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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

USAID: Placing decentralization at the service of the people in Peru

December 27, 2020 LPS Alliance

Despite having one of the world’s fastest growing economies in terms of gross domestic product growth rate, Peru historically has been unable to improve its public services at the same rate. This disparity was particularly […]

Intergovernmental Transfers in Federations

November 2, 2020 LPS Alliance

In a multi-level government system, the assignment of roles and responsibilities and institutional legacies between the federal and the subnational governments often create imbalances. A common challenges is a primary vertical fiscal imbalance, which is […]

Reforms of fiscal relations in Brazil

April 2, 2020 LPS Alliance

Brazil is a three-tiered federation since the Federal Constitution of 1988 decentralized the political power and strengthened federalism, turning the municipalities into a member of the federation with administrative and political autonomy. The federal pact […]

The Role of Donors in Strengthening Local Governments and Decentralization

October 10, 2019 LPS Alliance

One of the most profound changes that have taken place in Latin America in recent decades is local democratic governance, driven largely by decentralization processes, and also by democratic ideals to open new spaces for […]