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OECD

How relevant are state and local governments in the United States?

October 1, 2020 LPS Alliance
Even though decentralization reforms are something commonly associated with developing and transition countries, even industrialized countries with a long tradition of democratic practice must from time to time assess their intergovernmental relations and local governance […]
Asia

Changes to the Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) in the Philippines

September 16, 2020 LPS Alliance
In 2019, the Supreme Court of the Philippines ruled with finality on separate petitions filed by Batangas Governor Herminaldo Mandanas and Bataan Governor Enrique Garcia regarding the share of local government units (LGUs) in national […]
Nepal

Can a Sweeping New Law Counter Nepal’s Federal Overreach?

September 12, 2020 LPS Alliance
Bishnu Adhikari and Parshuram Upadhyaya, September 2020 In July, at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, Nepal’s national parliament passed the landmark Intergovernmental Relations and Coordination Act. The IGR Act may be the most important […]
Brazil

Reforms of fiscal relations in Brazil

April 2, 2020 LPS Alliance
Brazil is a three-tiered federation since the Federal Constitution of 1988 decentralized the political power and strengthened federalism, turning the municipalities into a member of the federation with administrative and political autonomy. The federal pact […]
Middle East & North Africa

Integrating Lagging and Leading Areas in the Middle East and North Africa

February 19, 2020 LPS Alliance
Policymakers across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have long tried to integrate their people spatially and economically. Wishing to bring communities together and narrow economic gaps, governments have made large capital investments in […]
Africa

Local Elections, State Capture, and Development in Nigeria

February 14, 2020 LPS Alliance
Local government councils elections in Nigeria are supposed to be held regularly in the 774 local government areas of Nigeria stipulated by the 1999 constitution. However, they are under the organisational lead of the state […]
Community

PEFA: Guidance for Subnational Government PEFA Assessments

January 30, 2020 LPS Alliance
The PEFA Steering Committee decided on June 2019 to revise the guidance for subnational government (SNG) PEFA assessments to better reflect SNG typologies and intergovernmental fiscal relations systems in each country. The revised guidance proposes […]
Community

WUF: Cities of opportunities – Connecting Culture and Innovation

January 30, 2020 LPS Alliance
Cities are hubs of innovation often deployed to address a wide range urban challenges— water management, sustainable mobility, security, solid waste management and renewal energy. In the context of urban areas, culture and innovation are […]
Canada

Local governments in Canada: Building better lives together

January 12, 2020 LPS Alliance
Canada has three levels of government; federal, provincial and municipal. According to Section 92(8) of the Constitution Act, 1867, “In each Province the Legislature may exclusively make Laws in relation to… Municipal Institutions in the […]
UCLG

UCLG/OECD: World Observatory on Subnational Government Finance

November 25, 2019 LPS Alliance
On 17th of June 2019, the first International Conference of the World Observatory on Subnational Government Finance and Investment (SNG WOFI) took place in Paris. The Observatory is a joint initiative of the OECD and […]

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