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Identifying the nature of subnational governance institutions

January 3, 2024 LPS Alliance

As the old joke goes, if all the economists in the world were laid end to end, they would not reach a conclusion. Likewise, if you were to ask a lawyer, an economist, and a […]

Fiscal Decentralization in Malawi: A Detailed Situational Analysis

December 24, 2023 LPSAManager

The implementation of the National Decentralization Policy in Malawi was meant to strengthen local governments capacity to deliver social and economic services more efficiently and consolidate democracy through the following: devolving administration and political authority […]

The World Bank Multilevel-Governance and Decentralization for Delivery Program

December 17, 2023 LPS Alliance

The role that decentralization plays in public sector management around the world is evolving. Whereas decentralization has traditionally been pursued in countries as a governance reform to increase political competition and to bring the public […]

Multi-level governance and subnational finance in Asia and the Pacific

December 7, 2023 Limabenla Jamir

In a comprehensive report titled “Multi-level Governance and Subnational Finance in Asia and the Pacific,” the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities (CFE) delves into a detailed regional analysis. This study is based […]

The concept of personal income tax piggybacking

November 30, 2023 Marina Jandrevska

Subnational governments frequently struggle with a vertical fiscal gap, which occurs when there is a gap between the functions or expenditure responsibilities and the financial resources available to them. This vertical fiscal gap results in […]

LPSA is honored to welcome Dr. Enid Slack as new Advisory Board Chair

November 1, 2023 LPS Alliance

The Local Public Sector Alliance is pleased to have an active Advisory Board that includes some of the most experienced practitioners and renowned scholars of decentralization and localization from around the world. The LPSA Advisory […]

Coming soon: LPSA’s Thematic Working Group on Gender Equity and Women’s Empowerment

October 22, 2023 LPS Alliance

The Local Public Sector Alliance is a global alliance of advocates for inclusive governance and sustainable development. As central governments are often far removed from people’s day-to-day lives, local governments provide a key mechanism to […]

Fixing the financial ecosystem for local governments may require non-fiscal solutions

October 10, 2023 LPS Alliance

We live in a time of great economic, social and geopolitical uncertainty. Developing countries have been dealt a particularly bad hand and need to accelerate three transitions in this uncertain time, including—first, urban and rural […]

Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers as Development Finance

October 5, 2023 LPS Alliance

On October 5-6, 2023, hosted by the Ayuntamiento de Malaga together with UNCDF, UCLG, FMDV, the Third Malaga Conference brought together diverse actors, including mayors, government officials, development practitioners, capital market authorities and commercial banks […]

Financing Cities of Tomorrow

September 27, 2023 LPS Alliance

By 2050, the global population living in cities is projected to reach 5 billion, growing from 3.5 billion in 2015. Massive investment in infrastructure will be needed to accommodate this growth, and to adapt infrastructure […]