Decentralization and Metropolitan Governance

TOPIC OUTLINE

I. Decentralization: Definition and Forms

- Mrs. Mercy N. Defante

II. Trends in Metropolitan Governance as Effected by

Decentralization and Local Government
- Ms. Eunice Marquez
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III. Impacts of Decentralization and Metropolitan

Governance
- Mr. Richard I. Manalo

IV. Decentralization and Metropolitan Governance: The

Philippine Experience including Brief MMDA History
- Mr. Manuelito Cantos
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V. Case Study - MMDA Today

- Mr. Jefferson Digo
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I. What is Decentralization?
Decentralization - the transfer of authority and responsibility for public
functions from the central government to subordinate or quasi-independent
government organizations and/or the private sector - is a complex multifaceted
concept.

II. Types of Decentralization

1. Political
2. Administrative
3. Fiscal
4. Market
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1. Political Decentralization
Aims to give citizens or their elected representatives more power in
public desision making. It often requires constitutional or statutory reforms, the
development of pluralistic political parties, the strengthening of legislatures,
creation of local political units, and the encouragement of effective public
interest group.

2. Administrative Decentralization
Seeks to redistribute authority, responsibility and financial resources for
providing public services among different levels of government. The three
major forms of decentralization
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Three major forms of administrative decentralization
• Deconcentration
• Delegation
• Devolution

3. Fiscal Decentralization
Financial responsibility is a core component of decentralization. If local
governments and private organizations are to carry out decentralized functions
effectively, they must have an adequate level of revenues - either raised locally
or transferred from the central government - as well as the authority to make
decisions about expenditures.
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Forms of Fiscal decentralization
• Self-financing or cost recovery
• Co-financing or co-production arrangements
• Expansion of local revenues
• Intergovernmental transfers
• authorization of municipal borrowing

4. Economic or Market Decentralization

The most complete forms of decentralization from a government's
perspective are privatization and deregulation because they shift responsibility
for functions from the public to the private sector.
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Forms of Economic or Market decentralization
• Privatization
• Deregulation