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    Introduction Local government institutions have always existed in India in one form or another since ancient times. The present form of urban local government owes its genesis to the British rule. The initiation began with Samuel Laing‚ member of the Viceroy’s Council‚ in the Budget Speech (1861-62) proposing that local services should be based on local resources. Lord Mayo’s Resolution of 1870 introduced the concept of elected representatives in the municipalities. Lord Ripon is considered the founding

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    DISASTER MANAGEMENT BECOMING A DISASTER MANAGER TOPICS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. ACCOUNT ON A DISASTER HAZARD DISASTER TYPES OF DISASTERS HAZARD TO A DISASTER DISASTER MANAGEMENT PHASES OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT ON A DISASTER THE EARTHQUAKE OF 25 JANUARY 2001 IN GUJARAT‚ INDIA George Pararas-Carayannis Introduction On 25 January 2001‚ a major earthquake occurred in Gujarat‚ a prosperous industrial and agricultural state on India’s west coast‚ close to the border with Pakistan. The quake

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    Maguindanao LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION I – Introduction: The history of national-local relations in the Philippines is characterized by centralism. The central government from the Spanish regime up to now maintained a very strong control and influence over local governments. The evidence of such centralist tendency is Section 4‚ Article X of the 1987 Constitution which provides that‚ “The President of the Philippines shall exercise general supervision over local governments. Provinces

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    past‚ present and future legislation including policies and procedures which have protected children and families and also safeguarding incidents that have changed our practice. The assignment will discuss safeguarding across the board from settings‚ local and national policies and procedures‚ what they are and how they impact on staff and the setting. Some of the policies and procedures that will be discussed are safeguarding‚ whistle blowing‚ and the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB). While some of

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    to what effect did local government intervene to ameliorate the adverse effects of industrialisation on the populations of towns and cities? Towns and Cities in the nineteenth century grew extremely quickly as vast numbers of people congregated in urban environment’s which were created as a response to rapid industrialisation‚ this developed problems such as poor public health. The problems that became apparent had to be dealt with and this gave rise to local governments being set up to deal

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    * Access model * A model that explores how an individual or groups relative resilience to disasters is impacted by differences in access to the economic or political resources needed to secure a livelihood. * The strengths of the model are that it provides a broad view of vulnerability including root causes‚ it gives weight to natural hazards‚ and it provides a framework for looking at livelihoods and vulnerability. * The limitation of the model‚ is that it is a tool for explaining

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    Disaster Management A Disaster can be defined as: A sudden accident or natural event that causes loss of life. The biggest problem with the disasters is the suddenness and swiftness with which they arrive. Disasters whether natural or man-made can strike at any time. The general response to a disaster is in terms of relief and rescue operations. If we are adequately prepared‚ its possible to severely reduce the impact of a disaster. The impact can be reduced through a good understanding

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    revenue expenditure for CCC in 2010 and in the future. I will also discuss areas of concern in terms of level of revenue expenditure and outline issues that were taken into account in the preparation of the budget for 2010. Section 102 of the Local Government Act 2001 states that each LA must prepare a draft budget for the next financial year setting out: 1. The expenditure necessary to carry out its functions and 2. The income estimated to accrue it. In 2010 the total budget income

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    The Pompeian’s government was a democratic system. Citizens voted in their members. There were four levels of government- Electoral assembly (comitium)‚ town council (curia)‚ chief magistrates (duumviri) and magistrates (aediles). These parties were elected in through different means and for different purposes. The electoral assembly was voted in by the Roman citizens of Pompeii. Those elected were then in charge of electing the duumviri and aediles. The town council was made up prominent citizens

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    1. What is Local Government - “Municipal Government” is form of public administration which in a majority of context‚ exists as the lower ties of administration within a given state. It is generally ac within powers delegated to them by legislation or directives of the higher level of government. Local Government as Political Subdivision Are the local governments created by the states to help fulfill their obligations? Political subdivisions include countries‚ cities‚ towns‚ villages. A municipality

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