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題 名 | 地方議會議員預算審議行為與動機:嘉義市政府的個案研究=The Motivations and Behaviors of Budgetary Approval Among Local Legislators: A Case Study of Chi-Yi City |
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作 者 | 陳淳斌; | 書刊名 | 中山人文社會科學期刊 |
卷 期 | 11:2=25 2003.12[民92.12] |
頁 次 | 頁37-69 |
分類號 | 575.232 |
關鍵詞 | 地方議會; 預算審議; 官僚預算行為; 預算極大化; 理性預算; 公共選擇理論; Budgetary preparation; Local legislature; Bureaucrats budgetary behavior; Budget maximization; Rational budget; Public choice theory; |
語 文 | 中文(Chinese) |
中文摘要 | 本文企圖尋求解答一些官僚政治學持續爭論的問題,諸如:地方議會能否有效控制及監督政府官僚的預算編列?議員審查預算的興趣、能力為何?影響議員刪減預算的背後動機又是什麼?哪些預算行動者會企圖影響議員的預算審查?透過何種方式?如何強化立法控制功能? 本研究針對嘉義市23位議員及21位市府主管作深度訪談,其中總共訪問議員共10位、市府一級主管共10位 ,且累計196頁的訪問謄本(transcribed interviews)。此外並於91年11月議會定期會、92年4月臨時會、6月定期會開會期間進行三次觀察記錄,本研究即是根據訪談資料及觀察記錄所作推論的結果。 研究發現:大多數議員其實對預算審查是採取一種「選擇性監督」的策略,也就是說,「議員只會對他興趣的預算科目認真監督和審查,他對某一筆預算項目有興趣當然他就會去了解,去監督」。議會議員審查預算的能力為何?普遍上議員專業素養確有不足之處,但仍有些議員具備一定審查的能力。且議員的能力與否會和議員用心程度、興趣、責任感有很大的關連性。地方議會能否有效控制及監督政府的預算編列?本文認為:儘管不能達到百分之百的監督效果,但多少還是有其一定的效果和作用,主要是因為議會為合議制若有幾位議員懂得預算審查,就可以達到相當程度的效果。預算行動者(budget actors)包括:市府主管、議員同仁、市民、利益團體、社團負責人、校長等人。 議員刪減預算的考量因素有那些?研究發現:一、預算編列的合理性;二、政府財政及經濟景氣狀況;三、預算編列的適法性;四、以往政府執行預算的決算數;五、府會互動關係。 |
英文摘要 | The purposes of this study is to answer the following research questions: (1) Can the local Legislature effectively control or supervise the budget preparation or public expenditure of local state bureaucrats? (2) How are the local legislators’ budget preparation interests and capabilities? (3) What factors influence their budget-cut decision-making on the budgetary preparation process? (4) Who influence this decision-making and with what strategies? The researcher interviews the directors of various executive branches of the city government, and the legislators of the city assembly with open-ended questions. In addition, the researcher takes observation field notes during the temporary or regular sessions of the city assembly. This study finds out: (1) The local legislators utilized a strategy “selective supervision or interest” on the budgetary preparation process. (2) Some of them lack the professional knowledge of the budget preparation while the others do possess it. This knowledge is highly connected to their interests, sense of responsibility, and level of diligence. (3) In spite of some legislators’ lack of professional knowledge, the local Legislature has supervised and controlled the budget preparation to some degree since there are still diligent and responsible ones. (4) The budget actors include the city major, the directors of the various departments in the city government, the local legislators, the citizens, the interested groups, and the principals of the elementary and middle schools. |
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