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Webinar Series: Decentralization and Local Development in Europe and Central Asia

July 29, 2022 LPS Alliance

Effective decentralization and localization—including subnational governance systems that empower and encourage local leaders to promote inclusion and equity—form important preconditions for resilient, inclusive, sustainable, equitable and efficient development. With this understanding in mind, in 2021 […]

Global Decentralization and Local Development Webinar Series: Updates

January 7, 2022 LPS Alliance

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 […]

Webinar: A comparative analysis of decentralization and subnational governance in MENA

November 14, 2021 LPS Alliance

Several MENA countries have made decentralization gains, particularly since the Arab Spring. However, these gains have been partial, incomplete, and limited by regime security and patronage concerns. A recent study analyzes the extent to which […]

Decentralization and Local Development in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA)

November 14, 2021 LPS Alliance

Effective decentralization and localization—including subnational governance systems that empower and encourage local leaders to promote inclusion and equity—form an important precondition for resilient, inclusive, sustainable, equitable and efficient development. The Local Public Sector Alliance is […]

Webinar: Decentralization and inclusive local governance in MENA: reforms and progress

November 14, 2021 LPS Alliance

MENA countries have made some decentralization gains since the Arab Spring. However, these gains have been partial, incomplete, and limited because of other concerns. Morocco, Tunisia and Iraq are among the most decentralized countries in […]

Webinar: Urban Governance, Social Inclusion and Fragility in the MENA region

November 4, 2021 LPS Alliance

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is defined by its urbanizing, and highly concentrated populations. Yet, rising inequality and exclusion within cities can derail development progress, and MENA is no exception. Fast growing […]

Webinar: Local Governance, Conflict, and Peacebuilding in the MENA region

November 4, 2021 LPS Alliance

Local governance can address drivers of insecurity and conflict by enhancing government responsiveness and accountability to local people, including for the diverse needs of heterogeneous populations. The role of political decentralization, in signaling agreed vertical […]

Global Webinar Series: Decentralization and Local Development in Asia

August 14, 2021 LPS Alliance

Effective decentralization and localization form an important precondition for resilient, inclusive, sustainable, equitable and efficient development around the world. The Local Public Sector Alliance is an alliance of advocates for more inclusive and effective decentralization […]

Elevating the Decentralization Debate: LPSA Outstanding Paper Awards 2021-22

June 22, 2021 LPS Alliance

As part of its ongoing effort to promote high-quality, policy-relevant research on issues related to decentralization and local development around the world, the Local Public Sector Alliance is offering a number of awards for outstanding […]

Launching the Local Public Sector Alliance

June 16, 2021 LPS Alliance

As cross-cutting public sector reforms, decentralization and local development are increasingly at risk of being overlooked in a fragmented and stove-piped world. As such, the Local Public Sector Alliance –with Decentralization.Net as its online platform–aims […]