Since the late 1980s, performance management has become a bon ton in central and local
government research and practice. Its emergence is largely a result of neo-liberal ideas and …

Lack of reform or the slow pace of reform in public management is an issue that plagues
Israel, particularly in local government (Beeri & Razin, 2015; Levi et al., 2020; Razin & …

This study extends our understanding about the interrelationship between taxation policy,
democracy and financial performance in local governments. Every government, particularly …

Is it beneficial for municipalities to cooperate or compete with one another to attract visitors?
The myopic rationality of game theory favors competition for short-term gains, whereas the …

In recent years, collaborative networks have been at the forefront of theoretical, empirical
and practical research into local governance. Nevertheless, the managerial behaviours local …

In the realm of new localism and collaboration, local educational policymakers are called
upon for responsible community leadership. Given the conceptual continuum between new …

In this article, we examine the perceptions towards women and gender relations maintained
by male, local authority officials within two Bedouin towns in Israel. As such, the current …

There is increasing pressure on local authorities to restructure themselves to meet current
expectations from the public. Multilevel governance has emerged as one method for such …

The literature on intergovernmental relationships discusses the tension between
centralization and local autonomy. However, few studies question local authorities' response …

Household water food and energy (WFE) expenditures, reflect respective survival needs for
which their resources and social welfare are inter-related. We developed a policy driven …