What Motivates Local Governments to Be Efficient? Evidence from Philippine Cities

The major aim of local government is to maintain a well-established system where councils use their official power, roles, and responsibilities to work together for good order and good governance of their municipal districts. As part of their duties, local governments are expected to work toward improving social, economic, and environmental sustainability for the well-being of their citizens. In this respect, effective local governments provide overall quality standards of life for the people who live in their districts. Citizen participation in local government is significant for the governance efficiency and social welfare. In this paper, participation of citizen in local governments in Kyrgyzstan is investigated. Kyrgyzstan is a post-Soviet country where local government bodies appeared after the dissolution of the USSR in 1991. The role of local governments is enormous in increasing social welfare add democracy. Along with this, citizens’ perception of the efficiency of public services, local governance, and trust in local governance institutions is analyzed based on the survey “Life in Kyrgyzstan (LIK)” consisting of more than 7000 individuals in Kyrgyzstan, conducted in 2019. The results of the logit model revealed that general trust in the community, employment status of citizens, and accessibility of the information about local government positively affect trust in local government. At the same time, unemployment being more informed about the activities of local government, trying to influence the local budget process, and participation in local voting decreases trust in local government in Kyrgyzstan.

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Sustaining Metro Manila: Management Practices for Peak Performance

Freo,

Facon,

Doctor

et al. 2024

International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Techno

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The research study investigated the management practices of selected cities in Metro Manila through the specified sub-problems as stated in the study, such as the demographic profile, assessment of management practices, and determination of the significant differences in the assessment of the respondents on the variables mentioned in the research paper. This study was carried out to evaluate and analyze the existing management practices in selected cities of Metro Manila across various dimensions such as planning, human resources, financial management, administration, and monitoring and evaluation, to gather insights from different stakeholders including city administrators, employees, and community members regarding their perceptions and assessments of the management practices in their respective cities, to develop a set of actionable sustainability measures and to assess the proposed sustainability measures for their suitability, acceptability, and feasibility among stakeholders. The paper utilized the descriptive method, and the respondents were the employees and administrators of the selected cities of Metro Manila. Slovin’s formula was used to determine the number of respondents. For each group of respondents, various non-random and random sampling procedures were used, such as Purposive and Simple random techniques. The Frequency Distribution, Percentage formula, Weighted mean and Anova were employed to identify the level of perception of the respondents as shown in the verbal interpretations of the Likert scale survey questionnaire as well as the significant difference in the assessment of the group of respondents on the variables presented in the study. The results or findings of the study manifested the excellent and Very Good ratings in the most variables exhibited in the study. In terms of significant differences in the Suitability, Acceptability and Feasibility, the results showed that there is no significant difference in the responses, but there is a significant difference in the respondents’ perceptions on the Acceptability and Feasibility of the proposed sustainability program. In conclusion, management practices across selected cities in Metro Manila exhibit consistent excellence across various critical areas. Planning, human resource management, financial management, administration, and monitoring and evaluation practices all received outstanding ratings, reflecting effective leadership, strategic oversight, and robust operational frameworks. Administrators demonstrated strong performance across these domains, supported by positive feedback from stakeholders and employees, highlighting broad alignment and support for inclusive and sustainable urban development strategies.

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What Motivates Local Governments to Be Efficient? Evidence from Philippine Cities

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