May 2015 – Decentralization Net

LPS Country Profiles

May 26, 2015 LPS Alliance

Despite the considerable importance of the local public sector, previous efforts to collect data on the various aspects of decentralization and local governance have not given rise to a single authoritative data set on the […]

The LPS Country Profile Handbook

May 26, 2015 LPS Alliance

The LPS Country Profile Handbook presents an overview of the concepts and measurement of the local public sector, and provides detailed instructions on how to prepare a Local Public Sector Country Profile. The Handbook is […]

Measuring Localization

May 26, 2015 LPS Alliance

The localization of public services and development is a relatively new concept. In contrast to existing measures of decentralization—which only focus on measuring the activities and expenditures of elected local governments—the concept of the local […]

What is the size and composition of the Local Public Sector?

May 26, 2015 LPS Alliance

An analysis of the vertical allocation of public sector resources in ten developing countries suggests that countries with effective governments tend to spend a larger share of public resources at the local level. Supported by […]

Local Governance Institutions Comparative Assessment Framework

May 26, 2015 LPS Alliance

The Local Governance Institutions Comparative Assessment (LoGICA) Framework analyzes the local and intergovernmental systems, processes and institutions that contribute to effective local governance and localized service delivery performance: LoGICA Framework (PDF; 1.56 MB) LoGICA Score Card template (Excel; […]