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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">RUDN Journal of Public Administration</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">RUDN Journal of Public Administration</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Вестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия:  Государственное и муниципальное управление</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2312-8313</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2411-1228</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">24981</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22363/2312-8313-2020-7-4-334-351</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>International Experience of Public Administration</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>Международный опыт государственного управления</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Good Governance and Service Delivery in Selected Municipalities: The Case Study of East and West Gojjam Zones of Amhara Regional State</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Надлежащее управление и предоставление услуг на муниципальном уровне в Эфиопии: тематическое исследование восточных и западных зон Годжама в штате Амхара</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0587-4730</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Nega</surname><given-names>Mulugeta</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Нега</surname><given-names>Мулугета</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>MA in Governance and Development Studies, Lecturer of the Department of Civics and Ethical Studies</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>магистр государственного и муниципального управления, преподаватель кафедры гражданских и этических исследований</p></bio><email>mnega41@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0000-0000-0001</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Jemberu</surname><given-names>Genanew</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Джемберу</surname><given-names>Женанью</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>MA in Gender and Development Studies, Lecturer of the Department of Civics and Ethical Studies</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>магистр государственного и муниципального управления, преподаватель кафедры гражданских и этических исследований</p></bio><email>genanewg1g2g3@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0000-0000-0001</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Asress</surname><given-names>Degu</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Асресс</surname><given-names>Дегу</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>PhD in Political Science, Lecturer of the Department of Civics and Ethical Studies</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>доктор политических наук, преподаватель кафедры гражданских и этических исследований</p></bio><email>deguasress@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Debre Markos University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Университет Дебре Маркос</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2020-12-15" publication-format="electronic"><day>15</day><month>12</month><year>2020</year></pub-date><volume>7</volume><issue>4</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">VOL 7, NO4 (2020)</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">ТОМ 7, №4 (2020)</issue-title><fpage>334</fpage><lpage>351</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2020-11-18"><day>18</day><month>11</month><year>2020</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2020, Nega M., Jemberu G., Asress D.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2020, Нега М., Джемберу Ж., Асресс Д.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2020</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Nega M., Jemberu G., Asress D.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Нега М., Джемберу Ж., Асресс Д.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.rudn.ru/public-administration/article/view/24981">https://journals.rudn.ru/public-administration/article/view/24981</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>This study underpinned assessing good governance and service delivery in East and West Gojjam Zones. The researchers used a mixed research approach and employed convergent parallel research design. The researchers depend on both probability and non-probability sampling technique to select the research participants while simple random sampling was applied to select the municipalities from each zone and those who have filled the questionnaires were accidentally selected. Purposive and proportional sampling techniques were used to select the key informants of the study and to determine the sample size respectively. Questionnaires, key informant interviews and FGDs were held to gather the primary data which were further supported by secondary data. Data was presented by using tables and the researchers used thematic and simple descriptive analysis techniques. The study found that the major principles of good governance were not fully exercised and implemented in the study area. The study also revealed that rules and regulations of the municipality were not clearly known or understood by the customers. Despite the existence of rules and regulations in the municipality, customers were not served accordingly. The study additionally found that good governance plays a role in enhancing service delivery in the municipalities. Finally, the study found out that there are various challenges or obstacles that can undermine the practice of good governance while delivering service to the municipality customers. Therefore, the study concluded that the practice of good governance in the provision of service delivery was poor in the municipality. To this end the study recommended that the municipalities should strictly adhere to the principles of good governance and thereby they can enhance service delivery.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>В статье представлена оценка надлежащего управления и предоставления услуг в восточных и западных зонах Годжам (Эфиопия). Исследование сочетает вероятностные и невероятностные методы выборки участников и простую случайную выборку для отбора муниципалитетов из каждой зоны и респондентов, заполнявших опросники. Также авторами использовались целевые и пропорциональные методы выборки. Для сбора первичных данных было проведено анкетирование и серия интервью, результаты которых были дополнительно подтверждены вторичными данными. Проведенное исследование показало, что основные принципы надлежащего управления не были полностью реализованы в рассматриваемом регионе, а правила и положения местных органов власти преимущественно не были известны и понятны гражданам. Исследование также показало, что надлежащее управление играет важную роль в улучшении уровня предоставления услуг в муниципалитетах. Авторы обращают внимание на существующие проблемы и препятствия, которые могут подорвать практику надлежащего управления при оказании общественных услуг муниципалитетами. В статье делается вывод о том, что практика надлежащего управления в предоставлении услуг в рассмотренных муниципалитетах была в целом неудовлетворительной. Авторы утверждают, что для того, чтобы органы местного самоуправления смогли улучшить качество оказания услуг, важно чтобы они строго придерживались принципов надлежащего управления.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>governance</kwd><kwd>good governance</kwd><kwd>service</kwd><kwd>service delivery</kwd><kwd>Ethiopia</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>местное самоуправление</kwd><kwd>надлежащее управление</kwd><kwd>предоставление услуг</kwd><kwd>Эфиопия</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>Aminuzzaman M. Poverty and Governance - A Quest Alternative Focus: Bangladesh Test Case. JOAAG. 2007; 2: 5-6.</mixed-citation></ref><ref id="B2"><label>2.</label><mixed-citation>Graham M. Governance, Growth and Poverty Reduction. Working paper. New York: UN; 1999.</mixed-citation></ref><ref id="B3"><label>3.</label><mixed-citation>UNDP. Democratic Governance. 1997. 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