Participation in Decentralized Local Governance: Two Contrasting Cases from the Philippines

Ishii, Risako; Hossain, Farhad; Rees, Christopher J.

doi:10.1007/s11115-007-0043-2

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“…These two interest groups are key players in the community as agents of policy implementation with their own resources. Communications with both new and traditional stakeholders enable local governments to increase policy efficiency with more input, and to mobilize more resources to implement policies (Berenschot, 2016;Ishii et al, 2007;Legaspi, 2010).…”

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Do Senior Public Managers Matter for Local Government Performance? Linkage with Policy Orientation and Networks of Planning and Development Coordinators in Local Governments in the Philippines

Kikuchi

2023

LEX

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This study investigates the performance of local governments and government management factors in the Philippines by focusing on planning and development coordinators (PDCs) as senior public managers in local governments. A questionnaire survey was conducted with city/municipal PDCs from 300 randomly selected local governments. The relationships among policy orientation, attributes, networks, and local government performance were quantitatively analyzed. Our findings revealed that networking with government officials at other levels, communication with the stakeholders, and individual policy preferences were found to have a substantial impact on local government performance. In contrast, training opportunities were not found to have any substantial impact. Results of the analysis generally imply that, in addition to the mechanics of local politics, the choice of local government management has become a factor of equal or greater importance in the state and development of local government performance in the Philippines.

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Do Senior Public Managers Matter for Local Government Performance? Linkage with Policy Orientation and Networks of Planning and Development Coordinators in Local Governments in the Philippines

Kikuchi

2023

LEX

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“…An essential component of good governance is the ability to enable citizens to express their views, and to act on those views, facilitated through participation [48]; the more deliberate the process, the more reflexive governance is [3]. When in-depth information is not disseminated to citizens, participatory and deliberation mechanisms may be ineffective [49]. Formal participatory assemblies may sometimes be geared towards 'domesticating' and undermining the legitimacy of groups who choose to engage critically with local governments (and industry).…”

Section: Reflexive Governance Participation and Deliberative Democracymentioning

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Conditions and Constrains for Reflexive Governance of Industrial Risks: The Case of the South Durban Industrial Basin, South Africa

Leonard

Lidskog

2021

Sustainability

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Within sustainability development paradigms, state governance is considered important in interventions to address risks produced by the industrial society. However, there is largely a lack of understanding, especially in the Global South, about the nature and workings of the governance institutions necessary to tackle risks effectively. Reflexive governance, as a new mode of governance, has been developed as a way to be more inclusive and more reflexive and respond to complex risks. Conversely, there is limited scholarly work that has examined the theoretical and empirical foundations of this governance approach, especially how it may unfold in the Global South. This paper explores the conditions and constrains for reflexive governance in a particular case: that of the South Durban Industrial Basin. South Durban is one of the most polluted regions in southern Africa and has been the most active industrial site of contention between local residents and industry and government during apartheid and into the new democracy. Empirical analysis found a number of constrains involved in enabling reflexive governance. It also found that a close alliance between government and industry to promote economic development has overshadowed social and environmental protection. Reflexive governance practitioners need to be cognisant of its applicability across diverse geographic settings and beyond western notions of reflexive governance.

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“…While there exist a plethora of studies examining the impacts of decentralization in the country, most of them concluded that its promise and potential have not been fully realized due to elite capture, lack of accountability mechanisms and patronage politics (cf. Ishii, Hossain and Rees, 2007;Yilmaz and Venugopal, 2013;Shair-Rosenfield, 2016). Others however argued that compared to other Asian countries, the decentralization program of the country "has attained better performance" (Guess, 2005, p. 217) and local governments have become "more innovative, experimental and enterprising under decentralization" (Capuno, 2011, p. 65).…”

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The Dynamics of Decentralization of Higher Education Delivery and Local Politics in the Philippines: The Case of Two Mandaue City Colleges in Cebu Province

Pernia¹

2017

IAFOR J Educ

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This study explores how the decentralization law of 1991 in the Philippines has provided the conditions for the interface of higher education and politics by virtue of Local Government Units (LGUs) establishment of Local Colleges and Universities (LCUs). Anchored on educational politics framework, it specifically looks at the experience of Mandaue City which presently has two similarly named local colleges, one is Commission on Higher Education accredited and LGU supported, while the other has been deemed to have "no legal personality" but has persisted to operate nonetheless. This would create a conflict of legitimacy and later on manifest issues and challenges naturally beyond the immediate domain of education, but one that must be harnessed constructively given the realities of Philippine politics i.e. power struggle and political dynamics. The democratic opening engendered by the decentralization law to allow LGUs to establish post-secondary schools are beset with growing political tensions and contestations. Yet, there were also narratives and evidence of positive impact brought about by the decentralization of higher education. Using key informant interviews, focus group discussion and document reviews, this study contends that public educational ventures such as LCUs serve as a microcosm of the larger problem in Philippine higher education: improved access to higher education, but quality is deteriorating. As such, this study hopes to suggest several policy directions and practical considerations for national governments vis-à-vis the LGUs role as enabler and/or regulator of higher education.

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Participation in Decentralized Local Governance: Two Contrasting Cases from the Philippines

Abstract: Decentralization, Local governance, Participation, Pro-poor policy, Development aid, The Philippines,

Cited by 18 publications

References 11 publications

Do Senior Public Managers Matter for Local Government Performance? Linkage with Policy Orientation and Networks of Planning and Development Coordinators in Local Governments in the Philippines

Do Senior Public Managers Matter for Local Government Performance? Linkage with Policy Orientation and Networks of Planning and Development Coordinators in Local Governments in the Philippines

Conditions and Constrains for Reflexive Governance of Industrial Risks: The Case of the South Durban Industrial Basin, South Africa

The Dynamics of Decentralization of Higher Education Delivery and Local Politics in the Philippines: The Case of Two Mandaue City Colleges in Cebu Province

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