Decentralization, Local Governance and the Local Public Sector

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Fiscal Decentralization

The concept of personal income tax piggybacking

Subnational governments frequently struggle with a vertical fiscal gap, which occurs when there is a gap between the functions or expenditure responsibilities and the financial [...]
Cities and urban development

Local government managers are on the frontlines of American climate change

Due to the federal structure of the United States, state and local governments in the U.S. are the implementation agents for a vast swath of [...]
Education

Decentralization in School Management and Student Achievement: Evidence from India

A recent paper published in the Journal of Development Studies examines the link between decentralization in school management and student achievement levels in secondary schools [...]
Decentralization

Local government finance indicators in South-East Europe

Policymakers in South-East Europe rely on high-quality data and information for informed decisions, effective public policies, and resource management, but this data is either missing [...]
Cities and urban development

Annual Survey of India’s City-Systems (ASICS) 2023 Report

The Annual Survey of India’s City-Systems (ASICS) is a comprehensive diagnostic of the state of India’s city-systems – the complex, mostly-invisible factors (such as laws, [...]

The concept of personal income tax piggybacking