World Development Sustainability (Dec 2023)
Increasing the performance of village services with good governance and participation
Abstract
Empowerment of rural communities in development is an extensive record of sustainable village development. This study examines the relationship between village community participation, good governance, and positive perceptions supporting village government performance. Taking the background of one of the developing categories of villages in Indonesia, this research empirically proves the influence of good governance, positive perceptions, participation, and performance of village government. The study was conducted using a survey method of the heads of families of the village community and the required population. Data from the reduction process and resistance test are analyzed using structural equation modeling with help of Smart-PLS. Research results show a connection influence between good governance against the positif perception of public village with a p-value of 0.000. The effect of good governance is evident in influencing the performance village government with a p-value of 0.011. Whereas connection was not good direct governance against performance proven through perception positive with a p-value of 0.049. Furthermore, the relationship between direct good governance against participation of the public was not supported in the study, so the participation of public as the liaison between good governance and performance village government. Influence good governance against participation was supported through the perception of positive public to village government. Studies show the importance formation of a positive perception public village from trust to a village government. With thereby empowerment, public villages could improve.