Governance, Administration and Development

Turner, Mark; Hulme, David

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“…Nevertheless, NGOs are not universally acclaimed. They have been accused of being 'Janus-like' organisations exhibiting 'mushroom growth' (Turner & Hulme, 1997); continuing the missionary tradition and being handmaidens of capitalist change (Temple, 1997); showing scanty evidence of superior long-term performance (1993;Vivian & Maseko, 1994); being resource brokers rather than change agents (Pearce, 2006); providing palliatives to poverty rather than precipitating significant structural change (Tembo, 2003;Wright, 2012); serving so many of the divergent vested interests that fundamental development problems are denied (Rahmani, 2012;Wright, 2012); and drifting from their original mission and even into financial corruption (Gibelman & Gelman, 2004;Townsend & Townsend, 2004). Independent information on NGOs' practices and whether beliefs underpinning their rapid growth are justified is lacking (Jordan & Van Tuijl, 2000).…”

Section: The Rise Of Non-governmental Organisations: Accountability Tmentioning

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Globalisation, accounting and developing countries

Hopper

Lassou

Soobaroyen

2017

Critical Perspectives on Accounting

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Accounting is an instrument and an object in globalisation but its impact and manifestation is not uniform across Northern developed countries and Southern developing countries (DCs). This paper reviews contributions on globalisation and its influence on accounting in DCs, and identifies important research gaps. It examines the role of accounting in changing development policies, from state capitalism through neo-liberal market-based to good-governance policies. It then considers specific accounting issues, namely the diffusion of International Accounting Standards (now International Financial Reporting Standards) and how they promote global neo-liberalism; the development of the accounting profession in DCs in the face of competition from Northern global accounting firms and professional associations; accounting issues in state-owned organisations, and privatised and multinational corporations; government accounting reforms and the resurrection of the state in DCs; social and environmental accounting issues; and the rise of non-governmental organisations and their accounting and accountability. The discussion and conclusions reflect on achievements to date and important areas requiring further development.

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Section: The Rise Of Non-governmental Organisations: Accountability Tmentioning

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Globalisation, accounting and developing countries

Hopper

Lassou

Soobaroyen

2017

Critical Perspectives on Accounting

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“…It is argued that a piecemeal approach or concentrating on just one approach would not work sustainably. This point has been summarized by Turner & Hulme (1997) that organizational improvement is not a panacea for improvement; development is multi-faceted and success or failure is based on more than one organizational design, administrative reform or human resource management. Such items have a strong bearing on whether developmental progress will occur but they are never the sole determinants.…”

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Enhancing Public Sector Productivity in Ghana: A Qualitative Study

Asamoah¹,

Osei‐Kojo²,

Yeboah‐Assiamah³

2013

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In recent times, there have been calls on public sector workers to increase productivity in the public sector of Ghana. This comes against the backdrop that productivity in Ghana"s public sector appears to be consistently declining. While this seems to be the situation, it appears there is paucity of literature on the actual causes of productivity and how it can be improved in Ghana. Using secondary data and content analysis, this paper examines the phenomenon of low productivity in the public sector and recommends measures for improvement. Findings of the study revealed that poor remuneration systems in the public sector, political interference, and bureaucratic inertia are among the causes of low productivity in the public sector. The study recommended that public sector productivity could be enhanced through the establishment of a flexible bureaucracy, improvement in remuneration, regular monitoring and evaluation of the performance of the public sector and appointment of personnel based on merit. Political will as effective leadership are considered useful instruments to propel productivity in the public sector.

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“…Bahkan secara umum, desentralisasi menurut Rondinelli & Cheema (1983:18) diperluas tidak hanya menyangkut penyerahan kewenangan kepada unit pemerintah di bawahnya atau yang dikenal dengan devolusi, tapi juga delegasi ke-wenangan ke semi otonomi, dekonsentrasi dan bahkan privatisasi. Karenanya otonomi daerah tersebut memiliki aspek yang luas, tidak hanya kekuasaan politik an sich, tapi juga meliputi kewenangan administrasi, aspek finansial dan kewenangan yang dibagi bersama dengan pemberi kewenangan (Turner & Hulme, 1997;Cheema, 2005 (2010:2). Singkatnya, desentralisasi yang wujudnya dalam bentuk otonomi daerah ini ditekankan pada pengembangan fungsi-fungsi kebijakan ekonomi dan politik di tingkat terendah.…”

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Quasi Otonomi Pada Pemerintahan Terendah Nagari Simarasok Di Sumatera Barat Dan Desa Ponjong Di Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta

Asrinaldi¹,

Yoserizal²

2013

Sosiohumaniora

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Abstrak Dalam UU Pemerintahan Daerah dinyatakan bahwa titik berat otonomi ada di tingkat kabupaten/kota. Akan tetapi realitanya, urusan pemerintahan yang diserahkan ke kabupaten tersebut juga dilimpahkan kembali kepada pemerintah terendah seperti nagari di Sumatera Barat dan desa di Yogyakarta. Padahal dalam UU, pemerintah terendah seperti nagari dan desa memiliki kewenangan otonomi berdasarkan hak asal usulnya. Faktanya, pelaksanaan kewenangan berdasarkan hak asal usul ini tidak pernah jelas bentuknya dan seperti apa implementasinya. Dengan menggunakan metode penelitian kualitatif dengan kaedah grounded theory, artikel penelitian ini menjelaskan makna otonomi di nagari dan desa berdasarkan hak asal usul yang belum mampu diidentifikasi oleh pemerintah terendah tersebut. Selain itu, artikel ini juga menjelaskan implikasi dari pelaksanaan urusan yang dilimpahkan pemerintah kabupaten kepada pemerintah nagari dan desa. Hal penting yang ditemukan dalam tulisan ini adalah ternyata pemerintah memang mengabaikan kewenangan pemerintah terendah dalam melaksanakan hak asal usulnya. Akibatnya pemerintah nagari dan desa lebih memilih pelaksanaan urusan yang dilimpahkan kepadanya untuk menunjang keberhasilan penyelenggaraan otonomi daerah yang ada di kabupaten. Kata Kunci: quasi otonomi dan pemerintahan terendah QUASI AUTONOMY AT THE LOWEST GOVERNMENT: SIMARASOK VILLAGE IN WEST SUMATERA PROVINCE AND PONJONG VILLAGE IN YOGYAKARTA PROVINCEAbstract Local Government Law illuminate the emphasis of local autonomy is at the district level. However, in fact, the district government with its autonomy tend to submit its affairs to the lowest government such as nagari in West Sumatera and desa in DI Yogyakarta. Whereas in the Act, nagari and desa have the autonomous rights based on its origins. However, this autonomy rights has never been clear what its shape and implementation. By using qualitative research methods with grounded theory techniques, this article explains what the real meaning of local autonomy in the district and why local governments also delegate part of his affairs to nagari and desa government. In addition, this paper also explains what the implications of the implementation of the district government affairs delegated to the government of nagari and village. Important finding in this paper is the district government tend to ignore the nagari rights to accomplish its authority based on its origins rights. Consequently, nagari and desa government prefers to implement of the district affairs that delegated to nagari to support regional autonomy in the district area.Key Words: Quasi autonomy and The lowest government PENDAHULUAN Penyelenggaraan prinsip desentralisasi di Indonesia menyisakan persoalan mendasar, terutama dalam meletakkan titik berat otonomi. Dalam UU Pemerintahan Daerah ditegaskan bahwa titik berat otonomi ada di tingkat kabupaten/kota. Namun, pada aspek lain, otonomi di tingkat terendah seperti nagari, desa atau dengan sebutan lain yang setingkat dengannya juga memiliki otonomi asli berdasarkan hak asal ...

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Governance, Administration and Development

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Globalisation, accounting and developing countries

Globalisation, accounting and developing countries

Enhancing Public Sector Productivity in Ghana: A Qualitative Study

Quasi Otonomi Pada Pemerintahan Terendah Nagari Simarasok Di Sumatera Barat Dan Desa Ponjong Di Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta

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