LPS Initiative, Author at Decentralization Net

Tunisia’s Fiscal Transparency Revolution: from Secrecy to Full Openness

January 11, 2016 LPS Initiative

“Transparency,” “good governance,” “access to information,” “citizen engagement,” and “inclusion,” have all been buzz words In Tunisia since its largely peaceful, political revolution in 2011. Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have since been trying hard to […]

Districts in Northern Ghana Commit to Deepen Local Governance

January 7, 2016 LPS Initiative

Six Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in Northern Ghana, have committed to improve information disclosure and accountability to citizens, in a bid to actively engage them in local governance decision-making process for speedy development. […]

Pakistan: Province and Providence

January 5, 2016 LPS Initiative

Each province is working in a silo with the result that conflicts and the blame game have marred the mid-term working of the respective governments. The end of 2015 also signifies the end of the […]

Kenya: Counties Win Case on Devolution of Roads

December 31, 2015 LPS Initiative

The government’s chief legal adviser has been given 90 days to gazette the transfer of the roads function to county governments, in a ruling seen to give devolution a lifeline. High Court judge Mumbi Ngugi […]

Costa Rica: Good Governance, from Process to Results

December 28, 2015 LPS Initiative

Republic of Costa Rica is one of the most stable democracies of the Americas. In 1949, the country dissolved its armed forces and adopted a new Constitution. The Constitution fostered broad based access to […]

Africities 2015: South Africa Tops List of African Decentralization

December 23, 2015 LPS Initiative

South Africa tops the list of the most advanced African countries in terms of decentralization and local governance, according to the latest report of United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLGA). Liberia ranks last […]

The Four Deficits of the English Devolution Process

December 21, 2015 LPS Initiative

The issue of devolution is squarely on the agenda. Yet despite appearing to have obtained the coveted policy position of a principle without political enemies, the devolution mission itself is not guided by any clear […]

Decentralization and Governance in Health: Lessons for Botswana

December 17, 2015 LPS Initiative

There have been recent calls by health unions in the country calling out government to decentralize primary health care services, saying that the current system disadvantages people in rural areas where resources are scarce and […]

Pakistan Urban Forum: ‘Highest growth rate found in emerging cities’

December 14, 2015 LPS Initiative

Speakers at the 3rd Pakistan Urban Forum on Saturday stressed the need for strengthening urban governance, safe transport and sustainable agenda for water and sanitation. Addressing a technical session on the second day of the event, […]

Comparative Assessment of Decentralization in Africa

December 10, 2015 LPS Initiative

Decentralization has advanced considerably in Africa in the last two decades. Since 1990, many African central governments have initiated or deepened processes to transfer authority, power, responsibilities, and resources to sub-national levels. To examine the […]