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Month: May 2021

Decentralization

Funding and financing of local government public investment

May 28, 2021 Tianyu Chen
In OECD countries, local governments not only play an essential role in public services provision, but also represent 41% of general government public investment. This is the focus of a recent OECD study. The function […]
Decentralization

Voluntary Amalgamation, Inter-Municipal Cooperation and Fiscal Incentives in Ukraine

May 25, 2021 LPS Alliance
Ukraine provides a unique insight into the decentralization and local government reform programs that were a centerpiece of the democratic transition from the former Soviet system. It was one of the very last countries in […]
Administrative decentralization

The Viet Nam Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index

May 21, 2021 Tianyu Chen
The Viet Nam Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI) is a policy monitoring tool developed by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) to promote public administration efficiency, reduce corruption, and better identify and […]
OECD

Decentralization and Regionalization in Portugal: What Reform Scenarios?

May 19, 2021 LPS Alliance
Overview At first glance, the Portuguese model of multilevel governance does not seem to differ much from the systems practiced in most other countries. However, Portuguese municipalities, parishes (freguesias) and intermunicipal co-operative units, which currently […]
Community

Webinar: Opportunities and Challenges of Property Tax Reform for Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals

May 18, 2021 LPSAManager
The Addis Tax Initiative (ATI), the Development Partners Network on Decentralization & Local Governance (DeLoG) and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) cordially invite you to the next webinar of the series on the […]
Africa

Malawi launches ‘Governance to Enable Service Delivery’ (GESD) Project

May 4, 2021 LPS Alliance
The Malawi Government says it is hopeful that the coming in of the Governance to Enable Service Delivery (GESD) Project will help to inculcate the required standards of meaningful public service by local councils so […]

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