A Users' Guide to Measuring Local Governance
A Users' Guide to Measuring Local Governance
A Users' Guide to Measuring Local Governance
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Table 18:<br />
Framework of module on “<strong>Local</strong> Government and Decentralisation” and<br />
examples of indica<strong>to</strong>rs<br />
AREAS OF VARIABLES VARIABLES NUMBER AND EXAMPLE OF INDICATORS<br />
1 local government<br />
and its attributes<br />
1 Constitutional and legal recognition of the<br />
frame of competitions and the operations of<br />
the local governments<br />
2 Characteristics of the municipal<br />
management and performing of services<br />
3 Nature and elements of the Municipal<br />
Finances and Patrimony<br />
6 indica<strong>to</strong>rs e.g.: Existence of constitutional norms that regu<br />
late the organization and operation of the local<br />
governments.<br />
8 indica<strong>to</strong>rs e.g.: There are annual programs of qualification<br />
and training which facilitate the promotion of the skills and<br />
the knowledge of the municipal civil employees.<br />
11 indica<strong>to</strong>rs e.g.: Constitutional and/or legal norm that forces<br />
the transfer (transference of national rents) of resources <strong>to</strong><br />
the local governments.<br />
4 Coordination levels 2 indica<strong>to</strong>rs e.g.: The municipality has capacity for:<br />
• Co fraternize and external relations with municipalities of<br />
other countries<br />
• Reception of cooperation of international agencies or<br />
bilateral from other countries<br />
• Inter-institutional agreements.<br />
2 proximity of the<br />
power <strong>to</strong> the<br />
citizen, system of<br />
election,<br />
participation and<br />
accountability<br />
3 nature,<br />
environment and<br />
the decentralised<br />
government<br />
1 The Municipalities as spaces of democracy<br />
close <strong>to</strong> the citizens, election processes and<br />
elec<strong>to</strong>ral system and municipal representation<br />
2 Existence of forms, organisations and spaces<br />
of citizen participation at the municipal level<br />
3 Existence of mechanisms of accountability,<br />
municipal information and citizens complaints<br />
1 Citizen health and environmental municipal<br />
competences<br />
6 indica<strong>to</strong>rs e.g.: In the last municipal election, parity in<br />
gender representation was reached.<br />
4 indica<strong>to</strong>rs e.g.: Existence in the law or elec<strong>to</strong>ral code of<br />
a Consultative assembly<br />
b Public hearings<br />
c Municipal council<br />
d Open municipal council<br />
e Plebiscite<br />
f Referendum<br />
g Citizen consultation<br />
3 indica<strong>to</strong>rs e.g.: Forms or mechanisms <strong>to</strong> communicate the<br />
situation of the Municipality with regard <strong>to</strong> profits, advances<br />
and plans.<br />
3 indica<strong>to</strong>rs e.g.: Existence of control of waters<br />
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