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Africa

Somalia: Moving the Federalism Agenda Forward

December 12, 2020 LPS Initiative

Somalia is emerging from decades of conflict, with the signing of the Provisional Constitution in 2012 paving the way toward a political settlement. Whereas the Provisional Constitution defines the boundaries of Somalia based on the […]

Argentina

Intergovernmental Transfers in Federations

November 2, 2020 LPS Initiative

In a multi-level government system, the assignment of roles and responsibilities and institutional legacies between the federal and the subnational governments often create imbalances. A common challenges is a primary vertical fiscal imbalance, which is […]

Asia

A critical year for fiscal federalism in Nepal

January 14, 2019 Jamie Boex

Three years after the introduction of a new federal constitution, 2019 is going to be a critical year for fiscal federalism in Nepal. One of the great successes of Nepal’s path to federalism has been […]

Fiscal Decentralization

Fiscal Decentralization and Local Finance in Developing Countries: Development from Below

May 17, 2018 LPS Initiative

As experience with decentralization has accumulated, perceptions of both the problems that often accompany decentralization and the best ways to deal with them have evolved. This book draws on experiences in developing countries to bridge […]

Decentralization

The Design of Equalization Grants: Theory and Applications

May 5, 2018 LPS Initiative

Intergovernmental transfers form the cornerstone of subnational government financing in most developing and transition countries. The general term “transfers” is often used to refer to a number of different kinds of public financing instruments, including […]

Fiscal Decentralization

Institutions of Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations: Challenges Ahead

February 21, 2017 Jamie Boex

Intergovernmental fiscal institutions are the overarching framework for relations across government levels. They comprise the constitutional set up of a country; the division of power between government levels; the prevalence of fiscal rules across government […]

Fiscal Decentralization

Do the Poor Count in Fiscal Decentralization Policy?

June 30, 2016 LPS Initiative

Various fiscal decentralization instruments help improve livelihoods for the poor. The general grant transfers in particular enable the fiscally disadvantaged localities to provide public services at levels comparable to rich jurisdictions. Although previous research abounds […]

Fiscal Decentralization

When Are Federations More Unequal?

February 3, 2016 LPS Initiative

Why do some countries redistribute more to poorer regions than others? This paper explores which factors explain variation in the degree of interregional redistribution among countries between 1983 and 2010. The main argument is that […]

Fiscal Decentralization

State and Local Governments: Why They Matter and How to Finance Them

October 26, 2015 LPS Initiative

  State and local government fiscal systems have increasingly become vulnerable to economic changes. Over the past three decades, state and local deficits during economic recession have been larger and deeper each time. The impact […]

Africa

Local fiscal inequities and the challenges of ‘disadvantaged’ Local Government Authorities in Tanzania

August 5, 2015 LPS Initiative

Inclusion and ensuring equitable development are important themes in the emerging post-2015 Sustainable Development Agenda. Inclusion and equity are not only important features in the own right: poverty reduction and development progress can only be […]

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