In the aftermath of the global financial crisis, policymakers around the world are focusing once again on government debt sustainability. In China, subnational government debt is an important part of total government debt, and therefore […]
There was lots of noise over the weekend about constitutional reform plans in Ukraine. Constitutional reform was a key part of the Minsk II ceasefire agreement back last February, but the problem is that it […]
Developments in information and communication technologies affects city administration in all areas. Municipalities in countries around the work increasingly provide information about governaance, services anf finances to their residents, aiming at achieving effiency, speed, low […]
Dear reader, What do we wish for 2016? We wish for better services by government institutions, public leaders responsive to citizen’s needs, economic perspectives for young and old, and a peaceful co-existence of people from […]
Decentralization efforts, a key pillar of Morocco’s long-term growth drive, gained pace in 2015, the Oxford Business Group said in its 2015 report. The country is looking to transfer key powers and resources to local […]
Is decentralization good for development? This book, edited by Jean-Paul Faguet and Caroline Pöschl, offers insights and lessons that help us understand when the answer is ‘Yes’, and when it is ‘No’. It shows us how decentralization […]
Local governments benefit in many countries from nonelected committees that provide citizen input on important issues. Although these committees offer a valuable tool for policy makers, they suffer from low participation and tend to underrepresent […]
Theories of blame suggest that contracting out public service delivery reduces citizens’ blame of politicians for service failure. The authors use an online experiment with 1,000 citizen participants to estimate the effects of information cues […]
A Royal Decree was issued on Wednesday ratifying the 2015 decentralisation law, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. The law was ratified after being endorsed by the two Houses of Parliament. In November, the Lower […]
This paper examines disaster risk governance for island case studies, focusing on Pacific Small Island Developing States (SIDS) before, during, and after disasters. The discussion demonstrates how demonstrates how non-governmental actions can support (or supplement) official disaster […]
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