Impact Factor:
ISRA
(India) =
3.117
ISI
(Dubai, UAE) =
0.829
GIF
(Australia) =
0.564
JIF = 1.500
SIS
(USA) =
0.912
РИНЦ
(Russia) =
0.156
ESJI
(KZ) =
5.015
SJIF
(Morocco)
= 5.667
ICV
(Poland)
= 6.630
PIF
(India)
= 1.940
IBI
(India)
= 4.260
Philadelphia, USA
67
QR – Issue
QR – Article
SOI:
DOI:
International Scientific Journal
Theoretical & Applied Science
p-ISSN:
2308-4944 (print)
e-ISSN:
2409-0085 (online)
Year:
2019
Issue:
01
Volume:
69
Published:
Zarina Sadriddinovna Israilova
PhD student, Academy of State Governance under the
President of Republic of Uzbekistan
EFFICIENCY OF THE REPRESENTATIVE BODIES OF LOCAL
GOVERNMENT AND FACTORS AFFECTING THEM
Abstract: The article is devoted to the process of reforming the system of the representative div of state
power on the ground in Uzbekistan and to the problem of assessing the factors influencing the efficiency. Factors
influencing the quality of activity of representative bodies of state power are classified.
Key words:
representative bodies of state power in the field, efficiency, decentralization, efficiency
improvement factor, evaluation criteria.
Language: English
Citation
:
Israilova, Z. S. (2018). Efficiency of the representative bodies of local government and factors
affecting them.
ISJ Theoretical & Applied Science, 01 (69),
67-70.
Soi
http://s-o-i.org/1.1/TAS-01-69-14
Doi
:
https://dx.doi.org/10.15863/TAS
Introduction
During the years of independence, great work
was carried out in the Republic of Uzbekistan to
change the function and system of management
structures,
liquidate
unnecessary
levels
of
government, and terminate and drastically reduce
their power, regulatory and supervisory powers.
Nowadays, the government system in our country is
entering a new stage of development, where the main
priority is continuous communication, dialogue
between the state and the people. President Sh.
Mirziyoyev 2017, for the first time on December 22,
addressed the Parliament with the Message “Every
decision concerning the life of the country, we take
on the basis of a direct dialogue with the people,
taking into account public opinion. The principle
“It’s not the people who serve the state bodies, but
the state bodies should serve the people” becomes
the cornerstone of our activity. [1].
In the framework of the “Concept on
Administrative Reforms of the Republic of
Uzbekistan” (hereinafter “Reform), it was indicated
that a superficial assessment of the mechanism of
activity of local authorities is carried out, which in
most cases do not reflect the real situation on the
ground [2].
This situation also poses new challenges for the
study of the activities of representative bodies of
local government. In the process of forming a legal
state, an important role is assigned to increasing the
efficiency of representative bodies of
local
government - the Kengash of people's deputies of
regions, districts and cities. Elected by the population
of an administrative-territorial unit, the Kengash is
an important link in representing the interests of the
population in the relevant territory. The deputy of the
local Kengash as a representative of the people
represents the interests of the population in the
administration of the relevant territory, and is an
expression of democratic principles. [3].
Materials and Methods
The main goal of this article is to search for the
main factors affecting the effectiveness of the
Kengash of people's deputies. In practice, this
problem has not been investigated. The lack of
scientific research on the basis for assessing the
effectiveness of the representative bodies of local
government and the activities of deputies can be
explained primarily by the complexity of this
problem for public and social management. This
study is an interdisciplinary, it includes a legal,
economic, political, sociological component. The
main reasons for the difficulties in assessing the
activities of a representative div, in our opinion, are
the following: it is an insufficient possibility of
material incentives for good results; a weak level of
development of regulations for activities with a clear
statement of rights and obligations; the lack of
simple and clear methods of current performance
assessment.
Impact Factor:
ISRA
(India) =
3.117
ISI
(Dubai, UAE) =
0.829
GIF
(Australia) =
0.564
JIF = 1.500
SIS
(USA) =
0.912
РИНЦ
(Russia) =
0.156
ESJI
(KZ) =
5.015
SJIF
(Morocco)
= 5.667
ICV
(Poland)
= 6.630
PIF
(India)
= 1.940
IBI
(India)
= 4.260
Philadelphia, USA
68
The widespread use of the term "efficiency" in
various spheres of human activity and at all levels of
government demonstrates its universality and
ambiguity. However, we have to admit that in our
country, so far no effective mechanisms have been
developed for assessing the activities of bodies and
officials
of
representative
bodies
of
local
government, and there is no unified universal system
of relevant criteria and indicators. First of all, the
essence of the term “effectiveness” should be
clarified. The concept of "efficiency" is derived from
the Latin "effect" (effectus), i.e. the impact of one
phenomenon, process on another, resulting in a
steady, definite result [4]. Accordingly, efficiency
means efficiency, effectiveness, but not any, but
predetermined, targeted, leading to the necessary
results. Speaking about the effectiveness of power,
and in purpose - is the degree of preservation and
development of society, the highest goal and an
integral function of any power is evaluation. It is by
this criterion that the effectiveness of political and
legal power is assessed by society. Under the
effectiveness of the representative div is the
measure of the realization of goals, objectives and
plans, showing the specific impact they had on the
development of social activity of citizens, their
knowledge, feelings, beliefs, practical behavior and
activities. In this case, efficiency is an indication of
what real progress has been achieved, as well as
awareness of the population about the organization of
economic, social, legal, cultural and other tasks.
Today, the Reform, approved by President S.
Mirziyoyev, implies the improvement of the
institutional and organizational-legal bases of the
activities of government bodies, as well as the
achievement of the effectiveness of the work of
representative bodies of local government [5].
Let's analyze a number of factors affecting the
performance of representative bodies of local
government. First, quality is affected by the
composition of elected officials. Today, the practice
of the work of the local executive div actively
includes reports on the work done to the population
and deputies of representative bodies. However, the
elected representatives themselves do not always
clearly establish the procedure for assessing the
quality of their work. Their reports to voters are, as a
rule, formal. There is essentially no control over the
performance of parliamentary duties, and such a
measure as a recall of a deputy does not work in
practice. The situation, in our opinion, can be
changed by regulating the procedure for evaluating
and reporting on the activities of people’s
representatives at all levels. To determine the
effectiveness of the representative bodies of local
government, it is necessary to collect and analyze a
variety of information about the real, practical state
of the object and the deputy influence on it, as well
as the content of the work being done by the deputy,
the means, forms and methods, and the actual results
of the impact, on the conditions and factors
determining efficacy. One of the main features of a
representative bodies of local government, along
with election for a certain term of office, is collegial
decision-making. All members of the representative
div are equal. The activities of deputies are carried
out in two main directions - in the representative
div and in the electoral district. This duality of
functions should also, in our opinion, be taken into
account when determining and assessing the
effectiveness of a representative div. The following
main
factors
affecting
the
performance
of
representative bodies of local government are their
composition and the method of formation, the
collegial nature of decision-making. All factors can
be divided into internal and external. We defined the
legal effectiveness of the activities of representative
bodies of local government as the degree of
satisfaction, through their law-making activities, of
the needs of the sustenance of regions, districts and
cities, the level of organization of interaction with
voters, the political party and the self-government
div of citizens who nominated him as a candidate
for deputy.
Coordination of teamwork with other executive
authorities, state authorities, public organizations,
and the media is also an influencing factor.
Let's pay attention to another factor, that is, to
the decentralization of the state div in the field.
The Strategy of Action adopted by the Head of
State in five priority areas of development of the
Republic of Uzbekistan in 2017-2021. involves
“reforming the public administration system and civil
service through the decentralization of public
administration, increasing the level of professional
training, material and social security of public
servants, as well as a gradual reduction of state
regulation of the economy” [6].
Decentralization -
this term is firmly
established in the life of democratically developed
and developing states. Decentralization is the transfer
of management functions from central authorities to
local authorities, expanding the range of powers of
lower-level authorities at the expense of higher
authorities [7].
Uzbekistan is continuing an active process of
reforming the public administration system. Much
attention is paid to the issues of decentralization, the
state executive div, as well as representative bodies
of local government.
Decentralization of state administration will
allow to continue democratic transformations and
increase the efficiency of state building in
Uzbekistan, expand the powers of local government
bodies, increase the activity and level of involvement
in the decision-making process of civil society
institutions, which will contribute to the realization
Impact Factor:
ISRA
(India) =
3.117
ISI
(Dubai, UAE) =
0.829
GIF
(Australia) =
0.564
JIF = 1.500
SIS
(USA) =
0.912
РИНЦ
(Russia) =
0.156
ESJI
(KZ) =
5.015
SJIF
(Morocco)
= 5.667
ICV
(Poland)
= 6.630
PIF
(India)
= 1.940
IBI
(India)
= 4.260
Philadelphia, USA
69
of the constitutional right of citizens to participate in
managing the affairs of society and of the state.
There
is
an
important
element
of
decentralization of the public administration system,
taking into account the interests and capabilities of
each of the territories, since the key activities of the
integrated administrations are the development of
industry and capital construction, agriculture,
transport, utilities and utilities, social development,
demography and employment.
Ensuring the effective interaction of different
branches of government is the most important task.
In this regard, the President of our country, S.
Mirziyoev, emphasized in his report: “The main
issue is to inform the people and responsible
executors in a timely manner of the essence and
significance of the laws, to organize their correct
implementation and to ensure strict compliance with
their requirements.” Only by consistently ensuring
the effective interaction of all three branches of
government will government policy be operational,
open, transparent and effective. This will increase
public confidence in state bodies [8].
The President stressed: “The main issue is to
inform the people and responsible executives in a
timely manner of the essence and significance of the
laws, to organize their correct execution and ensure
strict compliance with their requirements.” Only by
consistently ensuring the effective interaction of all
three branches of government will government
policy be operational, open, transparent and
effective. This will increase public confidence in
state bodies [9].
The incomplete process of separation of powers
is particularly clearly visible at the local level. For
example:
Firstly,
so far law has not prescribed no clear
distribution of powers between the Kengashs of
people’s deputies and khokims of the respective
levels of government. Both the Constitution and the
law “On local government” only describe the powers
of local government bodies, without determining
which of these powers, are exercised by the Kengash,
and which by the khokim. In addition, the law does
not define the conditions for the organizational and
resource support of the Kengashes' activities. In fact,
only khokims have real political, organizational and
material resources.
Secondly,
despite the election of local
Kengashes of people's deputies, the head of the local
executive authority, the khokim, carry out the
leadership of their activities. Thus, at the local level,
the khokim is the sole leader of both representative
and
executive
authorities,
which
limits
the
independence in exercising the powers of local
Kengashes of people's deputies.
Thirdly,
the role of local Kengashes of deputies
is very low in matters of promoting issues and
making appropriate decisions on them since the
hokim’s organizational control group decides
everything. The development of market relations and
the institutions of civil society leads to a decrease in
the possibilities of centralized state influence on the
economy and social life of society. The concept of
further deepening democratic reforms and the
formation of civil society in the country has given a
powerful
impetus
to
further
enhancing
the
effectiveness of the work of the parliament and
representative local authorities, including their
control functions. We need decentralization and
strengthening the role of the regions.
It is also very important that, along with the
expansion of functions and powers, there is an
increase in the efficiency of the work of local
authorities. In addition, for this, it is necessary to
create effective mechanisms of checks and balances
for local authorities, allowing the government and
local government to be controlled by the residents of
the respective territories, which cannot be achieved
without
further
developing
and
improving
democratic
institutions
and
mechanisms.
In
particular, neither the Constitution of the Republic of
Uzbekistan, nor other legislative acts precisely define
the range of issues subject to exclusive regulation at
the level of laws.
For
local
authorities,
executive
and
representative local authorities are very important to
establish feedback mechanisms with the public in
order to receive signals about existing shortcomings,
and to generate new ideas for solving urgent
problems. It is very important to create and legislate
a system of permanent accountability of deputies,
khokims to the population, including through the
media.
Conclusion
Thus, the above conditions must be laid down
in the new legislation, which will provide guarantees
for the representative div of local government,
create the opportunity and incentives for their
independent and effective work. At the same time,
the main criterion for such a reform should be the
development of a “flexible, fast and able to adapt to
changes” representative state div in the localities.
Impact Factor:
ISRA
(India) =
3.117
ISI
(Dubai, UAE) =
0.829
GIF
(Australia) =
0.564
JIF = 1.500
SIS
(USA) =
0.912
РИНЦ
(Russia) =
0.156
ESJI
(KZ) =
5.015
SJIF
(Morocco)
= 5.667
ICV
(Poland)
= 6.630
PIF
(India)
= 1.940
IBI
(India)
= 4.260
Philadelphia, USA
70
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