Asia Archives – Page 8 of 10 – Decentralization Net

A critical year for fiscal federalism in Nepal

January 14, 2019 Jamie Boex

Three years after the introduction of a new federal constitution, 2019 is going to be a critical year for fiscal federalism in Nepal. One of the great successes of Nepal’s path to federalism has been […]

State and Region Governments in Myanmar

November 12, 2018 LPS Alliance

In September 2013, The Asia Foundation published its first report on Myanmar, State and Region Governments in Myanmar. The report provoked a great deal of interest in subnational governance from government, civil society, donors, and […]

Decentralized Governance and Empowerment of County Governments in China

July 4, 2018 LPS Alliance

Decentralized economic development initiatives empowering local governments have gained currency in both developed and developing contexts. The empowerment of county governments in China is a case in point. This study uses difference-in-differences (DID) and the […]

The politics of local government restructuring in Nepal

August 24, 2016 LPS Alliance

The Kathmandu Post reports that lawmakers in Nepal have objected to the Local Body Restructuring Commission (LBRC)’s proposal to carve out 565 local units across the country as part of the local body restructuring, saying […]

India (Kerala): A Model Groundwater Bill

July 12, 2016 LPS Initiative

It seeks to make groundwater a common pool resource, reduce its pollution and degradation, and protect ecosystems and their biological diversity. The Union Ministry of Water Resources has put up a Model Bill for Conservation, […]

Indonesia: Review of the New Local Government Law

May 31, 2016 LPS Initiative

In September 2014, the Indonesian government enacted the new Local Government Law, Law No. 23/2014 that replaced the old Local Government Law, Law No. 32/2004. Although it recentralizes some authority back to the central level, […]

Subnational Health Care Financing Reforms in Indonesia

April 19, 2016 LPS Initiative

Indonesia has seen an emergence of local health care financing schemes over the last decade, implemented and operated by district governments. Often motivated by the local political context and characterized by a large degree of […]

Sharing the Wealth: A Roadmap for Distributing Myanmar’s Natural Resource Revenues

February 16, 2016 LPS Initiative

Myanmar’s Union government collects much of the trillions of Kyat generated by oil, gas, gemstones and other minerals each year, primarily through its state-owned economic enterprises (SEEs). In the face of such centralized control over revenue, […]

Disaster Risk Governance for Pacific Island Communities

January 13, 2016 LPS Initiative

This paper examines disaster risk governance for island case studies, focusing on Pacific Small Island Developing States (SIDS) before, during, and after disasters. The discussion demonstrates how demonstrates how non-governmental actions can support (or supplement) official disaster […]

Pakistan: Province and Providence

January 5, 2016 LPS Initiative

Each province is working in a silo with the result that conflicts and the blame game have marred the mid-term working of the respective governments. The end of 2015 also signifies the end of the […]