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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
India is moving in the general direction of greater decentralization, with an emphasis on cooperative federalism across Union (federal), state and local levels. Passage of 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments in 1992 set the stage […]
To discuss the issue of conflict and whether decentralization is a means to reduce conflicts, the UN Development Program (UNDP), the Local Public Sector Alliance (LPSA) and the Development Partners Network on Decentralization and Local […]
A recent desk study prepared for USAID analyzes the extent to which governance is decentralized in law and practice in nine Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries—Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia, […]
Local governments have opportunities to pursue entrepreneurial activities that take advantage of the assets they have to create more value for the community and financially strengthen the local government. Innovation, along with efficient execution of […]
As far back as 2006, cities were found to account for over 70% of energy-related carbon emissions. And cities are growing rapidly in both population and land area covered. The UN reports that ninety percent […]
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