Political decentralisation and political-administrative relation in the local councils in Tanzania

IF 1.2 4区 法学 Q3 POLITICAL SCIENCE Public Administration and Policy-An Asia-Pacific Journal Pub Date : 2023-10-17 DOI:10.1108/pap-07-2022-0077
Wilfred Uronu Lameck
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Purpose This paper analyses the degree of political decentralisation and its relation to the local councils in Tanzania. It explores the institutional and political set-up of the local councils originating from the degree of political decentralisation and how it influences the tension between the bureaucrats and local politicians. Design/methodology/approach Qualitative approach by a comparative case study is adopted to investigate the phenomenon in two local governments in Tanzania. The data were collected through interviews with 37 senior local government officials and eight focus group discussions with 48 administrators and councillors. Findings The findings indicate that the two local governments are subjected to a similar political system guided by similar rules and guidelines from the central government bureaucracy for implementing the party manifesto and central government priorities. Thus, the local politicians have little room for negotiation in adopting local agenda to reflect the preferences of the local community. Any attempt to challenge this status quo creates political tensions between bureaucrats and the administrators. Originality/value The findings provide invaluable insights to different stakeholders such as political scientists, government officials, and policymakers with interests in research or practice of political decentralization and political-administrative relation.
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坦桑尼亚地方议会的政治分权和政治-行政关系
本文分析了坦桑尼亚的政治分权程度及其与地方议会的关系。它探讨了源于政治分散程度的地方议会的制度和政治设置,以及它如何影响官僚和地方政治家之间的紧张关系。设计/方法/方法采用比较案例研究的定性方法来调查坦桑尼亚两个地方政府的现象。这些数据是通过对37名地方政府高级官员的访谈和对48名行政人员和议员的八次焦点小组讨论收集的。研究结果表明,两个地方政府在执行党的宣言和中央政府优先事项时,受到中央政府官僚机构类似规则和指导方针的类似政治制度的指导。因此,地方政治家在采用地方议程以反映当地社区的偏好方面几乎没有谈判的余地。任何挑战这种现状的企图都会在官僚和管理者之间造成政治紧张。这些发现为不同的利益相关者提供了宝贵的见解,如政治科学家、政府官员和政策制定者,他们对政治权力下放和政治行政关系的研究或实践感兴趣。
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