Measuring local government performance in Malaysia: political indicators versus organizational theory / Zaherawati Zakaria

Zakaria, Zaherawati (2010) Measuring local government performance in Malaysia: political indicators versus organizational theory / Zaherawati Zakaria. In: ICOPS 2010 : International Conference on Public Polices & Social Sciences : E-Proceedings, 26 to 27 May 2010, SP Inn Hotel, Sungai Petani Kedah, Malaysia.

Abstract

There are localities in Malaysia where local government performance is systematically superior and others
where it is inferior. Similar institutions perform systematically better here than there always opens up queries
and objection among people. Recognizing the enormous practical implications of this question for local
democratic governance in Malaysia, this paper aims on the decision-makers and researchers to assess and
explain local government performance. Thus, this paper try looking forward the concept of local government
performance and uses a wide variety of variables to gauge its variance on the one hand, and its roots in
economic, political, legal, cultural and social factors on the other.

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Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
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Zakaria, Zaherawati
zaherawati@kedah.uitm.edu.my
Subjects: J Political Science > JF Political institutions and public administration > Public administration
J Political Science > JS Local government. Municipal government > Local government
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Kedah > Sg Petani Campus
Event Title: ICOPS 2010 : International Conference on Public Polices & Social Sciences : E-Proceedings
Event Dates: 26 to 27 May 2010
Page Range: pp. 1-21
Keywords: Local government; measurement; performance; governance; political
Date: 2010
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/34049
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