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Kenya: Devolution without disruption

August 26, 2015 LPS Alliance

Kenya’s new constitution marks a critical juncture in the nation’s history. It is widely perceived, by Kenyans from all walks of life, as a new beginning. Indeed, many feel that post- independence Kenya has been […]

The Evolution of Kenya’s Devolution

August 26, 2015 LPS Alliance

Kenya’s devolution reforms started in earnest in March 2013, shifting power for a range of public functions to 47 elected County Governments. In order to ensure a successful implementation of the reforms, it is critical […]

African State Governance: Subnational Politics and National Power

August 26, 2015 LPS Alliance

This book offers a comprehensive picture of state and local legislative politics in Africa and a detailed examination of formal and informal political authority in the continent’s states, provinces and counties. It considers the pace […]

Integrating Civil Service Reform with Decentralization: The Case of Pakistan

August 14, 2015 LPS Alliance

An effective public service is crucial to meeting the challenge of sustainable development in any country. Almost everywhere, however, reform and renewal of the public service is needed to successfully achieve the developmental goals of […]

Local fiscal inequities and the challenges of ‘disadvantaged’ Local Government Authorities in Tanzania

August 5, 2015 LPS Alliance

Inclusion and ensuring equitable development are important themes in the emerging post-2015 Sustainable Development Agenda. Inclusion and equity are not only important features in the own right: poverty reduction and development progress can only be […]

The role of Provincial Councils in Afghanistan

August 3, 2015 LPS Alliance

Since they were elected for the first time in 2005, Afghanistan’s Provincial Councils (PCs) have been suffering from ill-defined and, its members think, too little authority. Those elected to the councils ten years ago found […]

Fragmented governance and local service delivery in Malawi

July 31, 2015 LPS Alliance

During a research trip to Malawi in 2012, a senior government official commented that nearly two decades after the government had renewed its commitment to democratic decentralisation, the working of local government in Malawi was […]

Mapping the State of Local Governance in Myanmar

July 31, 2015 LPS Alliance

The Government of Myanmar has expressed the desire to pursue people-centered development through civic participation, clean government and greater autonomy for state/region government in the country. The Government of Myanmar has initiated steps to realize […]

Electoral Accountability and Local Government Spending in Indonesia

July 31, 2015 LPS Alliance

Proponents of devolution suggest that directly elected local governments are more responsive and more accountable to the people, and therefore, that devolution and having directly elected local officials should improve local public services. In contrast, […]

What drives decentralization in Malawi: poverty alleviation or politics?

July 31, 2015 LPS Alliance

One of the arguments made in support of decentralization is that by involving local governments, decentralized programs may be better able to target the beneficiaries for pro-poor government programs. A recent World Bank Working Paper […]