October 2022 – Decentralization Net

LPSA launches Expert Working Group on Decentralization in Europe and Central Asia

October 31, 2022 LPS Alliance

As a global alliance that champions decentralization and inclusive development, the Local Public Sector Alliance aims to organize itself in an inclusive and participatory manner, including by supporting platforms for knowledge sharing and policy dialogue […]

OECD/UCLG World Observatory on Subnational Government Finance launches its third edition

October 24, 2022 LPS Alliance

The OECD/UCLG World Observatory on Subnational Government Finance and Investment (SNG-WOFI) initiative is the world’s leading source of internationally comparable data and analysis on multi-level governance and subnational finance frameworks. Launched on October 24, 2022, […]

LPSA launches Expert Working Group on Decentralization and Local Governance in Asia

October 13, 2022 LPS Alliance

As a global alliance that champions decentralization and inclusive development, the Local Public Sector Alliance aims to organize itself in an inclusive and participatory manner, including by supporting platforms for knowledge sharing and policy dialogue […]

Women’s Representation in Local Government: A Global Analysis

October 13, 2022 LPS Alliance

Subnational governments play a key role in achieving inclusive governance and an inclusive public sector. Not only do local governments form the government level closest to the people, and therefore have the greatest potential for […]

LPSA and DeLoG sign cooperation agreement

October 11, 2022 LPS Alliance

For decades, global development partners have supported decentralization efforts in the global South. The Development Partners Network on Decentralization and Local Governance (DeLoG) is a network of 45 bilateral and multilateral development partners and specialized […]

University of Toronto launches Local Government Revenue Initiative (LoGRI)

October 8, 2022 LPS Alliance

Cities in the Global South are growing rapidly and need to generate more revenue to fund critical public services. Yet revenue-raising efforts by local governments – and property taxes in particular – are frequently ineffective, […]

Options for a Reform of the Mexican Intergovernmental Transfer System

October 4, 2022 LPSAManager

A recent study by Teresa Ter-Minassian and Andrés Muñoz Miranda published by the Inter-American Development Bank aims at providing an overview of international experiences with the design and reform of intergovernmental transfers, especially in large […]

The revised version of the LoGICA Framework is now available

October 2, 2022 LPS Alliance

In June 2022, the Local Public Sector announced that it would review and revise the Local Governance Institutions Comparative Assessment (LoGICA) Framework. Having received extensive feedback from researchers and practitioners alike over the past few […]