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Cambodia

Intergovernmental Fiscal Architecture Study – Cambodia

March 30, 2022 LPSAManager

The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) has made a strong commitment to strengthening public service delivery through three interrelated public sector reform initiatives: Public Financial Management Reform Program (PFMRP), National Program for Public Administration Reform […]

Asia

Malaysia won’t have local government elections

January 10, 2022 LPSAManager

Malaysia will not revive local government elections, as it would cost at least RM302 million nationwide and such elections for local councilors may not necessarily guarantee the provision of good service to the public, a […]

Asia

Governance Drivers of Rural Water Sustainability in Indonesia

October 18, 2021 Khaled Ahsan

Community-led service delivery is an effective method of providing basic public services to populations and, at times, the only option. Yet, despite attempts by development practitioners to improve the sustainability of this method of delivery, […]

Asia

Deepening Decentralization within Centrally Led States: The Direction of Local Governance Reforms in Southeast Asia

August 24, 2021 LPS Initiative

While the countries of Southeast Asia are a heterogeneous bunch, a common element among them has been the emerging importance of decentralized governance. A flagship 2005 World Bank report–East Asia Decentralizes, Making Local Government Work–identified […]

Asia

The impact of subnational fiscal efficiency on poverty reduction in Indonesia

August 9, 2021 LPS Initiative

One of the key questions regarding institutional quality in a decentralized system is whether it serves the purpose of providing better public services and improving public welfare that also includes alleviating poverty. Among others, institutional […]

Asia

Is the Mandanas ruling an opportunity to reform local government system in the Philippines?

July 22, 2021 LPS Initiative

After three decades of decentralization, Philippine local government units (LGUs) still face challenges in delivering basic services devolved to them with the passing of the Local Government Code of 1991. Despite of the enactment of […]

Administrative decentralization

The Viet Nam Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index

May 21, 2021 Tianyu Chen

The Viet Nam Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI) is a policy monitoring tool developed by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) to promote public administration efficiency, reduce corruption, and better identify and […]

Asia

Operationalizing women’s empowerment in development

January 23, 2021 LPS Initiative

One criticism of how women’s empowerment is operationalized in development interventions is the lack of consideration of its context specificity. A recent quantitative study investigates how women participants in development projects in Laos, Myanmar and […]

Asia

Changes to the Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) in the Philippines

September 16, 2020 LPS Initiative

In 2019, the Supreme Court of the Philippines ruled with finality on separate petitions filed by Batangas Governor Herminaldo Mandanas and Bataan Governor Enrique Garcia regarding the share of local government units (LGUs) in national […]

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