June 2023 – Decentralization Net

The DeLoG Secretariat Undergoes Transition

June 29, 2023 LPS Alliance

In a strategic move aimed at enhancing global local governance initiatives, the DeLoG Secretariat will experience a momentous transition from being hosted by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) for over 15 years to […]

LPSA’s Working Group on Sub-Saharan Africa: Open Meeting, July 20, 2023

June 28, 2023 LPSAManager

LPSA’s Expert Working Group (EWG) on Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) aims to bring together government officials, policy practitioners, scholars, civil society organizations, and citizens who share an interest and expertise on decentralization, multilevel governance, intergovernmental relations, […]

Nominations Open for LPSA’s Advisory Board Chair

June 26, 2023 LPS Alliance

During the most recent LPSA Advisory Board meeting (in June 2023), LPSA Advisory Board Chair Serdar Yilmaz announced that he will be stepping back from his function at the Alliance as he will be taking […]

It’s about time we reform local government. Or is it?

June 25, 2023 LPS Alliance

The British satire show Yes Minister, popular in the early 1980s, was unique in its display of the inner-workings of government. In the short clip below, Sir Humphrey Appleby (the Permanent Secretary for the Ministry […]

Taxation and governance in rural areas: lessons from Togo and Sierra Leone

June 19, 2023 LPS Alliance

The international development community has increasingly focused on domestic resource mobilization as a means to achieve sustainable development financing. Though this agenda is primarily motivated by a desire to finance essential service delivery while reducing […]

LPSA’s Working Group on Asia: Open Meeting, July 11, 2023

June 11, 2023 LPSAManager

The LPSA Asia Regional Working Group Open Meeting took place on the 11th of July 2023, 3:30 PM Delhi 5:00 PM Bangkok and 6:00 PM Manila time. The meeting was moderated by Peter Yates, who serves as one […]

Re-imagining decentralization policy in Timor-Leste

June 1, 2023 LPS Alliance

Decentralization is not new in Timor-Leste. During the Indonesian occupation (1975-1999), selected socio-economic decision-making functions were devolved to local municipal governments. Municipal assemblies known then as Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat or DPR, functioned both at provincial […]