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Fiscal Transparency Perception of Members of City Councils: The Case of Metropolitan Municipalities

Kent Konsey Üyelerinin Mali Saydamlık Algısı: Büyükşehir Belediyeleri Örneği

Muhlis BAĞDİGEN
MEHMET AVCI
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85–107
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However, perceptions of the participants on local public works and borrowing policies are, on the other hand, not transparent, i.e. the participants' fiscal transparency perceptions on these two policies as indecisive

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Objective & Hypothesis:Fiscal transparency indicates to the accessibility of the information, as well as, to the availability of information on by whom, how and why public resources are used.
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Key Findings & Data:With the effects of the changes in the use of publicly provided resources from central governments to municipalities, fiscal transparency also becomes an important principle for municipalities.
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Conclusion & Impact:However, perceptions of the participants on local public works and borrowing policies are, on the other hand, not transparent, i.e. the participants' fiscal transparency perceptions on these two policies as indecisive
🔬Design:Survey & Empirical Study
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Domain Parameters

Abstract

Fiscal transparency indicates to the accessibility of the information, as well as, to the availability of information on by whom, how and why public resources are used. With the effects of the changes in the use of publicly provided resources from central governments to municipalities, fiscal transparency also becomes an important principle for municipalities. The issue of the fiscal transparency is an argument in Turkey with the recent fiscal and administrative reforms on decentralization. In this context, the study investigates fiscal transparency perceptions of city councils. The findings obtained with the survey method show that the level of fiscal transparency perception is high. However, perceptions of the participants on local public works and borrowing policies are, on the other hand, not transparent, i.e. the participants' fiscal transparency perceptions on these two policies as indecisive

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Mali saydamlık, kamu kaynaklarının kim tarafından, nasıl ve niçin kullanıldığına ilişkin bilginin var olmasını ve bu bilginin ulaşılabilir olmasını ifade etmektedir. Günümüzde merkezden yerele doğru yaşanan dönüşümün etkisiyle mali saydamlık yerel yönetimler açısından önem arz etmektedir. Bu kapsamda, son yıllarda Türkiye'de yerelleşmeye yönelik idari ve mali reformlarla mali saydamlık konusunun tartışılmaya başlandığı söylenebilir. Çalışmada kent konseylerinin büyükşehir belediyelerine ilişkin mali saydamlık algısı araştırılmıştır. Anket yöntemi kullanılarak ulaşılan bulgular genel olarak algılanan mali saydamlığın yüksek düzeyde olduğunu ortaya koymaktadır. Buna karşın imar ve borçlanma politikaları için algılanan mali saydamlığın genel bulgulardan farklılık arz ettiği, katılımcıların bu kapsamda mali saydamlık algısına kararsız kaldıkları gözlenmiştir

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BAĞDİGEN, M., AVCI, M. (2015). Fiscal Transparency Perception of Members of City Councils: The Case of Metropolitan Municipalities. Maliye Dergisi, Cilt: 2015 - Sayı: 168, 85–107. https://ajindex.com/articles/78923

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