The property tax has great potential as a source of local government revenue in Asia, but its implementation has been uneven. The Lincoln Institute’s new book Property Tax in Asia: Policy and Practice provides the first comprehensive […]
As part of the Local Public Sector Alliance’s efforts to promote high-quality, policy-relevant research on issues related to decentralization and local development around the world, in 2021/22, the Alliance offered a number of awards for […]
India’s economy is among the fastest growing major economies in the world. It is the world’s fifth-largest economy by nominal GDP and the third largest by purchasing power parity (PPP). Over 400 million citizens already […]
The past fifty years have seen an important trend towards decentralization worldwide. As a result, elected subnational governments now exist in nearly every country and are in charge of delivering a substantial share of total […]
Subnational governments in Europe haven’t had it easy over the past 15 years. After the 2008-2009 global economic crisis, subnational governments in many countries in Europe were at the center of economic and fiscal reform […]
With wide interest from several dozens of registered participants, the inaugural meeting of the Local Public Sector Alliance’s Expert Working Group on Europe and Central Asia took place on November 21, 2022. The working group […]
Kenya’s Chief Justice Hon. Lady Martha Koome swore-in eight new Commissioners for the country’s Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) at the Supreme Court Offices on January 9, 2023. The new team is to serve for […]
In May 2022, a new tool was introduced to achieve gender equality in Africa’s towns and regions: the Local Authorities Charter for Gender Equality in Africa. The Charter was launched at Africities, hosted by Kisumu […]
Fiscal decentralization in Indonesia has come a long way in the past two decades. The milestone for implementing fiscal decentralization in Indonesia began with the establishment of Law Number 22 of 1999 on Regional Government […]
Rooted in the recognition that Africa will shape the future–not only for Africans, but for the worlds–President Biden invited leaders from across the African continent to Washington, DC on December 13-15, 2022 for the U.S.-Africa […]
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