TY  - JOUR
T1  - Measuring the Status of Governance in Local Palestinian Authorities
AU - S. Iriqat, Ismail AU - R. Yahya, Khaireya 
JO  - Research Journal of Applied Sciences
VL  - 14
IS  - 7
SP  - 226
EP  - 234
PY  - 2019
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1815-932x
DO  - rjasci.2019.226.234
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjasci.2019.226.234
KW  - participation
KW  -accountability
KW  -transparency
KW  -governance
KW  -measurement
KW  -Local authorities
KW  -equity
KW  -rule of law
AB  - The purpose of the study is to investigate the status of applying governance in Palestinian local
authorities through applying the standards of governance represented in transparency, accountability,
participation, justice, equity, strategic vision, integrity, responsiveness and the rule of law; due to its importance
in developing the performance of municipalities and village’s counsels. Thus, developing the provided services
in general, the study adopted the descriptive empirical approach by administrating a questionnaire on a sample
of employees from Palestinian local authorities/Northern governorates in West bank, totaling 99 questionnaires.
The findings of the study showed that the implementation of governance standards in the Palestinian local
authorities is moderate to weak as follows: strengthening the rule of law 68.89%, participation 56.02%,
accountability 62.15%, transparency 57.10%, justice and equality 60.27%, neutrality/response 61.62%, strategic
vision 50.98%, the percentage of males employed in the Palestinian local bodies is higher than females, the
percentage of those who hold a Bachelor’s degree is higher, the higher percentage of employees are of middle
age between 40-55 and in light of the results the study recommended the need to strengthen the role of
supervisory bodies and more effort supervising the performance of local authorities, whether internal or external
training the employees of local authorities on the need to implement the principles of governance and the
dangers of mediation which have become white corruption in Palestinian society as a crime punishable by law
in addition to increasing the proportion of females in local bodies, by giving them a certain percentage if
employment as a kind of equality.
ER  -