7/27/2010 ADS 505 Local Government: Chapter 3 Local Government Typology of Local Governments Typology of Local Governments Patronage Model o Patronage Model o Economic Development Model o Welfare State Model Patronage Model Political leaders often have a great deal of patronage at their disposal Patronage is recognized as a power of the e ecut ve branch. executive b a c . In most countries‚ the ost cou t es‚ t e executive has the right to make many appointments
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NOYO OSAGHAE 1/30/2012 I HAVE NEITHER GIVEN NOR RECEIVED‚ NOR HAVE I TOLERATED OTHERS’ OF UNAUTHORIZED AID THE ROLE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN A GLOBALIZED ECONOMY Recent developments in the global economy would seem to suggest that it is in the interest of states to be integrated into the global economy‚ although it is also obvious that most would like to do so in the most beneficial and equitable ways. The increase in the number of states seeking membership in the World Trade Organization
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DISCOVERY EXERCISE 12 THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT FOR EDUCATION POLICY. In England the borough councils are the local authorities responsible for education. Local Education Authorities (LEA) has responsibilities towards schools in their areas. Some of their responsibilities are as follows: 1. They are responsible for distribution and monitoring of funding for the schools – the method of calculation of school’s budgets is called Fair Funding. Most maintained schools receive
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Disaster Management and importance of Local Information Sharing In Uttarakhand State recently we faced one type of Natural Disaster. Thousands of lives are lost. It may seems to be a big event from the perspective of human lives‚ but if we study the life of earth‚ it is a routine and small act of nature. A number of geologist will agree with me that it is not surprising act. And it is not when we have disturbed the natural balances by humans routine activities. We have
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Rev. sci. tech. Off. int. Epiz.‚ 2003‚ 22 (3)‚ 915-930 Disaster management in India: the case of livestock and poultry A. Sen (1) & M. Chander (2) (1) Fellow Programme in Management Scholar‚ Indian Institute of Management‚ Ahmedabad - 380015‚ Gujurat‚ India (2) Senior Scientist‚ Division of Extension Education‚ Indian Veterinary Research Institute‚ Izatnagar – 243 122‚ Uttar Pradesh‚ India Submitted for publication: 7 July 2002 Accepted for publication: 25 April 2003 Summary Developing countries
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Module 1 Activity 1.1: 1. Develop for yourself a working definition of disasters from a community perspective. According to the Disaster Management Act 2003‚ A disaster is a serious disruption in a community‚ caused by the impact of an event that requires a significant coordinated response by the State and other entities to help the community recover from the disruption. Serious disruption means— (a) loss of human life‚ or illness or injury to humans; or (b) widespread or severe property
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IT For Disaster Management Nicolas Mancini Solvay Business School (Brussels) ------------------------------------------------- Table Of Contents I. Abstract II. Brief overview of Disaster Management a. Key concepts b. Disaster Management Cycle III. IT solutions for Disaster Management c. Disaster Management Information Systems (DMIS) d. IT for Prevention‚ Preparedness and Mitigation i. Geographic
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decimated by disasters and whose citizenry is regularly traumatised cannot be mobilised for any meaningful development. Most times‚ disasters occur with such regularity that huge human and material resources‚ which could have otherwise been used in national development‚ are lost annually to address disasters and for the rehabilitation of their victims. The magnitude of the pain or losses usually determines whether the occurrence is a minor accident or a disaster.1 A disaster is an event
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INTRODUCTION TO DISASTER 1.1 THE HISTORY OF DISASTERS IN INDIA Year 2005‚ say India should hang her head in shame. With the Bengal famine‚ Orissa Super Cyclone‚ Latur earthquake‚ Bhopal chemical disaster‚ Andhra cyclone‚ Gujarat earthquake‚ recurring floods‚ Mumbai 2008 bomb blasts and many other disasters there is no foyer in the world with space large enough to exhibit the collective pain on the face of India. India has ranked at the top or near top in almost all type of disasters with number
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Councillors are unpaid‚ have a responsibility to be well informed on relevant Council matters. Councillors may vote‚ resign‚ request items to be added to Council Agendas‚ chair working parties‚ and represent the Council on outside bodies. Councillors: Must be over 18‚ British/European nationals‚ and not a declared bankrupt1‚ May sign cheques2‚ May act as Clerk on an unpaid basis3‚ Must attend when summoned to the requisite number (at least once every six months) of Council meetings4‚ Must
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