Administrative capacity and long-term policy making at the Icelandic local level
Leach and Wilson (2002) identified four key tasks of local government leaders. Building on their initiative, this paper examines the task of developing strategic and policy direction at the Icelandic local level from the viewpoint of the Icelandic mayor. In addition, it explores the administrative c...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:61e4a64addba499ab3b47e23c471a301 2023-05-15T16:49:49+02:00 Administrative capacity and long-term policy making at the Icelandic local level Eva Marín Hlynsdóttir 2016-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.13177/irpa.a.2016.12.2.3 https://doaj.org/article/61e4a64addba499ab3b47e23c471a301 EN IS eng ice University of Iceland http://www.irpa.is/article/view/2484 https://doaj.org/toc/1670-6803 https://doaj.org/toc/1670-679X 1670-6803 1670-679X doi:10.13177/irpa.a.2016.12.2.3 https://doaj.org/article/61e4a64addba499ab3b47e23c471a301 Stjórnmál og Stjórnsýsla, Vol 12, Iss 2, Pp 237-258 (2016) Local government administrative capacity long-term policy making Political institutions and public administration (General) JF20-2112 Political science (General) JA1-92 article 2016 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.13177/irpa.a.2016.12.2.3 2022-12-31T14:07:39Z Leach and Wilson (2002) identified four key tasks of local government leaders. Building on their initiative, this paper examines the task of developing strategic and policy direction at the Icelandic local level from the viewpoint of the Icelandic mayor. In addition, it explores the administrative capacity of Icelandic local governance. Individuals occupying mayoral positions in Iceland always serve as heads of administration. At times, mayors are council members (political mayors), while other times they are hired based on their professional skills (manager-mayors). The findings suggest that mayors of both types play crucial roles in long-term policy making. However, the study shows that the daily work of manager-mayors is often hindered by fragmentation and lack of specialisation within the administration as well as by the laymen rule upon which the council-committee system is based. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Veftímaritið Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla 12 2 237 |
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Leach and Wilson (2002) identified four key tasks of local government leaders. Building on their initiative, this paper examines the task of developing strategic and policy direction at the Icelandic local level from the viewpoint of the Icelandic mayor. In addition, it explores the administrative capacity of Icelandic local governance. Individuals occupying mayoral positions in Iceland always serve as heads of administration. At times, mayors are council members (political mayors), while other times they are hired based on their professional skills (manager-mayors). The findings suggest that mayors of both types play crucial roles in long-term policy making. However, the study shows that the daily work of manager-mayors is often hindered by fragmentation and lack of specialisation within the administration as well as by the laymen rule upon which the council-committee system is based. |
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Administrative capacity and long-term policy making at the Icelandic local level |
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Administrative capacity and long-term policy making at the Icelandic local level |
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Administrative capacity and long-term policy making at the Icelandic local level |
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