PALESTINIAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT: ISSUES OF LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKS

IF 0.2 Q4 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Voprosy Gosudarstvennogo i Munitsipalnogo Upravleniya-Public Administration Issues Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI:10.17323/1999-5431-2021-0-6-146-171

F. Qawasmeh, Kuppusamy Singaravelloo, R. Ariffin

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Abstract

In the public administration field, the legislative, executive and judicial frameworks should be consistent. The institutional framework of the Palestinian local government, however, seems largely impacted by an incoherent legal framework. Against this backdrop, this study describes the current local government institutional framework. Secondly, this study investigates the current issues relating to the legal and institutional frameworks of the Palestinian local government. A qualitative research approach was adopted to collect data in order to achieve the objectives of the study. The present research utilizes a combination of primary and secondary data. Nine interviews were conducted to gather the primary data, while scholarly works and government documents were used for gathering secondary data. The results show that fully governmental institutions are the most active within the institutional framework while non-governmental institutions are less active. The results also show that the primary obstacle for an efficient legal framework is due to previous laws, overlapping powers and weak legal practices. Furthermore, the institutional framework suffers from deformed structure and weak integration. The discussion section revealed that the current local government system can be best described as a “Chaotic Hybrid System”. When comparing the empirical results with the theoretical concepts, it is indicated that the current local government structure reflects the Public Choice Theory perspective, which advocates for horizontal and vertical fragmentation. However, the Israeli occupation and international funds seem to contribute to complicating the fragmentation of the structure. The structure hence could be described as “Altered Fragmented Structure”.

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巴勒斯坦地方政府:法律和体制框架问题

在公共行政领域，立法、行政和司法框架应该是一致的。然而，巴勒斯坦地方政府的体制框架似乎在很大程度上受到不连贯的法律框架的影响。在此背景下，本研究描述了当前地方政府的制度框架。其次，本研究调查了与巴勒斯坦地方政府的法律和体制框架有关的当前问题。为了达到研究的目的，采用了定性研究的方法来收集数据。本研究结合了一手资料和第二手资料。通过9次访谈收集第一手资料，通过学术著作和政府文件收集二手资料。结果表明，在制度框架内，完全政府性机构是最活跃的，而非政府机构的活跃程度较低。结果还表明，有效的法律框架的主要障碍是由于先前的法律，重叠的权力和薄弱的法律实践。此外，制度框架还存在结构畸形、一体化弱的问题。讨论部分揭示，当前的地方政府体制可以用“混沌混合系统”来形容。实证结果与理论概念对比表明，当前的地方政府结构反映了公共选择理论视角，主张横向和纵向碎片化。然而，以色列的占领和国际资金似乎使这一结构的支离破碎更加复杂。因此，这种结构可以被描述为“改变的碎片结构”。

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Voprosy Gosudarstvennogo i Munitsipalnogo Upravleniya-Public Administration Issues PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION-

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期刊介绍： PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION ISSUES is a scientific peer-reviewed journal published by the National Research University High School of Economics (NRU HSE).The journal is published quarterly in Russian, and contains original articles by Russian and foreign authors. In addition, a special English language issue containing original articles by Russian and foreign authors has been published since 2014. The editorial board consists of leading Russian and foreign scientists in the field of public administration as well as prominent practitioners. The journal is indexed in the international databases: Scopus, RePEc, EBSCOand the Russian Science Citation Index (RSCI) on the platform of Web of Science. In addition, the journal is on the list of key peer-reviewed scientific journals and publications that the Higher Certification (Attestation) Commission in the RF Education Ministry recommends for publishing the main scientific results of theses for PhD and doctoral degrees in Economics, Sociology and Law. The journal focuses on the following subject areas: − Current theories of public administration. − Theoretical fundamentals of economic and social policy − Factors and Assessment of efficiency in public and municipal administration. − Innovations in the system of public and municipal administration. − Planning and forecasting in the system of public and municipal administration. − Staff of the state and municipal service. Management of personnel in public and municipal bodies and in organizations of the public sectors. − Financial, logistical and information resources of the state and municipalities. − Public service. − Functional features of public sector organizations. − Partnership of the state and municipalities with nongovernmental nonprofit organizations. Economic and administrative challenges facing “third sector.” - Development of education programs on public administration.