Direct administration of failing local authorities: democratic deficit or effective bureaucracy?

Itai Beeri

Public Money & Management, 2013, vol. 33, issue 2, 137-144

Abstract: The recent economic slowdown has revealed major weaknesses in existing fiscal arrangements in local authorities, resulting in the introduction of stronger enforcement mechanisms in a number of OECD countries. This article describes an extreme intervention approach—the neutralization of the elected local leadership and its replacement with a convened committee (CC), in Israeli local authorities. The performance of local authorities headed by CCs was significantly improved with only a temporary loss of democracy. The Israeli approach could be an option for countries dealing with failing local administrations.

Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1080/09540962.2013.763433

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