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[ August 28, 2026 ] When decentralized finance meets political incentives Decentralization
[ August 18, 2026 ] Analyzing the Territorial Approach to Local Development though a development ethics lens Decentralization
[ August 15, 2026 ] Can Competition Between Villages Reduce Conflict Within Them? Asia
[ July 30, 2026 ] Kenya–South Africa Dialogue on Decentralization, National Oversight and Accountability Africa
[ July 25, 2026 ] Policy lending as a tool to help local governments deliver better services ADB

UCLG Africa calls for international support of local climate action in Africa

January 7, 2023 LPS Alliance

Rooted in the recognition that Africa will shape the future–not only for Africans, but for the worlds–President Biden invited leaders from across the African continent to Washington, DC on December 13-15, 2022 for the U.S.-Africa […]

LPSA launches Expert Working Group on Decentralization in Sub-Saharan Africa

December 12, 2022 LPSAManager

As a global alliance that champions decentralization and inclusive development, the Local Public Sector Alliance aims to organize itself in an inclusive and participatory manner, including by supporting platforms for knowledge sharing and policy dialogue at […]

Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers in Kenya: An Empirical Analysis

November 7, 2022 LPSAManager

In a devolved country, adequate and timely intergovernmental financial transfers are often critical to the ability of subnational governments to operate effectively and deliver public services. A well-designed intergovernmental transfer system, when accompanied with sufficient […]

Launch of Nigeria’s first sub-national public finance database

September 29, 2022 LPS Alliance

On the 19th of September 2022, the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) launched Nigeria’s first open-source sub-national public finance database: https://www.publicfinance.ngf.org.ng/ The portal hosts comparable annual data on government spending, revenues, and financing for all 36 […]

Fact sheets on decentralization in Africa

August 30, 2022 LPS Alliance

A growing number of African countries are considering passing or implementing reforms that include some form of decentralization. There is thus a demand for clear and accessible materials that would assist policymakers, practitioners, students and […]

Investigating the Diffusion of Fiscal Grants in Benin

August 21, 2022 LPSAManager

Decentralization and devolution of the public sector have been at the center stage of national policy agendas in many African countries in the past decades. Despite this trend, sub-national governments continue to rely on top-down fiscal transfers […]

Africa’s smaller cities are usually overlooked: they shouldn’t be

July 17, 2022 LPSAManager

Often when one thinks or writes about urbanization in Africa, mega-cities or primary cities like Lagos, Nairobi, Addis Ababa or Kampala, come to mind. Little, however, is written about places like Gabés in Tunisia, Touba-Mbacké […]

South Africa’s Architecture of Government

June 19, 2022 LPS Alliance

South Africa’s current intergovernmental architecture was an important element of the country’s successful post-apartheid transition. A broadly unitary state, South Africa nonetheless adopted some of the framework and language of a federal system. The Constitution […]

Subnational Governance in Large Federal Countries

May 22, 2022 LPSAManager

Decentralization, effective intergovernmental relations and good subnational governance are pursued by countries around the world. However, nearly two-thirds of the world’s population–over 5 billion people–live in the fifteen largest, most populous countries in the world. […]

Making Devolution Work for Service Delivery in Kenya

April 10, 2022 LPSAManager

Kenya adopted a new constitution and began the process of devolution in 2010, ceding many formerly national responsibilities to new county governments. As an institutional response to longstanding grievances, this radical restructuring of the Kenyan […]