Abstract
The research on the influencing phenomena at the budgetary process of Local Government Union Councils in Bangladesh is based on a combination of political psychology, applied economics and public management issues (i.e. decentralization, local government finance, and local governance, as well as the budgeting theory and local government budgetary process). The purpose of the research is to explore the critical influencing phenomena and their relative influences on Union Councils’ budgeting decisions. The study reveals that the influence of concerned phenomena or issues does not always collide with the budgetary autonomy of Union Councils, but the effects of the influencing issues on their budgeting decisions are evident with varying degrees and dimensions. The study has employed qualitative method with six case studies on criteria based purposively selected Union Councils at Sunamganj District in Bangladesh.
Highlights
Exploring the critical influencing phenomena at budgeting decisions of local government Union Councils in Bangladesh, requires predominantly consideration of the fact that the local government budgeting becomes a major process of gaining public resources through intergovernmental transfers and by mobilizing local resources, as well as efficient planning and strategic allocation of the resources along with controlling the fiscal management
As the local government planning as well as budgeting is centrally positioned in the discussion of subnational level of decentralization, especially in its fiscal as well as political decentralization, the literature, results and subsequent theoretical as well as practical contributions of this research have provided significant input in the study of public administration and management, and public budget theories
The research has explored the critical phenomena that influence Union Council/Parishad (UP) budgeting process, and revealed their magnitude of influences in UP budgeting decisions
Summary
Examining the de jure and de facto influences on budgetary progression of the Union Council/Parishad (UP), the lowest tier of the local government in Bangladesh, entails a combination of political psychology, applied economics and public management issues (i.e. decentralization, local government finance, and local governance, as well as the budgeting theory and local government budgetary process). Considering such skeleton of the study outlook, the research is going to explore the critical phenomena that influence the UP-budgeting process and decisions. Analysis of the findings from in-depth interviews and focus group discussions (FGDs) could satisfy this purpose
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