Search for dissertations about: "local government reforms"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 25 swedish dissertations containing the words local government reforms.

  2. 1. Challenges for the democratisation process in Tanzania : Moving towards consolidation 50 years after independence?

    Author : Jonas Ewald; Joakim Öjendahl; Adebayo Olukoshi; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; democracy; democratisation; substantive democracy; role of opposition; opposition parties; ruling party; CCM; CUF; CHADEMA; NCCR; TLP; elections; electionalism; civil society; media; trade unions; parliament; poverty reduction; economic development; interface between economic and political reforms; political change; public sector reforms; local government reforms; iron triangle; accountability; role of donors; aid; development cooperation; democratic culture; Zanzibar; Tanzania; Freds- och utvecklingsstudier; Peace and Development Studies;

    Abstract : Tanzania has been independent in 2011 for 50 years. While most neighbouring states have gone through violent conflicts, Tanzania has managed to implement extensive reforms without armed political conflicts. Hence, Tanzania is an interesting case for Peace and Development research. READ MORE

  4. 2. The Promise of Public Value Co-Creation in Open Government : Designing IT Services for Open Government and Public Value Co-Creation

    Author : Elin Uppström; Christer Magnusson; Paul Johanesson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Value Co-Creation; Open Government; Inhibitors; Design; IT-services; Computer and Systems Sciences; data- och systemvetenskap;

    Abstract : The engagement of citizens in governmental actives is the future of publicsector reforms. The private sector has already started to leverage onlinetechnology to innovate and to reinvent businesses. READ MORE

  5. 3. Local Values and e-Government - Continuity and Change in Public Administration : Implementing Public e-Services in Two Swedish Municipalities

    Author : Gabriella Jansson; Elin Wihlborg; Gissur Ó Erlingsson; Joachim Åström; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; e-government; public e-services; ICT; IT; public administration; public organization; municipality; reform; implementation; institutionalism; values; Political science; Statsvetenskap;

    Abstract : E-government, the use of information and communication technology in public administration, is often presented as a multifaceted reform with powerful transforming potential. E-government currently embodies both hopes of more efficient public administration and fears that an overemphasis on efficiency will neglect the democratic values of public administration. READ MORE

  6. 4. Determinants of the use of accounting information in the public sector budgetary decision-making processes : the case of Tanzanian Local Government Authorities (LGAs)

    Author : Latifa Mbelwa; Karl-Johan Bonnedahl; Håkan Bohman; Henrik Höglund; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; The use of accounting information; Determinants; Budget Decision Making processes; Public Sector; Financial Legitimacy and organization Efficiency as well as Developing Country.; företagsekonomi; Business Studies;

    Abstract : Since the 1980s, public sector entities have been exposed to accounting reforms under an umbrella of New Public Management (NPM). The main purpose of adoption of accounting reforms is to increase efficiency in decision-making by producing useful accounting information. READ MORE

  7. 5. Pension reforms and retirement behaviour

    Author : Erik Glans; Henry Ohlsson; Jan Pettersson; Erik Hernaes; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Retirement; pension reform; Economics; Nationalekonomi; nationalekonomi; Economics;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of three self-contained essays. Essay 1. Knowledge about how elderly workers react to changes in pension benefits is important in guiding the design of social security systems. This essay contributes to this knowledge by examining the effect of changes in replacement rates on part-time retirement behaviour in Sweden. READ MORE