Sunday, 19 December 2010

MY PHD ABSTRACT



THE EFFICIENT URBAN GOVERNANCE TO ENHANCE ECONOMY COMPETITIVENESS IN KUALA LUMPUR CITY-REGION

ABSTRACT

In the context of globalization, urban governance is increasingly faced with complex challenges. The Local Authority (LA) as the governance institution is ensconced in bureaucracy is not spared from the issues of inefficiency in dealing with stakeholders. This issue became the main research question to be addressed in this thesis. Inefficient urban governance can affect the economic competitiveness in the city-region. This thesis investigates the extent how elements of efficient urban governance (EUG) can contribute to the enhancement of economic competitiveness in city-region (ECCR) and which of these elements can affect ECCR? This study aims to develop a clear understanding of the role of EUG at LA level, and its relationship with the ECCR. In the case of Kuala Lumpur city-region, the study also investigates which LA has achieved the best position in EUG. The theoretical framework of the KGB in city-region has been used to investigate the relationship between EUG and ECCR. The studies focus mainly to the stakeholders of Kuala Lumpur city-region on their perception in the implementation of EUG by LA. This involved 6 main LAs such as DBKL, MBPJ, MBSA, MPSJ, MPK and MPSp with 315 respondents representing various stakeholders. One of the findings in inferential data analysis shows that 10 elements of EUG contributed 89.6 percent to the enhancement of ECCR. This multiple regression analysis also shows the significant relationship between EUG with economic competitiveness in Kuala Lumpur city-region. However, only five elements are the best predictors to the ECCR such as administration and the effectiveness of LA services, public feedback, a strategic vision, transparency and equality. Meanwhile, analysis of the indicators measuring EUG in LAs show that MBPJ achieved the highest score of 0.75 compared with five other LAs. Generally the results indicate that LA no longer plays the role of a government body that provides services and infrastructure only. In fact the results suggest that LA should focus on urban governance to enhance efficiency in providing services to stakeholders.


KEEFISIENAN GOVERNANS BANDAR DALAM MENINGKATKAN DAYA PERSAINGAN EKONOMI WILAYAH-BANDAR RAYA KUALA LUMPUR

ABSTRAK

Dalam konteks globalisasi, governans bandar berdepan dengan pelbagai cabaran yang semakin kompleks. Peranan pihak berkuasa tempatan (PBT) sebagai institusi governans sentiasa dikaitkan dengan pelbagai karenah birokrasi dalam penyediaan perkhidmatan yang tidak efisien yang menimbulkan masalah kepada stakeholders. Isu ini menjadi persoalan penyelidikan utama dalam tesis ini. Ketidakefisienan governans bandar boleh menjejaskan daya saing sesebuah wilayah-bandar raya. Sejauhmanakah elemen keefisienan governans bandar (KGB) mempengaruhi daya persaingan ekonomi (DPE) sesebuah wilayah-bandar raya dan elemen manakah yang mempengaruhinya? Kajian ini bertujuan membentuk satu pemahaman yang jelas mengenai peranan KGB di peringkat PBT dan hubungkaitnya dengan peningkatan DPE di wilayah-bandar raya. Berdasarkan kes wilayah-bandar raya Kuala Lumpur, kajian ini juga mengenalpasti PBT yang mempunyai kedudukan KGB yang paling baik. Penyelidikan ini berdasarkan kepada kerangka teoritikal KGB wilayah-bandar raya untuk menilai hubungkait dengan DPE. Kajian ini juga dijalankan berdasarkan persepsi stakeholders wilayah-bandar raya Kuala Lumpur mengenai KGB yang diamalkan oleh PBT. Ini melibatkan 6 PBT utama iaitu DBKL, MBPJ, MBSA, MPSJ, MPK dan MPSp dengan 315 responden yang mewakili beberapa stakeholders. Antara penemuan utama analisis data inferensi kajian ini, menunjukkan bahawa 10 elemen KGB menyumbang sebanyak 89.6 peratus kepada DPE di wilayah-bandar raya Kuala Lumpur. Keputusan analisis regresi pelbagai ini menunjukkan terdapat hubungan signifikan antara KGB dengan DPE wilayah-bandar raya Kuala Lumpur. Hanya 5 elemen sahaja yang menjadi peramal terbaik kepada DPE wilayah-bandar raya Kuala Lumpur iaitu keberkesanan pentadbiran dan perkhidmatan PBT, maklumbalas awam, wawasan strategik, ketelusan dan kesamarataan. Analisis indeks penunjuk pengukuran KGB PBT di wilayah-bandar raya Kuala Lumpur menunjukkan MBPJ mencapai skor tertinggi iaitu 0.75 berbanding dengan lima PBT yang lain. Keputusan kajian juga mendapati peranan PBT tidak lagi dianggap sebagai badan kerajaan yang memberi perkhidmatan dan menyediakan infrastruktur semata-mata. PBT sepatutnya lebih memberi tumpuan kepada governans bandar untuk meningkatkan keefisienan dalam memberi perkhidmatan kepada stakeholders.

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