Administrative Capacity for Municipalities: Comparison of Sample Case Municipalities of Central Anatolia Region and the State of Arizona

Year 2016, Volume: 7 Issue: 2, 69 - 85, 25.12.2016

Belgin Uçar Kocaoğlu , Mustafa Kemal Öktem

Abstract

The aim of this study
is to compare the administrative capacity of municipalities with populations of
100,000 to 250,000 in Central Anatolia (Turkey) and the State of Arizona (the
United States of America), and to make recommendations for improving the
administrative capacity of each municipality. In this context, the concept of
administrative capacity is defined
as “municipalities’ ability to regulate, develop and manage the physical,
financial, human and information resources allocated to them in order to
provide the necessary services to their citizens.” Data was collected
from sample municipalities in the Central Anatolia Region of Turkey and the
state of Arizona through interviews with municipal leaders (manager, director
etc.) and a questionnaire about their perceptions.

Keywords

Administrative Capacity, Municipality, Arizona, Central Anatolia

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