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Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations in Latin America and the Caribbean

May 4, 2022 LPS Alliance

The Outlook of Fiscal Relations between Levels of Government in Latin America and the Caribbean (Panorama de las relaciones fiscales entre niveles de gobierno en países de América Latina y el Caribe) is a joint […]

Argentina

How Efficient Is the Management of Subnational Public Investment?

January 31, 2022 LPSAManager

The management of public investments at the subnational level is an important part of public sector finance and subnational financial management for two reasons. First, the fiscal space that countries have available to allocate to […]

Brazil

UN-Habitat’s Handbook For City Managers

September 25, 2021 Tianyu Chen

Urban governance is identified by UN-Habitat as a fundamental factor in the implementation and fulfillment of the New Urban Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals. Intended to help city managers and other stakeholders achieve these goals, […]

Decentralization

Electoral Accountability and Fiscal Federalism: The Case of Peru

September 19, 2021 LPS Alliance

Accountability is at the heart of the democratic enterprise. One commonly touted benefit of decentralization is that it promotes this accountability by allowing sub-national governments to target fiscal policy more precisely to the varying preferences […]

Latin America & Caribbean

Why Latin America’s Bet on Local Government Is Ambitious – and Risky

July 21, 2021 LPS Initiative

A silent trend, capable of radically shaping policy and business over the long run, is taking hold in Latin America: Several countries are adopting ambitious measures to further decentralize their governments. Under the slogan “More […]

Brazil

Do Brazilian mayors use empirical research to make policy choices?

June 30, 2021 LPS Initiative

Decentralization can allow the public sector to be more inclusive and responsive, but only when local leaders make well-informed policy choices. This begs the question: what role can policy-effectiveness research play in spurring the spread […]

Events

Decentralization and Local Development in Latin America & the Caribbean

June 7, 2021 LPS Alliance

Decentralization and Local Development in Latin America & the Caribbean – Knowledge Sharing, July 27-28, 2022 Program sessions included: The outlook of decentralization and intergovernmental fiscal relations in Latin America and the Caribbean. (Wednesday, July […]

Community

Webinar: The outlook of decentralization and intergovernmental fiscal relations in Latin America and the Caribbean

June 6, 2021 LPSAManager

Decentralization and subnational finance are important policy topics in Latin America and the Caribbean, as the region is among the most decentralized in the world. With this in mind, the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) and […]

Community

Webinar: Decentralization in Latin America and the Caribbean: Reforms on the horizon

June 6, 2021 LPSAManager

Although some countries in Latin America and the Caribbean are among the most decentralized in the world, there is considerable variation within the region with respect to their level of decentralization. In different countries, contrasting […]

Bolivia

Municipal Atlas of the SDGs in Bolivia

January 21, 2021 LPS Alliance

The Municipal Atlas of the SDGs in Bolivia was publicly released in July 2020 during the Bolivian Conference on Development Economics (BCDE2020). The publication assesses development in each of Bolivia’s 339 municipalities, based on more […]

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