The Role of MunicipalServicesin Local Economic Development

This paper aimstoanalyse the role ofthe publicmunicipal servicesinlocal economic developmentof Nineveh Governorate,for 2003-2010andsought to identifythe points offailure, to raise theperformance of thesubsequent years. It isassumed that thetraditional mechanismsofthe prevailingsystemof workin the public sectorstillcausea lot ofshortcomings, as well as negative aspects oflocal governancesuch as corruption,red tape,manipulation ofpublic money, waste, lowsenseof responsibility andpubliccontrol and accountability.
Usingaquestionnairesurvey data,onthe comprehensivepublic
servicesand facilitiesin Nineveh,analysis has stoodat
fundamentalturning pointson the lowefficiency of public servicesand their impactnegatively onthe local economy. It has suggested many urgent gates for prompt remedies.
Key words: Municipal services, Public Sector, Economic Development, Mosul Municipal, Nineveh Municipals.