January 2022 – Decentralization Net

How Efficient Is the Management of Subnational Public Investment?

January 31, 2022 LPSAManager

The management of public investments at the subnational level is an important part of public sector finance and subnational financial management for two reasons. First, the fiscal space that countries have available to allocate to […]

African School on Decentralisation 2022

January 26, 2022 LPS Alliance

African School on Decentralisation The African School on Decentralisation (ASD) is offered jointly by the South African Research Chair in Multilevel Government, Law and Development at the Dullah Omar Institute (DOI) of the University of […]

Financing Community-led Action for Inclusive, Resilient Post-Covid-19 Recovery

January 25, 2022 LPS Alliance

The Movement for Community-led Development is a global movement based on the belief that every person has a fundamental right to voice in the decisions that affect their lives. While some communities enjoy this right, […]

Local governance and local budget participation in Zimbabwe

January 15, 2022 LPSAManager

In order for citizens to actively participate in local governance, they need to be aware of the basic roles and responsibilities of local governments, and citizens need to be made aware of the basic elements […]

Fiscal decentralization and redistributive politics: Evidence from Kenya

January 10, 2022 LPS Alliance

Fiscal decentralization can improve the quality of public spending if sub-national governments allocate their expenditures according to local needs and preferences. However, many other factors – especially those related to politics, influence allocative decisions. When […]

Malaysia won’t have local government elections

January 10, 2022 LPSAManager

Malaysia will not revive local government elections, as it would cost at least RM302 million nationwide and such elections for local councilors may not necessarily guarantee the provision of good service to the public, a […]

OECD Fiscal Federalism 2022 – Making Decentralization Work

January 10, 2022 LPSAManager

Fiscal federalism refers to the distribution of taxation and spending powers across levels of government, and is the focus of the OECD’s Network on Fiscal Relations across Levels of Government. Through decentralization, governments can bring public services […]

Global Decentralization and Local Development Webinar Series: Updates

January 7, 2022 LPS Alliance

On June 1, 2021, the Local Public Sector Alliance—in collaboration with the World Bank Subnational Governance and Decentralization Global Solutions Group, UNDP, UNCDF and other partners—announced the Global Decentralization and Local Development Webinar Series for […]

Multi-level governance and power in climate change policy networks

January 2, 2022 LPS Alliance

Across as well as within countries, national, sub-national, and international state and non-state actors are involved in formulating and implementing climate policies and actions. Climate change governance has evolved into a complex polycentric structure that […]