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Finnish Local Government Barometer 2002: Municipal Managers, Chairmen of Municipal Executive Boards
The survey charted the views of municipal leaders (municipal managers and chairpersons of municipal executive boards) on Finnish local government services, municipal finance, immigration, internal migration, unemployment, and the policies of Members of Parliament. Respondents were first asked whether they would be willing to improve the financial situation of their...
Finnish Local Government Barometer 2002: Inhabitants
The survey charted Finnish public opinion on local government services, municipal finance, immigration, internal migration, unemployment, and the policies of Members of Parliament. The respondents were asked what methods they would accept for improving the financial situation of their municipality (e.g. raising fees or municipal taxes, cutting services or staff numbers,...
Finnish Local Government 2004: Youth Affairs 1996
The survey focused on the scope, service provision, management, and development policies of youth affairs departments of Finnish municipalities. The respondents were municipal officials responsible for youth affairs. Similar surveys were carried out in 1999 and 2002. First, the respondents were asked how many employees there were in the youth affairs departments of their...
Finnish Local Government Barometer 1997: Inhabitants
The survey studied public opinion on the present, the future of local administration in Finland, and the financial situation of municipalities. The respondents were asked which provinces were attractive in terms of livelihood and employment, which provinces they would like to visit as tourists, which provinces will manage future transitions in society, which favour...
Finnish Local Government Barometer 1995: Inhabitants
The survey studied public opinion on Finnish municipalities. The respondents were asked to assess different means of improving the financial situation of Finnish municipalities. They estimated which public services and duties could be subjected to retrenchment if the municipalities were to cut down expenses, where economic measures had already been taken, and how the public...
Finnish Local Government Barometer 1994: Municipal Managers, Chairmen of Municipal Executive Boards
The survey studied the opinions of municipal leaders (municipal managers and chairpersons of municipal executive boards) on how to improve municipal finances. The respondents evaluated the acceptability of increasing local taxes, privatising municipal services, reducing governmental control, laying off/reducing municipal staff, etc. The respondents were asked to what extent...
Finnish Local Government Barometer 1994: Inhabitants
In this survey, the respondents were asked to assess different means of improving the financial situation of Finnish municipalities. They estimated which public services and duties could be subjected to retrenchment if the municipalities were to cut down expenses, where economic measures had already been taken, and how the public services in general had developed during the...
Finnish Local Government Barometer 2000: Members of Municipal Councils
The survey charted Finnish municipal councillors' opinions on municipal affairs: administration, finances, decision-making, democracy, taxation, services, leadership, and the role of elected officials. The respondents were presented with a number of statements and asked whether they agree or not. One section pertained to the respondents' own characteristics, and what kind of...
Finnish Local Government Barometer 1993: Inhabitants
The Local government barometer 1993 probed citizens' opinions on different means of improving the financial state of Finnish municipalities. The respondents were asked, for example, how efficient and appropriate it would be to raise municipal taxes, cut down or privatise services, increase loans, collect service fees, sell public property, stall investments, promote...
Finnish Local Government 2004: Office-Holders and Elected Officials 1995
The survey studied the opinions of municipal elected officials and office-holders. The respondents rated how well or badly certain municipal services functioned in their municipality and evaluated whether the municipality should invest more or less in a particular service. Services covered included social services, health services, education and cultural services and...
Finnish Local Government Barometer 2005: Municipal Managers
The survey focused on the project to restructure local government and local government services in Finland. Municipal managers were asked a number of questions relating to the restructuring project and its potential consequences. Opinions on the best option for a new local government model were charted. One question explored whether the present municipality structure, merged...
Finnish Local Government 2004: Office-Holders and Elected Officials 1999
The survey studied municipal elected officials' and office-holders' opinions on municipal services, the state-municipality relationship, alternative organising models, municipal decision-making practices, the possibilities of influencing for various operators, and the municipality's international activity. First, the respondents' work history, elected offices, and political...
Finnish Local Government 2004: Financial Management 1999
The survey charted the practices of municipalities' financial management. The topics included covered financial planning and monitoring, accounting, monitoring revenues and expenses, and municipal auditing committee and its activities. The survey also included questions on the organisational structure of municipality. The composing process of municipal budget was...
British Local Government Panel Survey, 1985-1986
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The <i>British Local Government Panel Survey, 1985-1986 </i> is a panel study of attitudes and behaviour of local government electors. The survey consisted of two waves: the first wave carried out in 1985, sponsored by the <i>Widdicombe Committee of Inquiry into the Conduct of Local...
District and Borough Council Economic Development Initiatives, 1984-1986
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To collect information on the various types of economic development initiatives operated by district and borough councils in England and Wales between 1984 and 1986. The data were collected as part of an ESRC-funded study of council initiatives.
British Social Attitudes Survey, 1983-1989
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.BackgroundThe British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey series began in 1983. The series is designed to produce annual measures of attitudinal movements to complement large-scale government surveys that deal largely with facts and behaviour patterns, and the data on party political attitudes...
British Social Attitudes Survey, 1990
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.BackgroundThe British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey series began in 1983. The series is designed to produce annual measures of attitudinal movements to complement large-scale government surveys that deal largely with facts and behaviour patterns, and the data on party political attitudes...
British Social Attitudes Survey, 1983-1991; Cumulative File
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.BackgroundThe British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey series began in 1983. The series is designed to produce annual measures of attitudinal movements to complement large-scale government surveys that deal largely with facts and behaviour patterns, and the data on party political attitudes...
National Survey of Charities and Social Enterprises, 2010
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The National Survey of Charities and Social Enterprises, 2010 (NSCSE), formerly known as the National Survey of Third Sector Organisations (NSTSO) measures the views of civil society organisations across 151 top tier local authority areas. The survey had two aims: to measure progress and identify if there...
ONS Omnibus Survey, October 1999
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (formerly known as the ONS Opinions Survey or Omnibus) is an omnibus survey that began in 1990, collecting data on a range of subjects commissioned by both the ONS internally and external clients (limited to other government departments, charities, non-profit...
National Survey of Third Sector Organisations, 2008
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The National Survey of Third Sector Organisations, 2008 (NSTSO) measured the views of third sector organisations (TSOs) across 149 top tier local authority areas. The survey had two aims: to measure a baseline and progress against a key national indicator in the local government performance framework...
Electors' Attitudes towards Local Government : a Survey of a Glasgow Constituency
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To ascertain and analyse distinctively Scottish aspects of political behaviour, with information on political participation and knowledge.Main Topics:Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions
Political participation and knowledge are gauged through various indicators. These include correct identification of...
MRC 83 County Boroughs Study, 1948-1973
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between mortality rates in persons of both sexes and in various age groups and environmental indices, available for the 83 County Boroughs of England and Wales. The mortality rates are for the periods 1948-54, 1958-64, 1950-53, and 1965-67.Main...
Disputes in the Charitable Sector in England and Wales, 1979-2002
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.Disputes can be very costly to charities. They may lose staff, income and their reputation. Further, any cases that end up in court can undermine the legitimacy of the sector as a whole, especially in the light of public concerns over charities’ administration costs. This research investigates disputes...
IMF Government Finance Statistics, 1972-2023
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics (GFS) database provides current and internationally comparable annual time series data on the finances and fiscal policies of IMF member governments from 1972 onwards. Topics covered include:deficit/surplus or total financingrevenues or...
People in Local Government, 1965; Ex-Councillors
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was to produce descriptive information about councillors and their attitudes to local council activities; to find out how much was known about local government by electors and how electors felt about participation in local government.Main Topics:Variables
As for 686. Additional...
European State Finance Database; Revenues and Expenditure of Swiss Towns, 16th and 17th Centuries
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The European State Finance Database (ESFD) is an international collaborative research project for the collection of data in European fiscal history. There are no strict geographical or chronological boundaries to the collection, although data for this collection comprise the period between c.1200 to...
Local Authorities Expenditure on Rights of Way, 1990-1991
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aim of the survey was to assess rights of way expenditure by local authorities in England and Wales for the financial year 1990-1991.Main Topics: Expenditure; staff; labour resources.
Digest of Welsh Historical Statistics : Local Government, 1748-1974
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This machine-readable version of John Williams' <i>Digest of Welsh Historical Statistics</i> is the result of a collaboration between the Statistical Directorate of the National Assembly for Wales, the History Data Service and the Centre for Data Digitisation and Analysis at Queen's University...
Municipal Borough and Urban Sanitary Authority Financial Accounts, 1872-1910
The data contain town financial accounts reported in the "Local Taxation Returns" report to Parliament, for the years 1872-1910. The accounts disaggregate sources of revenue, types of spending, and loans outstanding annually. The dataset covers more than 1,000 towns that were categorized as "urban sanitary authorities", identifying spending on important sanitation public...