It can provide opportunities for citizen participation in local decision making, ensure the accountability of local political leaders and government officials, and promote a system of checks and balances among various levels of government.

It officially belongs to both, but is governed by neither, and functions under a decentralized system of local government.

Since then, Indonesia has transformed the government system from being highly centralized to a more decentralized one, allowing for more autonomy at local government level.

Local govt. Nkwerre local government of Imo State

Local LWV organizations monitor their local government meetings and address local issues.

Although that system provided for a local government, the Puerto Rican Federal Relations Act adopted by the United States favoured the preservation of a colonial system on the island.

It assigns responsibility for local matters to a local government.

China s retirement system has only about 430 billion of assets under management (national and local government social security and private sector pensions).

Transport for London (TfL) is a local government body responsible for most aspects of the transport system in Greater London in England.

The most significant medium and long term threat to China s fiscal position lies in the system of implicit guarantees that the central government has established for local government debt.

Women in local government councils

The Local Government Ordinance, 2001, governs elections to the local bodies.

Organizations such as SOS and Farm Africa are working with the federal government and local governments to create a system of forest management.

We had a petition system. It's a remedy outside the judicial system, because the Chinese central government wants to keep amiss, the emperor is good. The old local officials are thugs.

1992 Zambia Local Government Elections Commission

But it didn't change the Chinese political system, and also the Chinese central government utilized this centralized server structure to strengthen its power to counter the local government and the different factions.

The Welsh Local Government Association represents the interests of local authorities in Wales.

In order to reduce the risks associated with investing in Afghanistan, the government must create a system that benefits local communities and foreign investors alike.

Journalist Jenaro Villamil condemned the local government

For example, in 2009, China s retirement system assets national social security, local government retirement benefit plans, and private sector pensions totaled just RMB2.4 trillion ( 364 billion).

Marchwiel () is a village and a local government community, the lowest tier of local government, part of Wrexham County Borough in Wales.

If the shadow banking system collapses, the consequences for the financial system will be much graver than the problems caused by underground credit networks and local government finance platforms, which were much discussed in 2012.

Governmental decentralization often results in local government structures that are more open to the participation of women, both as elected local councilors and as the clients of local government services.

Gwersyllt () is an urban village and a local government community, the lowest tier of local government, part of Wrexham County Borough in Wales.

There are four main sources of financing for the health sector the national government, local governments (commune, prefecture, region), patients (through the cost recovery system), and donors.

You know, the server is in the local cats' hands, so even that when the Netizens criticize the local government, the local government has not any access to the data in Beijing.

Noting with appreciation also the efforts of the United Nations system aimed at working directly with Somali communities at the local level, whenever possible, and emphasizing the need for coordination with the transitional Government and with local and regional authorities,

Noting with appreciation also the efforts of the United Nations system aimed at working directly with Somali communities at the local level, whenever possible, and emphasizing the need for coordination with the Transitional National Government and with local and regional authorities,

Nonetheless, given the fact that the system of local government was reinstituted in the country only in 2004, after being in abeyance for 32 years, the advancement of local capacity for resource mobilization and the provision of services is encouraging.

This inter institutional and multisectoral commission would also strive to improve the link between work at the local and national levels, ensure a high level commitment to overcome bureaucratic hurdles, and facilitate local coordination between the UN system and the Government.

The judicial system in Guam comprises both local and federal components.

Furthermore, reducing local government financing vehicles exposures is essential.

Local government in Wales consists of 22 unitary authorities.

Eden is a local government district in Cumbria, England.

This should make local government more appealing to citizens.

Much headway has been made on local government reform.

Government Audit Organizations The Association of Local Governments http algaonline.org represents the central professional organization for local government audit organizations in the United States and Canada.

The Government is moving on the devolution of authority to the local level to realign centralized structures of the past with European standards of local self government.

With regard to governance and decentralization, his Government had launched local government reforms and was introducing mechanisms designed to enhance the accountability and transparency of local authorities.

The simultaneous scaling back of the local government system, along with the divisive politics of coalition governments in Pakistan s fragile democracy, continues to undermine implementation of the polio eradication program.

Estonia has surveyed the attitude of the public in relation to the use of a quota system to increase the proportion of women in the Parliament and local government councils.

Secondly, local government reform is a key to reassuring minorities.

Local government reform programmes must not await final status negotiations.

Subject matter Discrimination in the remuneration of local government employees

The organisation of local government in England is complex, with the distribution of functions varying according to local arrangements.