The Correlates of Local Government Responsiveness Under Decentralization: Do Performance Ratings Matter in the Philippines?

Joseph Capuno and Maria Melody Garcia Schustereder

International Journal of Public Administration, 2015, vol. 38, issue 7, 521-532

Abstract: To improve local service delivery under decentralization, performance ratings are often introduced. In this article, performance ratings and other correlates of the citizens’ assessment of the responsiveness of their local governments are investigated with a regression analysis of survey data collected during the pilot test of a performance rating scheme in 12 Philippine cities and municipalities in 2001–2003. The local governments in the eight sites where the ratings were announced are assessed less responsive by their own constituents than those in the four control areas by theirs. Possibly, the citizens exposed to the ratings expected better performances from their officials.

Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.949747

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