December 2016 – Decentralization Net

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[ August 18, 2026 ] Analyzing the Territorial Approach to Local Development though a development ethics lens Decentralization
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[ July 21, 2026 ] Sustainable development becomes real when it becomes local Europe & Central Asia

Ukrainian women embroider a map of Ukraine with the different flags of the regions in the country during a pro-Ukranian meeting in the southern coastal town of Mariupol September 13, 2014. VASILY FEDOSENKO/REUTERS

Ukraine: Lawmakers fail to pass decentralization legislation

December 11, 2016 LPS Initiative

Ukraine’s parliament rejected an important bill on government decentralization on Dec. 6, and reform-minded lawmakers then had to scramble to remove another bill on the issue from the agenda to stop it being rejected too. […]

Brazil to allow states with good ratings to issue new debt

December 2, 2016 LPS Initiative

The National Monetary Council, known as CMN, said it will permit states under the fiscal adjustment program to tap 7 billion reais in new credit backed by the national treasury. The government had not allowed […]