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Shared Mandates, Moral Hazard, and Political (Mis)alignment in a Decentralized Economy

June 22, 2016 LPS Initiative

This paper investigates the effects of political (mis)alignment on public service delivery when mandates are shared between state and local governments.  As argued by Oates (1972) long ago, when local administrations are not pressured to […]

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Climate Resilience is an Important Local Issue In South Florida

March 16, 2016 LPS Initiative

The environment is a big, complex issue in South Florida. Close to the Miami metropolitan area, the Everglades are a natural region of tropical wetlands in the southern portion of the state of Florida. Its […]

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Lessons Learned from the Local Climate Adaptive Living (LoCAL) Facility

November 7, 2015 LPS Initiative

Over 100 participants from over 17 countries gathered at the Sokhalay hotel in Siem Reap, Cambodia — 2-4 November 2015 — to share lessons learned from the LoCAL experience and to coordinate the development of […]

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