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Multi-Level Governance in the Western Balkans

January 12, 2026 Marina Jandrevska

Multi-level governance (MLG) in the Western Balkans has made notable progress over the past decade, with administrations aligning institutional and legal frameworks to European principles and strengthening the role of local governments in democratic governance […]

Nearby solutions: The role of regional and local governments in Latin America

December 18, 2025 Limabenla Jamir

The decentralization process over the past four decades in Latin America and the Caribbean has strengthened the role of local and regional governments, yet systematic knowledge of their functions, resources, and service delivery remains limited. […]

Decentralization and its financing in Togo

November 21, 2025 LPS Alliance

Togo’s decentralization journey has been long, uneven, and politically complex. Yet in recent years—especially since the landmark municipal elections of 2019 and the regional elections of 2024—the country has taken meaningful steps toward establishing a […]

Territorial development and decentralization in Latin America and the Caribbean

November 13, 2025 LPS Alliance

The newly published study by the TALD Facility, Territorial Development and Decentralization in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Comparative Study Across 22 Countries (2025), offers a timely, finely-grained examination of decentralization dynamics in the […]

Horizontal intergovernmental coordination at local and regional levels

October 24, 2025 LPS Alliance

A newly released volume, Horizontal Intergovernmental Coordination at Local and Regional Levels: Evidence from Europe and Beyond, addresses a critical yet underexplored dimension of multilevel governance: the mechanisms and conditions that enable horizontal coordination among […]

Territorial income differences and dynamics within Latin American countries

October 7, 2025 LPS Alliance

For decades, Latin America has been characterized by deep territorial disparities in income and productivity. Stark divides between leading metropolitan regions and lagging rural areas have shaped economic opportunity, social cohesion, and politics. A recent […]

Bridging the Implementation Gap: A Framework for Effective Regional Development

September 29, 2025 Limabenla Jamir

The OECD report Implementing Regional Development Strategies: A Practitioner’s Guide (2025), authored by Jeroen Michels and Yingyin Wu of the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities (CFE), offers timely guidance on one of […]

Does polycentric climate governance drive the circular economy?

June 27, 2025 Marina Jandrevska

In the face of climate change and resource depletion, traditional governance models have struggled to keep pace with the urgent need for sustainability. However, a new paradigm is emerging: polycentric climate governance, a dynamic approach […]

Place-Based Policies Are Key to Shaping Resilient Economies

May 30, 2025 LPS Alliance

Across OECD regions, recent crises have left lasting scars, altering development priorities and reshaping the global landscape. Persistent structural pressures like constrained public finances, inflation, demographic shifts, and productivity stagnation are compounded by the urgent […]

OECD calls for reinforcing local and regional resilience

May 22, 2025 Limabenla Jamir

In an era of unprecedented economic, environmental and geopolitical changes, local and regional leaders are uniquely placed to turn these changes into opportunities to improve the well-being of all citizens, strengthen resilience and boost competitiveness. […]