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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Nigerian state therefore created local government as the third tier of government whose objective is to ensure effective‚ measurable and efficient service delivery to the people. Local government is faced with various difficulties. The major concern of this paper is to dwell on these difficulties and illuminates the factors that are responsible for them. In achieving this‚ the paper relies on descriptive approach and unstructured interview. It concludes that problems of local government are multifarious
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REVENUE GENERATION IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNCILS IN NIGERIA. A CASE STUDY OF OBAFEMI/OWODE LOCAL GOVERNMENT Submitted by DAIRO ISAAC KUNLE Dept. Of Economics‚ University of Ibadan RESEARCH PROPOSAL INTRODUCTION Local governments are potentially very important for Nigeria as they play a significant role in generating revenue and encouraging civil involvement‚ as well as creating a visible link between taxes and service delivery. The increasing cost of running government coupled with dwindling revenue
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The Philippine Local Fiscal Administration in a Decentralized Setup Decentralization in the Philippines took three forms- devolution‚ deconcentration and delegation. As Carino affirms‚ the framers of the 1987 Constitution institutionalized decentralization with the end-view of realizing democracy and development especially at the grassroots level. Devolution paved way for the transfer of political power from the central government to the local government units. This transfer of power and functions
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Intervention Provincial and local government National government intervening in provincial government * The national government is given overall responsibility for ensuring that other spheres of government carry out their obligations under the constitution * Where a province cannot or does not fulfil an executive obligation in terms of legislation or the constitution‚ the national executive can intervene by taking appropriate steps to ensure the fulfilment of that obligation including
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review 2 Local government; Functions and Importance 2 Local government in nation building/development 2 Reference 4 Project research plan 5 Introduction 5 Aims 5 Objectives 5 Methodology and Materials 6 Expected results and output 6 Research plan timetable 7 Literature review Local government; Functions and Importance The political/appointed administration constituted by national law within a small geographic region that could cover cities towns and states is usually known a local government
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|TM-------- | |REPORT ON THE NEED TO REVIEW THE LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR NKANGALA DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY | |REPORT OF THE ACTING MUNICIPAL MANAGER
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Joanne Bennet Councillor Philips Council House Brydon Street‚ Northbury NN 12 4TU 12/05/2013 RE: Complaint about plans to demolish the local market Dear Councillor Philips‚ I am writing this letter to strongly express my objection to demolition of the historic building that houses our local market. I am outraged by the fact that the project of a new car park‚ planned to be built on the site of the market‚ has been approved by the council. The small business owners‚ who trade within
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Persuasive Speech – December 1‚ 2010 Introduction: Specific Purpose: To persuade our audience to buy and eat organic local meats and produce not only for their health and protection from chemically and genetically enhanced foods but also to sustain and help our local community and economy. Attention Grabber: Today I would like to speak on a topic that is very close to all of our hearts‚..That being our pockets and our stomachs‚ you may
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STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVED REVENUE GENERATION IN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION Local governments operate at the grassroots and are expected to provide services to their stakeholders. In a federal system like Nigeria‚ local governments are close to the people and hence could effectively alter socioeconomic and political conditions within their jurisdictions. Apart from providing and maintaining basic infrastructures‚ local governments can complement the economic activities of other levels of
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