March 2016 – Decentralization Net

Decentralization for Peace in Turkey, Iraq and Syria

March 30, 2016 LPS Initiative

Decentralization through administrative reform is the solution for the Kurdish question in Turkey and its immediate neighborhood. The Republic of Turkey is ill. The violent upheaval taking place just over the border in Iraq and […]

The Fiscal Cost of Weak Governance : Evidence from Teacher Absence in India

March 25, 2016 LPS Initiative

The central and state governments in India have considerably increased spending on primary education over the past decade, however effectiveness of these increase government spending needs to be examined further. In this paper, Muralidharan, et al […]

Density and the Cost of Municipal Public Services in Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, and Mexico

March 21, 2016 LPS Initiative

Dense cities are a rational choice for the increasingly urban world, where concerns about environmental sustainability and urban sprawl are paramount (UN-Habitat, 2012). Among their many advantages, dense cities help preserve fertile rural lands, decrease […]

Month: March 2016

Decentralization for Peace in Turkey, Iraq and Syria

The Fiscal Cost of Weak Governance : Evidence from Teacher Absence in India

Density and the Cost of Municipal Public Services in Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, and Mexico

Climate Resilience is an Important Local Issue In South Florida

Namibia: Regional Councils to Take On Greater Responsibility in Education Budget

Syria Civil War: Key Powers ‘Consider Federal Division’

Challenges to Implementing Development Plans at Local-level Government in Papua New Guinea

Jordan: House Passes Elections Bill with Minor Changes

Local Economic Governance in Myanmar