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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fticelandunivojs:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/2484 2023-08-20T04:07:26+02:00 Administrative capacity and long-term policy making at the Icelandic local level Hlynsdóttir, Eva Marín 2016-12-19 application/pdf https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/irpa/article/view/a.2016.12.2.3 eng eng Stjórnsýslustofnun https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/irpa/article/view/a.2016.12.2.3/pdf https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/irpa/article/view/a.2016.12.2.3 Copyright (c) 2016 Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla Icelandic Review of Politics & Administration; Vol. 12 No. 2 (2016); 237-258 Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla; Bnd. 12 Nr. 2 (2016); 237-258 1670-679X 1670-6803 Local government administrative capacity long-term policy making info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article 2016 fticelandunivojs 2023-08-01T12:28:55Z 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 University of Iceland: Peer Reviewed Journals |
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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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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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Icelandic Review of Politics & Administration; Vol. 12 No. 2 (2016); 237-258 Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla; Bnd. 12 Nr. 2 (2016); 237-258 1670-679X 1670-6803 |
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