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[ November 3, 2025 ] The future of decentralization and multilevel governance in a rapidly changing context Community
[ October 27, 2025 ] Advancing Multilevel Governance and Urban Finance in Somalia Africa
[ October 25, 2025 ] Democratic renewal begins locally Local democracy and inclusive governance
[ October 24, 2025 ] Horizontal Intergovernmental Coordination at Local and Regional Levels Decentralization
[ October 7, 2025 ] Decentralized Governance and Climate Change Climate action

Decarbonization and political transformation in Iraq

May 11, 2023 LPS Alliance

What happens when a petrostate loses its oil rents? While the oil market continues to go through boom-and-bust cycles, cases such as Iraq provide evidence of how the rapid loss of oil revenues—traumatic decarbonization—may affect […]

Comparative analysis of subnational governance in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)

December 21, 2021 LPS Alliance

A recent desk study prepared for USAID analyzes the extent to which governance is decentralized in law and practice in nine Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries—Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia, […]

Iraq Faces Major Governance Challenges—Can Decentralization Help?

July 15, 2021 LPS Initiative

Over the last year Iraq’s economy has been in free fall, leading to a recent decision to devalue its currency, the dinar, by 23 percent. As the country deals with intersecting economic, political and security […]