Interaction of Municipalities and Non-governmental Organizations in Two Lithuanian Districts: View from Two Models Romualdas Kacevičius, lector at Political.

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Interaction of Municipalities and Non-governmental Organizations in Two Lithuanian Districts: View from Two Models Romualdas Kacevičius, lector at Political science department of Mykolas Romeris university, Vilnius, Lithuania

Aiming to disclose the problems of interaction of municipalities and non-governmental organizations between capital Vilnius city and district of periphery Ukmergė 3 surveys based on interviews were carried out: during the first survey respondents from Vilnius city and Ukmergė district municipalities were interviewed, during the second survey representatives from NGO sector from each municipality were interviewed during the third survey NGO leaders in both municipalities were interviewed.

The problem of interaction between Lithuanian municipalities and non-governmental organisations was analysed on the basis of two social models: 1) New Governance Model 2) New Institutional Economics Model

Table No 1. Major characteristics of modern public administration models New GovernanceNew Public ManagementTraditional Public Administration EmpowermentAuthorizationSubordinationRelations between citizens and the state Citizens and social partners CustomersPoliticiansAccountability of high level officials Accountability, transparency and participation Productivity and results Following rules and regulations Declinatory principles ProcessOutcomeProcess and outcomes Success criteria AccountabilityRegularityObjectivityMajor attributes

Table No. 2. Comparison of management models in public administration New GovernanceNew Public Management Traditional public administrationCriterion NetworkMarket, equalityHierarchyManagement method AgreementsContractsAdministrational law Normative basis Partnership- consultations ManagementBureaucratic administration Management style Equality and interdependence Competition and cooperation Dominance and subordination Nature of relations Developing social trust Provoking changes Order consolidation Activity goal NeedsResultsProceduresActivity orientation Civil societyAutonomic systemMonocentrical system Organisational status

To diminish transactional costs and asymmetric information the levels of municipal and NGO relations have importance. The first level -the attempts of individual NGOs to receive support for help -(funds, premises, equipment) from local government Is the level of individual search for cooperation. Transactional costs and asymmetric information is the greatest on this level. The second level includes public legalization of municipal and non-governmental organizations relations where transactional costs and informational asymmetry are smaller. They are even smaller on the third level when non-governmental representation forms (coalitions) are developed On the fourth, the highest level, the principles of cooperation between non-governmental organizations and municipalities are developed.

All four and especially the first three levels of cooperation were used in capital Vilnius municipality. Cooperation in Ukmergė district was based on individual agreements between municipality and individual organizations, the partnership of which was consolidated by individual contracts.

The problems of interaction between municipalities and non-governmental organizations were revealed by the following social scenarios: 1 scenario – NGO requests help on the basis of personal contacts. If a non-governmental organization carries out charity activities (not the functions of political control), has good first level contacts (an old acquaintance, familiar person whose request is inconvenient to reject) and help solicited is not too expensive, the request brings results – financial support or in-kind support (for instance, transport) is given. 2 scenario – NGO charity activities. If a non-governmental organization carries out charity activities (not the functions of political control) and the first level contacts are not good, municipal bureaucrats ignore or avoid contacts (“elude to waste time on meeting NGO representatives“). 3 scenario – NGO tries to carry out civil control. If a non-governmental organization tries to carry out civil control or tries to do something that does not serve municipal bureaucrats, the reaction is hostile and aimed to block NGO activities – not to give support or just to defeat the organization.

Politicians in order to diminish informational asymmetry: should communicate more and initiate meetings with the society and NGOs should explain the municipal role and functions to inhabitants. Politicians have to form an approach that NGOs are equal, non-profit partners and, thus, represent the public interest that can provide municipalities with useful information.

Thank You for Your attention