History In 1972‚ the local government system in Sierra Leone was abolished by the then Executive by a “Presidential declaration” which was achievable as there was no codified law or any constitutional provision to protect local government from such powerful actions by the Executive. This abolition effectively meant that Management Committees appointed by the President between 2002 and 2004 replaced local authorities. Binneh –Kamara in 2013 argues that the “Local Government act of 2004 was enacted
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Empowering Local Government The PDP pledges to empower the local government to give it more administrative powers‚ whereby‚ it will be given maximum autonomy to take decisions‚ to prioritize developmental activities‚ and even change developmental activities based on the need and urgency. It would receive more financial powers‚ as PDP believes local government bodies have limited financial power‚ in terms of available funds or the discretion to use it. Within the first week of forming the government
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all its affairs directed by a single government’ At the national level‚ government is organized on either federal or a unitary basis. Federal systems contain middle-level territorial units of government (states‚ provinces‚ regions) which have a guaranteed status in the constitution that gives them a degree of independence and autonomy from the central government. In contrast‚ Sub-central units of government in unitary states are the creatures of central government‚ which creates them and which can
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Asia Research Centre Working Paper 19 Challenges for Urban Local Governments in India Written by Rumi Aijaz Rumi Aijaz was Visiting Research Fellow at Asia Research Centre in 2006. E-mail: rumi_pvg@rediffmail.com A section of this working paper has been accepted for publication in a forthcoming issue of the Journal of Asian and African Studies‚ by Sage Publications Ltd. Copyright © Rumi Aijaz‚ 2007 All rights reserved. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of research
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Macroeconomics of Minimum Wage Draft: Do not quote MACROECONOMIC EFFECTS OF MINIMUM WAGE IN NIGERIA: A GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS Abiodun O. Folawewo* Abstract This paper examines the macroeconomic effects of minimum wage (MW) policy in Nigeria using a static computable general equilibrium. Data for the study is drawn from year 2005 National Account of the country. The data is used to construct a 22 x 22 social accounting matrix (SAM) for the economy. The calibration exercise shows that the
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Systems‚ 6(1)‚ 2011 FARMERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF ORGANIC FARMING IN SELECTED LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS OF EKITI STATE‚ NIGERIA OYESOLA‚ OLUTOKUNBO B AND OBABIRE‚ IBIKUNLE E. Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development University of Ibadan‚ Ibadan‚ Nigeria. e-mail: oyetoks2002@yahoo.com Abstract The study investigated farmers’ perception of organic farming in selected Local Government Areas of Ekiti State‚ Nigeria‚ with the specific objectives of assessing the demographic characteristics
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PART IX - SPICE AND SALT 106. Prohibition to sell sub-standard spice (1) No person shall import‚ process‚ store‚ expose for sale or sell any spice which does not comply with the standard specified in paragraph (2). (2) (a) Spice shall be the sound leaves‚ flowers‚ buds‚ fruits‚ seeds‚ barks or rhizomes of plants that are suitable for use as condiments for imparting any flavour or aroma to food; (b) Aniseed shall be the dried‚ ripe fruit of the plant
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ANALYSIS OF KENYA’S GOVERNMENT REVENUE From the analysis Taxes seem to be the major source of revenue to the government since in the year 2006/7 it accounted for 93.16% of the total revenue‚ in the year 2007/8 it accounted for 94.91% of total revenue and in the year 2008/9 it amounted 94.71%. This is a good sign since the tax revenue/total government revenue is ideally required to be above 50%. The following classes of taxes were the major sources of revenue for the government: • Taxes on income
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Government spending and revenues in China and America International accounting four 0092962 Chen Yuting Public finance is a subject about the taxing and spending activities of government. Considering the function of government‚ two opposite views stand out. One is organic view of government. The main idear is that the government can be though of as the society’s heart. Another is mechanisitic view of government. It insists that government is not an organic part of society while it is a contrivance
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Elected Local Government Leadership Development Robert J. Dickey Kyongju University‚ S. Korea Email: rjdickey@soback.kornet.net Introduction Most of us are at least passively aware of the BBC comedy series "Yes‚ Minister" and "Yes‚ Prime Minister." Margaret Thatcher has been quoted as saying "it ’s accurate portrayl (sic) of what goes on in the corridors of power has brought me hours of pure joy".1 What does this 1980s era political satire have to do with the issue of leadership development of elected
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