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[ March 11, 2026 ] How can property taxes drive subnational development? Cities and urban development
[ March 3, 2026 ] An inflection point in South Africa’s local government reform? Africa
[ February 27, 2026 ] Rethinking the Future of Decentralization and Multilevel Governance Community
[ February 26, 2026 ] LPSA convenes in New York to shape its strategic direction Community
[ February 17, 2026 ] Reimagining democracy from the ground up Decentralization

Webinar: Decentralization and cities in Sub-Saharan Africa: ensuring a framework for resilient, inclusive, sustainable and equitable urban development

June 2, 2021 LPSAManager

Countries in Africa are rapidly urbanizing, with cities functioning not only as the engines of economic growth but also as spaces for social transformation. In order to ensure that city governments promote resilience and sustainable […]

Webinar: Decentralization and localization in Sub-Saharan Africa: implications for PFM and service delivery

June 2, 2021 LPSAManager

While the crucial role of PFM in efficient, effective and equitable service delivery is widely acknowledged, the direct link between PFM reforms and improved service delivery outcomes has proven difficult to demonstrate in practice. This […]

Webinar: Decentralization and localization in Sub-Saharan Africa: trends in Francophone Africa

June 2, 2021 LPSAManager

Decentralization in many countries in Francophone Africa find their roots in the French administrative system. However, France itself has evolved considerably over the past fifty years towards a more decentralized system based on devolution. How […]

Webinar: The quest for decentralization and inclusive development in Sub-Saharan Africa: trends and political economy drivers

June 2, 2021 LPSAManager

There is a lot of energy behind inclusive, community-led development and people’s empowerment in Africa. This energy is unlikely to result in inclusive development unless the public sector organizes itself in a decentralized manner, in […]

Decentralization and local development in Sub-Saharan Africa

June 2, 2021 LPS Initiative

Effective decentralization and localization forms 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 […]

Webinar: Decentralization and localization in Sub-Saharan Africa: “The big five”

June 2, 2021 LPSAManager

Over half of the population of Sub-Saharan Africa lives in five countries. As such, decentralization in these five federal and quasi-federal countries plays a critical role in determining progress on inclusive development in these countries […]

Urban Service Delivery Assessment Framework

April 2, 2014 LPS Alliance

In countries around the world, urban areas form the engines of economic growth and provide spaces for social transformation and political inclusion. While there is increasingly widespread agreement that this is the case the exact […]