The growing influence of cities is visible at the national level and in international politics. This new reality is leading to a paradigm shift in global politics and international law. As part of ...this new reality, cities demand recognition of their position. This paper aims to examine the already existing bodies that formally represent cities in the decision-making processes within some intergovernmental organizations' structures and answer the question about the need to create a new organ within the United Nations system that will better accommodate the growing role of cities in international relations. If the answer is positive, the attempt shall be made to consider what such an organ could look like. The novelty of this paper is that it is the first to provide some reflection on the possible status and composition of such a new UN body.
•The growing role of cities in international relations has not been properly reflected in the structures of the UN.•The UN system should become more inclusive of cities rather than state-centric.•The UN General Assembly could create a new UN organ dedicated to cities.
The paper is motivated by concerns about challenges posed by the aging society problem and focuses on the silver economy (SE) as a social and economic concept developed in response to this challenge. ...Conducted analyses dealt with strategic planning of the SE development in Polish voivodeships. An original indicator showing the willingness of the self-government of a voivodeship to support SE development was worked out (I
PWSSE
). We also analyzed opinions of local authorities asked to assess the importance of the inclusion of the idea of the SE in the municipalities. The following hypotheses have been adopted: H1 - the higher the growth rate of the voivodeship population potential in terms of SE, the higher the indicator of the regional government policy willingness to support the SE; H2 - in voivodeships which reported higher (I
PWSSE
) indicator, municipalities interest in supporting the SE will also be higher. The research hypotheses were verified negatively.
Las leyes de los municipios flavios hispanos preceptuaban el funcionamiento de los órganos de la administración local, estableciendo diferentes mecanismos preventivos y sancionadores ante posibles ...incumplimientos, cuya detallada regulación permite deducir que no siempre quienes desempeñaban cargos públicos ejercían sus funciones con la integridad y eficiencia que cabía esperar. Este hecho, unido a que la Administración central carecía de un procedimiento de control directo que garantizase el respeto de las normas estatutarias, pone de manifiesto la importante contribución de los ciudadanos a la tuitio urbis a través del ejercicio de acciones qui volet contra los actos ilícitos que pudieran cometer los decuriones, magistrados y su personal subalterno.
The containment period related to the Covid-19 epidemic required adaptations for the elaboration of local budgets. Owing to the containment that took place in France on 17 March 2020 and the ...declaration of a state of health emergency on 24 March 2020, the local deliberative assemblies were not all able to meet the deadlines for adopting their budgets, which were normally set for 15 April or 30 April. Adjustments were therefore necessary. The order of 25 March 2020 very quickly made it possible to adapt the principles applicable to this unprecedented situation. Despite these provisions, the preparation of local budgets remains disrupted and the voting of local authority budgets has had to be adjusted.
Comment va la vie? La réponse peut dépendre selon la région où vous vivez. De nombreux facteurs qui influent sur le bien-être des personnes entrent en jeu au niveau local, par exemple : l’emploi, ...l’accès aux services de santé, la pollution et la sécurité publique. Les politiques publiques qui tiennent compte des réalités économiques et sociales dans lesquelles les personnes vivent et travaillent peuvent avoir un impact plus important sur l’amélioration du bien-être pour l’ensemble du pays. Ce rapport dresse un tableau complet du bien-être dans 362 régions de l’OCDE à travers un examen des aspects les plus importants qui déterminent la vie des personnes : l’emploi, le revenu, le logement, la santé, l’accès aux services, l’environnement, la sécurité et l’engagement civique. Le rapport souligne que les disparités en matière de conditions matérielles et de qualité de vie sont souvent plus importantes entre régions d’un même pays qu’entre pays différents. Alors qu’en moyenne les gens sont plus riches, vivent plus longtemps et bénéficient d’une meilleure qualité de l’air qu’il y a quinze ans, de nombreux pays de l’OCDE ont vu s’accentuer l'écart entre leurs régions les plus performantes et les moins performantes. Le rapport offre un cadre commun pour mesurer le bien-être au niveau régional ainsi que des lignes directrices pour aider tous les niveaux de gouvernement à utiliser les mesures du bien-être afin de mieux cibler les politiques publiques sur les besoins spécifiques de chaque communauté. Le rapport s’appuie sur une grande diversité d’expériences pratiques de régions et villes de l’OCDE.
How’s life? The answer can depend on the region in which you live. Many factors that influence people’s well-being are local issues, such as employment, access to health services, pollution and ...security. Policies that take into account regional differences beyond national averages can therefore have a greater impact on improving well-being for the country as a whole. This report presents the OECD analytical framework for measuring well-being at the regional level, as well as internationally comparable indicators on 9 well-being dimensions for 362 regions across 34 OECD countries. It also sets out guidance for all levels of government in using well-being measures to better target policies at the specific needs of different communities. Drawing on a variety of practical experiences from OECD regions and cities, the report discusses methodological and political solutions for selecting regional well-being outcome indicators, monitoring the progress of regional well-being performance over time, and implementing a process of multi-stakeholder engagement to promote social change.
