LPS Initiative, Author at Decentralization Net

The Fiscal Risk of Local Government Revenue in the People’s Republic of China

July 27, 2016 LPS Initiative

Since the Tax Sharing Reform in 1994, the local government revenue of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has faced downward risk problems. This paper reviews the fiscal and taxation reforms in the central and local […]

Tanzania Starts Decentralized Climate Finance

July 21, 2016 LPS Initiative

The impacts of climate change pose a significant threat to local livelihoods and economic activities across Tanzania including Zanzibar. So as to address the challenge, Tanzania is joining with partners from civil society and […]

India (Kerala): A Model Groundwater Bill

July 12, 2016 LPS Initiative

It seeks to make groundwater a common pool resource, reduce its pollution and degradation, and protect ecosystems and their biological diversity. The Union Ministry of Water Resources has put up a Model Bill for Conservation, […]

Do the Poor Count in Fiscal Decentralization Policy?

June 30, 2016 LPS Initiative

Various fiscal decentralization instruments help improve livelihoods for the poor. The general grant transfers in particular enable the fiscally disadvantaged localities to provide public services at levels comparable to rich jurisdictions. Although previous research abounds […]

Shared Mandates, Moral Hazard, and Political (Mis)alignment in a Decentralized Economy

June 22, 2016 LPS Initiative

This paper investigates the effects of political (mis)alignment on public service delivery when mandates are shared between state and local governments. As argued by Oates (1972) long ago, when local administrations are not pressured to […]

Ghana: Education Decentralisation Remains Government’s Top Priority

June 15, 2016 LPS Initiative

Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, a Deputy Minister of Education in charge of Tertiary, has re-emphasised government’s commitment to the decentralisation of the education sector. He said the draft bill on the Education Decentralisation Policy would soon […]

Articles by LPS Initiative

The Fiscal Risk of Local Government Revenue in the People’s Republic of China

Tanzania Starts Decentralized Climate Finance

India (Kerala): A Model Groundwater Bill

Do the Poor Count in Fiscal Decentralization Policy?

Shared Mandates, Moral Hazard, and Political (Mis)alignment in a Decentralized Economy

Ghana: Education Decentralisation Remains Government’s Top Priority

Bulgaria Parliament Adopts Rules on Procedure for Financial Recovery of Municipalities

Indonesia: Review of the New Local Government Law

Nigeria: States Endorse 22-Point Fiscal Reform Action Plan

Local Development Funds Shift Decision-Making Power to Mongolia’s Citizens