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South African court orders national government to intervene in municipal financial crisis

October 2, 2021 LPS Alliance
Failed service delivery at municipal level is not a new phenomenon, even in countries–such as South Africa–that have a relatively well-functioning local governance system. Local elections are an important–but often imperfect mechanism for ensuring effective […]
Decentralization

Improving Subnational Mobilization of Resources

September 19, 2021 LPS Initiative
Improving subnational resource mobilization – or the process by which subnational governments raise and spend funds on behalf of their constituents – is critical to ensuring sustainable progress towards development goals. In many places, reforms […]
Decentralization

What is the impact of fiscal decentralization on economic growth?

July 30, 2021 LPS Initiative
Fiscal decentralization is a complex challenge for developed countries with mature fiscal federalism processes. The fiscal decentralization challenge is even greater for developing countries, which often face considerable capacity constraints hurdles in implementing more decentralized […]
Asia

Is the Mandanas ruling an opportunity to reform local government system in the Philippines?

July 22, 2021 LPS Alliance
After three decades of decentralization, Philippine local government units (LGUs) still face challenges in delivering basic services devolved to them with the passing of the Local Government Code of 1991. Despite of the enactment of […]
Decentralization

Fiscal Equalization of Croatia’s Local Government Finances

July 18, 2021 Tianyu Chen
Fiscal decentralization and equalization are important tools to empower local government agencies in terms of financial autonomy and capacity building. The Ministry of Finance of Croatia adopted a fiscal equalization formula in 2018 with the […]
Decentralization

An Intergovernmental Perspective on Managing Public Finances for Service Delivery

June 28, 2021 LPS Alliance
Improving service delivery is a major concern in global development agendas, but exactly how best to manage public resources to support better and more inclusive public service delivery in developing countries eludes clear guidance. Key […]
Africa

Semi-Autonomous Revenue Authorities in Sub-Saharan Africa

June 27, 2021 Tianyu Chen
Semi-Autonomous Revenue Authorities (SARAs) are, according to the African Tax Administration Forum, “semi‐independent administrative bodies outside the traditional government hierarchy in which all revenue administration is consolidated into one administrative entity.” Unlike traditional central government […]
Decentralization

Remembering Richard Bird (1938-2021)

June 14, 2021 LPS Alliance
With the passing of Richard Bird last week, the world of public finance scholarship lost one of its giants.  A prolific researcher, his writings on public finance in low and middle income countries surely reached […]
Decentralization

Funding and financing of local government public investment

May 28, 2021 Tianyu Chen
In OECD countries, local governments not only play an essential role in public services provision, but also represent 41% of general government public investment. This is the focus of a recent OECD study. The function […]
Decentralization

Why we need new research on intergovernmental fiscal arrangements and service delivery?

April 21, 2021 LPS Alliance
Getting the most out of public spending is a challenge that ministries of finance, education and health grapple with daily. Much of this relates to sector-specific policies such as what health services should be delivered. […]

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