Jordanian Municipalities Between The Reality Of Local Administration And The Aspirations Of Local Governance In Light Of The Local Administration Law Of 2021

Abstract

This study aimed to stand on the reality of the Jordanian municipalities between the application of the concept of local administration and the aspirations of local governance in light of the local administration law of 2021. The descriptive analytical approach was followed, as well as the approach of future studies, to achieve the objective of the study. The study concluded a number of results, most notably that: the municipalities are among the local administration bodies that follow the method of administrative decentralization to organize their areas and provide services to them; this is confirmed by the Jordanian Local Administration Law No. (22) of 2021. Although the Jordanian Local Administration Law of 2021 included many positive aspects related to expanding the authorities of municipal councils, the law included a number of aspects and determinants to bring about a quantum leap in the manner of applying the concept of local governance, especially in some legal, administrative, and financial aspects. The study presented a number of recommendations to enhance the role of municipalities towards the implementation of the local government system in the future, the most prominent of which are: making fundamental amendments in the provisions of the current local administration law by creating a more balanced relationship between the central and local authorities, which limits the control of the central authority and its control over the work of the municipal councils, especially in the regulatory and financial aspects.