• Home
  • About the Alliance
    • Board
    • Advisory Board
    • Contact Us
    • Contributor Login
  • LPSA Resources
    • Primers and Guides
    • LPSA Research
  • Membership
    • Register
    • Newsletter
  • Webinars
Decentralization Net
  • TOPICS MENU
  • Decentralization
    • Multi-level governance
    • Political decentralization
    • Admin decentralization
    • Fiscal decentralization
    • Community participation
  • Localizing Development
    • Localizing SDGs
    • Health
    • Water and Sanitation
    • Cities and Urban Services
  • Regions & Countries
    • Africa
    • Asia
    • ECA
    • LAC
    • MENA
    • OECD
  • Community of practice
Latest
  • [ June 25, 2022 ] Local Autonomy in the European Union Decentralization
  • [ June 19, 2022 ] South Africa’s Architecture of Government Africa
  • [ June 13, 2022 ] OECD Launch Conference: Financing Climate Action in Regions and Cities Climate action
  • [ June 8, 2022 ] Assessing subnational governance institutions around the world: updating the LoGICA Framework Community
  • [ June 6, 2022 ] Upcoming Course: Citizen Participation & Inclusive Governance Community

Month: July 2018

Africa

Lessons for Effective Fiscal Decentralization in Sub-Saharan Africa

July 7, 2018 LPS Initiative

Fiscal decentralization is becoming a pressing issue in a number of countries in sub-Saharan Africa, reflecting demands for a greater local voice in spending decisions and efforts to strengthen social cohesion. Against this backdrop, this […]

Asia

Decentralized Governance and Empowerment of County Governments in China

July 4, 2018 LPS Initiative

Decentralized economic development initiatives empowering local governments have gained currency in both developed and developing contexts. The empowerment of county governments in China is a case in point. This study uses difference-in-differences (DID) and the […]

Decentralization

Fiscal decentralization and local government efficiency: Does relative deprivation matter?

July 1, 2018 LPS Initiative

Fiscal decentralization arguably improves government efficiency because it enhances responsiveness to local policy issues and incentivizes fiscal discipline. However, critics suggest that central control over local spending is necessary to equalize fiscal outcomes between prosperous […]

Search

Categories

  • Research and Analysis
  • Localizing Services and Development
  • Regions & Countries
  • Community of Practice
  • Events
Research & Analysis
  • Political decentralization
  • Administrative decentralization
  • Fiscal Decentralization
  • Participation and accountability
Localizing Development
  • Localizing SDGs
  • Health
  • Cities and urban services
  • Water and sanitation
  • Environmental services
Regions & Countries
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Europe & Central Asia
  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • Middle East & North Africa
  • OECD

Copyright 2015-2021. Local Public Sector Initiative / Local Public Sector Alliance.