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Decentralized Delivery of Water and Sanitation Services

March 20, 2018 LPS Initiative

An important aspect of water and sanitation service provision is the fact that access to water and sanitation is, by its nature, provided at the lowest level of the public sector. As such, regardless of […]

Localization

What Keeps Cities in Asia and Africa from Effective Public Service Delivery?

August 10, 2016 LPS Initiative

Cities are widely regarded as engines of economic growth. Their ability to attract and retain talent and financial capital drives productivity and the well-being of societies. But cities across sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, two of […]

Asia

India (Kerala): A Model Groundwater Bill

July 12, 2016 LPS Initiative

It seeks to make groundwater a common pool resource, reduce its pollution and degradation, and protect ecosystems and their biological diversity. The Union Ministry of Water Resources has put up a Model Bill for Conservation, […]

Decentralization

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 […]

Africa

Kenya: To Attain Water Security, Draw on the 3 Streams of Finance, Groundwork, Climate

February 9, 2016 LPS Initiative

Access to safe and affordable water is not only a basic human right, it is essential to reduce poverty and to promote social equity. Yet in many parts of East Africa, poor people have found it […]

Latin America & Caribbean

Decentralization of Water and Sanitation Services in Honduras

November 17, 2015 LPS Initiative

Honduras has one of the highest incidences of poverty and inequality in the western hemisphere. It is the third poorest country in Latin America with a population of roughly 8.3 million inhabitants of which more […]

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