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

August 24, 2021 LPS Alliance

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 […]

The impact of subnational fiscal efficiency on poverty reduction in Indonesia

August 9, 2021 LPS Alliance

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 […]

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

July 22, 2021 LPS Alliance

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 […]

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 […]

Operationalizing women’s empowerment in development

January 23, 2021 LPS Alliance

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 […]

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

September 16, 2020 LPS Alliance

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 […]