LPS Alliance, Author at Decentralization Net

Why Uganda is more transparent than Norway

September 13, 2015 LPS Alliance

This unusual insight comes from a recent IMF publication – it finds that Uganda keeps better records of its public expenditure than Norway. Is that plausible? Absolutely. My work with the Budget Strengthening Initiative looks […]

East Lampung Regent's Office, located in Sukadana, Indonesia (Credit: Crisco 1492)

Indonesia’s Law No.23/2014 modifies Regional Autonomy Law

September 13, 2015 LPS Alliance

Indonesia’s Ministry of Home Affairs recently published a circular reminding all provincial, regional and municipal governments of the penalties for regional heads and councilors who fail to meet the deadline for the regional budget approval. The […]

The Hague Academy: Fiscal Decentralization and Local Finance Course

August 29, 2015 LPS Alliance

The way public finances are organized in a country forms the basis for how local authorities run their activities in cities, towns and villages. While national governments have the responsibility to design and supervise a […]

What is the Territorial Approach to Local Development?

August 29, 2015 LPS Alliance

Decentralization as a political process has existed for decades, though with mixed results in improving people’s lives. Many reforms failed to promote local development because they were not designed to do so. As Andrés Rodríguez-Pose, […]

Accountability and Transparency in English Local Government: Moving from ‘Matching Parts’ to ‘Awkward Couple’?

August 29, 2015 LPS Alliance

Although excessive transparency and accountability demands can have a counterproductive effect on organisational performance (Bovens, 2005), longstanding hierarchical accountability structures to ensure financial conformance in English local government continue to endure. Interestingly however, the previously […]

Kenya: Devolution without disruption

August 26, 2015 LPS Alliance

Kenya’s new constitution marks a critical juncture in the nation’s history. It is widely perceived, by Kenyans from all walks of life, as a new beginning. Indeed, many feel that post- independence Kenya has been […]

The Evolution of Kenya’s Devolution

August 26, 2015 LPS Alliance

Kenya’s devolution reforms started in earnest in March 2013, shifting power for a range of public functions to 47 elected County Governments. In order to ensure a successful implementation of the reforms, it is critical […]

‘Localizing’ the Post-2015 agenda: What does it mean in practice?

August 26, 2015 LPS Alliance

There have been a number of discussions and consultations on the ‘localization’ of the Post-2015 agenda. This short ODI report discusses different possible meanings of this term and their practical implications for how local governments […]

African State Governance: Subnational Politics and National Power

August 26, 2015 LPS Alliance

This book offers a comprehensive picture of state and local legislative politics in Africa and a detailed examination of formal and informal political authority in the continent’s states, provinces and counties. It considers the pace […]

Localizing the Post-2015 Development Agenda

August 22, 2015 LPS Alliance

As governments gather in New York during the remainder of 2015, seeking to agree a new global agenda, they should keep in mind one of the key lessons we learned from the Millennium Development Goals […]