Russia and the smaller Eurasian states go along with increasing authority transfers to ROs. Based on a series of elite interviews conducted in Russian in February and March 2017, potential drivers of Eurasian regionalism are explained, with particular attention to Russian motives. The paper concludes with an outlook on avenues for future research.
Taxes as a source of State revenue are very important objects because most of the types of State revenue come from taxes. Due to this condition, it is necessary to have firm regulation for both tax authorities and taxpayers to maximize revenue from the tax sector. This writing aims to analyze the legality aspects of local government authorities in collecting and auditing local taxes. This is a normative legal research with a statutory approach and a conceptual approach. The results show that local government has the authority to collect local taxes as a consequence of the concept of regional autonomy, which emphasized that regional revenue is a source of financing for regional development. The Law of Local Taxation and Retribution provides greater authority to regions than before in administering regional taxes and levies. The enactment of the Regional Government Law and the Central and Regional Financial Balancing Law then regulates the expansion of tax objects and the determination of tax rates. Meanwhile, audit action in regional taxation is one of the efforts to save financial management by testing the correctness of the sustainability of financial planning and operations that are recorded in the form of taxpayer financial statements. This audit effort is part of the tax collection process regulated in the General Provisions and Tax Procedures in an effort to enforce central and regional tax collection.
Law Number 23 of 2014 requires local governments to obtain a register number in the formation of the Perda (regional regulation) as part of supervision. Furthermore, Law Number 15 Year 2019 requires Regional Governments to harmonize, unify, and implement conceptions of the formation of Regional Regulations as part of coaching. In the context of regional autonomy, the constitution gives authority to the regions to regulate and manage government affairs by themselves according to the principles of autonomy and duty of assistance as well as to carry out the broadest possible autonomy. The research aims to study and explain the methods and stages used by the central government in fostering and supervising regional legal products from the perspective of autonomy and their material boundaries. The method used in this research is normative legal research method.harmonizing, rounding off and stabilizing conception. While supervision by giving register numbers, clarifications, and cancellations.The limitation of guidance and supervision material is based on the category of legal products classified as facilitation or evaluation.
Bencana alam sudah dipastikan memberikan dampak yang buruk bagi lingkungan dan masyarakat baik dari kesehatan, kenyamanan, maupun kondisi ekonomi masyarakat. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui dan menganalisis bagaimana peraturan mengenai kewenangan pemerintah daerah dalam penyelenggaraan penanggulangan bencana alam di Indonesia. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah yuridis empiris dengan menggunakan data primer dan sekunder serta alat pengumpulan data yang dilakukan melalui wawancara, observasi dan studi kepustakaan. Tempat penelitian yaitu di Kabupaten Kuningan Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa kewenangan pemerintah daerah diatur dalam Pasal 9 Undang-Undang Nomor 24 tahun 2007 tentang Penanggulangan Bencana, Peraturan Pemerintah Republik Indonesia Nomor 21 Tahun 2008 tentang Penyelenggaraan Penanggulangan Bencana dan Peraturan Daerah Nomor 6 Tahun 2011 tentang Penyelenggaraan Penanggulangan Bencana. Simpulan dari penelitian ini adalah kewenangan pemerintah daerah dalam penyelenggaraan penanggulangan bencana diatur dalam Undang- undang Nomor 24 tahun 2007 tentang Penanggulangan Bencana sudah jelas sehingga masing-masing sudah sesuai tugas dan fungsinya.
The rising power of regions seems obvious in academic literature in France and abroad. What is the contribution of emerging issues such as environment to this shift? Is there such an increasing power of regions in the climate, air, and energy field? If so, how does it happen? To answer these questions, this doctoral thesis focuses on the changing role of the Île-de-France regional council in climate, air and energy policies since the 90's. The study highlights an increase in power of the Île-de-France Region (also known as « Paris Region ») to address climate, air, and energy issues. This Region has taken a major position among all stakeholders. This observation has been made possible through a combination of a law and political sciences approaches. It allowed to study the actors, their relationships, their area of competence, their constraints, their means, and the way they use it. We studied in this doctoral thesis the jurisdiction of the Île-de-France regional council, its human and financial resources, its positioning regarding other actors in the region, and the way the regional council uses legal rules. Two schemes seem to be essential to understand the increasingly central position of the Île-de-France regional council on climate, air, and energy questions: first, the climate, air, and energy regional plan (schéma régional du climat, de l'air et de l'énergie) and then the chef de file (which could be translate by "leadership role") of regional councils. ; La « montée en puissance des Régions » semble aujourd'hui une évidence dans nombre de travaux universitaires, en France comme à l'étranger. Dans quelle mesure l'apparition de nouveaux enjeux comme l'environnement participe-t-elle à ce mouvement ? Cette montée en puissance s'observe-t-elle dans le domaine des politiques climatiques, énergétiques et de qualité de l'air en France ? Si tel est le cas, comment se traduit-elle ? Pour répondre à ces questions, la présente thèse étudie les évolutions du rôle de la Région Île-de-France en matière de politiques ...
The rising power of regions seems obvious in academic literature in France and abroad. What is the contribution of emerging issues such as environment to this shift? Is there such an increasing power of regions in the climate, air, and energy field? If so, how does it happen? To answer these questions, this doctoral thesis focuses on the changing role of the Île-de-France regional council in climate, air and energy policies since the 90's. The study highlights an increase in power of the Île-de-France Region (also known as « Paris Region ») to address climate, air, and energy issues. This Region has taken a major position among all stakeholders. This observation has been made possible through a combination of a law and political sciences approaches. It allowed to study the actors, their relationships, their area of competence, their constraints, their means, and the way they use it. We studied in this doctoral thesis the jurisdiction of the Île-de-France regional council, its human and financial resources, its positioning regarding other actors in the region, and the way the regional council uses legal rules. Two schemes seem to be essential to understand the increasingly central position of the Île-de-France regional council on climate, air, and energy questions: first, the climate, air, and energy regional plan (schéma régional du climat, de l'air et de l'énergie) and then the chef de file (which could be translate by "leadership role") of regional councils. ; La « montée en puissance des Régions » semble aujourd'hui une évidence dans nombre de travaux universitaires, en France comme à l'étranger. Dans quelle mesure l'apparition de nouveaux enjeux comme l'environnement participe-t-elle à ce mouvement ? Cette montée en puissance s'observe-t-elle dans le domaine des politiques climatiques, énergétiques et de qualité de l'air en France ? Si tel est le cas, comment se traduit-elle ? Pour répondre à ces questions, la présente thèse étudie les évolutions du rôle de la Région Île-de-France en matière de politiques énergétiques, climatiques et de qualité de l'air des années 1990 à aujourd'hui. Il est mis en lumière un mouvement de montée en puissance de cette Région sur les questions climat-air-énergie, processus qui se traduit par une place de plus en plus centrale de cette collectivité dans le système d'acteurs intervenant en la matière. Le constat de ce « gain de centralité » de la Région Île-de-France a été permis par une combinaison d'approches relevant du droit et de la science politique. Croiser les apports de ces disciplines a contribué à appréhender à la fois les acteurs en présence, leurs relations, leurs compétences, les contraintes et ressources dont ils disposent, et les usages faits de ces dernières. Sont explorés dans cette thèse les compétences de la Région Île-de-France, ses moyens financiers et humains, son positionnement vis-à-vis des autres acteurs franciliens et son usage des normes juridiques. Deux outils des politiques climat-air-énergie régionales apparaissent comme essentiels dans le positionnement central de la Région : le schéma régional du climat, de l'air et de l'énergie (SRCAE), d'une part, présenté comme le vecteur d'une approche intégrée, et le chef de filât des Régions en matière de climat, d'air et d'énergie, d'autre part. La logique qui préside à ses outils et les usages qui en sont faits permettent d'avancer l'idée d'une Région Île-de-France de plus en plus au centre du jeu sur les enjeux de climat, d'air et d'énergie.
The rising power of regions seems obvious in academic literature in France and abroad. What is the contribution of emerging issues such as environment to this shift? Is there such an increasing power of regions in the climate, air, and energy field? If so, how does it happen? To answer these questions, this doctoral thesis focuses on the changing role of the Île-de-France regional council in climate, air and energy policies since the 90's. The study highlights an increase in power of the Île-de-France Region (also known as « Paris Region ») to address climate, air, and energy issues. This Region has taken a major position among all stakeholders. This observation has been made possible through a combination of a law and political sciences approaches. It allowed to study the actors, their relationships, their area of competence, their constraints, their means, and the way they use it. We studied in this doctoral thesis the jurisdiction of the Île-de-France regional council, its human and financial resources, its positioning regarding other actors in the region, and the way the regional council uses legal rules. Two schemes seem to be essential to understand the increasingly central position of the Île-de-France regional council on climate, air, and energy questions: first, the climate, air, and energy regional plan (schéma régional du climat, de l'air et de l'énergie) and then the chef de file (which could be translate by "leadership role") of regional councils. ; La « montée en puissance des Régions » semble aujourd'hui une évidence dans nombre de travaux universitaires, en France comme à l'étranger. Dans quelle mesure l'apparition de nouveaux enjeux comme l'environnement participe-t-elle à ce mouvement ? Cette montée en puissance s'observe-t-elle dans le domaine des politiques climatiques, énergétiques et de qualité de l'air en France ? Si tel est le cas, comment se traduit-elle ? Pour répondre à ces questions, la présente thèse étudie les évolutions du rôle de la Région Île-de-France en matière de politiques énergétiques, climatiques et de qualité de l'air des années 1990 à aujourd'hui. Il est mis en lumière un mouvement de montée en puissance de cette Région sur les questions climat-air-énergie, processus qui se traduit par une place de plus en plus centrale de cette collectivité dans le système d'acteurs intervenant en la matière. Le constat de ce « gain de centralité » de la Région Île-de-France a été permis par une combinaison d'approches relevant du droit et de la science politique. Croiser les apports de ces disciplines a contribué à appréhender à la fois les acteurs en présence, leurs relations, leurs compétences, les contraintes et ressources dont ils disposent, et les usages faits de ces dernières. Sont explorés dans cette thèse les compétences de la Région Île-de-France, ses moyens financiers et humains, son positionnement vis-à-vis des autres acteurs franciliens et son usage des normes juridiques. Deux outils des politiques climat-air-énergie régionales apparaissent comme essentiels dans le positionnement central de la Région : le schéma régional du climat, de l'air et de l'énergie (SRCAE), d'une part, présenté comme le vecteur d'une approche intégrée, et le chef de filât des Régions en matière de climat, d'air et d'énergie, d'autre part. La logique qui préside à ses outils et les usages qui en sont faits permettent d'avancer l'idée d'une Région Île-de-France de plus en plus au centre du jeu sur les enjeux de climat, d'air et d'énergie.
The region has the authority to manage and regulate its territory independently based on the mandate of Article 18 paragraph (2) of the 1945 Constitution. One such authority is to manage natural resources in this case conducting coal mining. The management of coal mining under the Minerba Act places the district/city government in authority in its management. Meanwhile, the Local Government Law places the provincial government also in possession of this management authority. This gave birth to the dualism of regulation in terms of the authority to manage coal, giving rise to a contradiction between one rule and another. The problem in this study is First, how is the condition of coal mining management by local governments in the perspective of regional autonomy? Second, what are the implications of the current coal mining arrangements by the regional government? The results of the study showed that coal mining authority from the district/municipal government under the Minerba Act then was transferred to the provincial government based on the Regional Government Law was reasonable because of various problems that arose from the authority of the district/city government. However, this fact puts the authority of coal mining management in dualism and disharmony in its regulation. This dualism has implications for the disruption of the pattern of authority relations between the central and regional governments, financial management between the central and regional governments, and the division of supervisory authorities between the central and regional governments.
Most political systems consist of multiple layers. While this fact is widely acknowledged, we know surprisingly little about its implications for policy-making. Most comparative studies still focus exclusively on the national level. We posit that both methodological nationalism and methodological subnationalism should be avoided. We argue instead that in multilevel systems national and subnational governments jointly affect policy-making. Their respective influence is, however, conditional on the distribution of policy authority. Moreover, we identify power asymmetries, as subnational governments hardly affect policy-making in centralized systems whereas national governments shape subnational policy-making even in decentralized polities. Empirically, we study the case of education policy. Novel data on regional education spending, regional and national governments' ideology, and regional authority over education in 282 regions in 15 countries over 21 years reveals strong support for the interplay between ideology and the distribution of authority across levels. We conclude by sketching a resulting research agenda.
Principally, a regional government represents the extended hands of the central government in controlling a regional area. Regional governments are not supposed to run activities not congruent with the policies set by the central government. However, regional governments are often found in contravention of the policies of the central government. This research maps what causes this contravention and the reasons for reinforcing the authority of the central government regarding its connection with regional governments. This research employed normative-juridical methods, statutory, conceptual, and case approaches, revealing that this noncompliance with the central government is sparked by the conditions where a regional head is elected by the members of the public, the president has no right to eject a regional head from his/her tenure, and a regional head is fully authorized to run a regional area, including the regional budgeting. The design of the reinforcement of the authority of the authority of the central government over regional governments is required based on the principle of the unitary state and to guarantee the harmonious policies set by those the regional governments and central government. This design may involve the policy of the central government to take over the governance of regional areas following the deadlock, permit issuance, and the authority of the central government to impose sanctions on regional heads.
