Do local Governments maximize access rates to public services across areas?

Ajwad, Mohamed Ihsan; Wodon, Quentin

doi:10.1016/j.qref.2006.05.005

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“…However, inequality is a global phenomenon and municipal planners have always favoured allocations of limited resources to the rich, at the expense of the poor (Hero, 1986; Rich, 1979; Warner and Hefetz, 2002). This is because they prioritise economic growth, the rich always have political power and sustainable service delivery is based on being able to pay for services received (Ajwad and Wodon, 2007).…”

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Service delivery inequality in South African municipal areas: A new way to account for inter-jurisdictional differences

Sartorius

2016

Urban Studies

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Service delivery in South African municipal areas differs widely across jurisdictional boundaries. The paper illustrates the potential of geo-spatial mapping to quantify and map service delivery inequality at local municipal level in order to differentiate policy interventions. Data from a national 2007 South African survey were analysed to assess absolute levels and relative inequality of service delivery at district and local municipality levels. Not surprisingly, the results showed a wide variation in absolute service delivery levels when comparing richer urban districts to poorer rural ones. Service delivery inequality, however, was low in the richest urban districts, as well as the poorest rural ones. Conversely, service delivery inequality was highest in the more recently industrialised districts that contained both urban and rural municipalities. The scatter distribution of service delivery inequality versus absolute levels of service delivery appears to largely support Kuznets’ (1955) inverse U theory of inequality. Further analysis and discussion of the findings, however, illustrates that urban planners in both rich and poor South African municipalities are confronted with a number of dilemmas.

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Service delivery inequality in South African municipal areas: A new way to account for inter-jurisdictional differences

Sartorius

2016

Urban Studies

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“…A study conducted by Ajwad and Wodon (2007) distinguishes cross-regional government services between poor and non-poor regions. This study was conducted in Bolivia for education and infrastructure.…”

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“…Most of the catchment area studies have always been on certain types of services such as those generally related to health and education services (Primasari, 2014;Shah, Bell, & Wilson, 2016). It is rare that general research on catchment areas studies all local government services (Jenkins and Campbell, 1996;Ajwad & Wodon, 2007). Research on catchment areas specifically on the islands as a part controlled mainly by the mainland is even rarer.…”

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An Analysis of Catchment for the Archipelagic Area within Mainland-dominated Local Government

Muluk¹

2020

Proceedings of the Annual Conference of Indonesian Association for Public Administration (IAPA 2019)

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This study found that there was dis-catchment in the archipelagic area within Sumenep Regency. The regency has two separated areas while the capital is located in the mainland area. Imbalanced development exists between these two areas: a more developed mainland and underdeveloped archipelago. This study was conducted at the end of 2017 in Kangean Islands that consists of three districts, Kangean, Kangayan, and Sapeken. Secondary data in the form of Developing Village Index (DVI) and Village Development Index (VDI) was confirmed through interviews and observations employing a data interactive model. By combining Developing Village Index and Village Development Index, the archipelagic area fell into the category of a deprived region. The mean of the two indexes for Sumenep Regency was lower than the mean for East Java Province; lower indexes of villages within the archipelagic area contributed to this. Lower indexes represent people who live in poverty as well as poor facilities and infrastructure. Lack of governmental capacity is the main problem for public service and development administration. Separation of local government should be implemented to overcome the problem; in other words, the archipelagic area or the islands should have its own government because it has different characteristics from the mainland area.

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“…Marginal benefit incidence analysis has been commonly used to assess the relative poverty orientation of various forms of investment. Ajwad and Wodon (2001) examined municipalities with different income levels in Bolivia, and compared the benefit incidence of education, water, sewerage, electricity, and telephone services. However, this and several other studies employing marginal benefit incidence analysis failed to incorporate the actual expenditure outlays for these public services.…”

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“…In contrast, transportation spending was found to have limited or even negative impacts on poverty (e.g. Ajwad andWodon 2001, andLofgren andRobinson 2005). Devarajan et al (1996) found weak evidence that expenditure in certain types of education (subsidiary services such as school feeding and transportation to schools) and health (public health research) had a positive effect on growth, whereas capital-intensive spending categories such as infrastructure had a negative effect on growth.…”

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The bang for the birr: Public expenditures and rural welfare in Ethiopia

Mogues

Ayele²,

Paulos³

2008

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, the Discussion Paper series within each division and the Director General's Office of IFPRI were merged into one IFPRI-wide Discussion Paper series. The new series begins with number 00689, reflecting the prior publication of 688 discussion papers within the dispersed series. The earlier series are available on IFPRI's website at www.ifpri.org/pubs/otherpubs.htm#dp. 2 IFPRI Discussion Papers contain preliminary material and research results. They have not been subject to formal external reviews managed by IFPRI's Publications Review Committee but have been reviewed by at least one internal and/or external reviewer. They are circulated in order to stimulate discussion and critical comment.

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Do local Governments maximize access rates to public services across areas?

Cited by 17 publications

References 10 publications

Service delivery inequality in South African municipal areas: A new way to account for inter-jurisdictional differences

Service delivery inequality in South African municipal areas: A new way to account for inter-jurisdictional differences

An Analysis of Catchment for the Archipelagic Area within Mainland-dominated Local Government

The bang for the birr: Public expenditures and rural welfare in Ethiopia

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