Good Governance at the Local Level: Meaning and Measurement

Zack Taylor
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Zack Taylor: Western University

No 26, IMFG Papers from University of Toronto, Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance

Abstract: This paper situates Canadian local governance practices within a review of international perspectives on the meaning and evaluation of governance quality. The author finds that Canadian authorities have construed local good governance largely in utilitarian terms, as the efficiency of service delivery. He proposes a broader research program on local governance quality in Canada, one that is expressly comparative, pays equal attention to the quality of decision-making and accountability processes, and is directed toward continuous improvement.

Keywords: good governance; governance quality; local governance; performance evaluation; municipal benchmarking; Canada (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H11 H70 H83 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 39 pages
Date: 2016-06
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