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Does Fiscal Decentralisation Foster Regional Convergence?

October 6, 2016 LPS Initiative

Across the OECD, GDP per capita is converging. In contrast, regional disparities – or differences in GDP per capita across jurisdictions – are rising, mainly as a result of widening productivity differences. Fiscal decentralisation could […]

Nepal: Public Finance in Schools

August 24, 2016 LPS Initiative

Nepal’s school education system, one of the most decentralised sectors, involves various institutions at the local level. The current mode of decentralisation allows school stakeholders to spend state funds as specified and transferred by the […]

The Fiscal Risk of Local Government Revenue in the People’s Republic of China

July 27, 2016 LPS Initiative

Since the Tax Sharing Reform in 1994, the local government revenue of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has faced downward risk problems. This paper reviews the fiscal and taxation reforms in the central and local […]

Do the Poor Count in Fiscal Decentralization Policy?

June 30, 2016 LPS Initiative

Various fiscal decentralization instruments help improve livelihoods for the poor. The general grant transfers in particular enable the fiscally disadvantaged localities to provide public services at levels comparable to rich jurisdictions. Although previous research abounds […]

Local Development Funds Shift Decision-Making Power to Mongolia’s Citizens

May 19, 2016 LPS Initiative

Many stories about Mongolia lead with the economic “boom” the country has experienced from its vast mineral resources. While the economic windfalls have certainly driven the country’s rapid development over the last decade, Mongolia has […]

Moroccan Decentralization – Challenges to Genuine Implementation

May 11, 2016 LPS Initiative

The Moroccan decentralization initiative bears great promise to achieve human development goals that are truly ‘of the people’. As turmoil engulfs so much of the MENA region, the Moroccan model stands out as a potential […]

Myanmar: Make Municipal Governance a Reform Priority

May 4, 2016 LPS Initiative

In Myanmar, the social contract linking the average citizen to government has been damaged by decades of top-down military rule. People understandably do not trust government, or think that they benefit much from it. They […]

Forms of Government Decentralization and Institutional Quality: Evidence from a Large Sample of Nations

April 11, 2016 LPS Initiative

Decentralization on government functions can improve institutional quality and government functions. Over time, the manners in which governments provide services to their populations have changed due to administrative capacities and technology; the physical and fiscal traditional […]

Metropolitan Governance is the Missing Link in Australia’s Reform Agenda

April 5, 2016 LPS Initiative

Without metropolitan governance that is responsive to city residents’ wishes, states are much influenced by federal priorities – that is, by the money on offer. Perhaps all Western countries with which Australia might choose to […]

How Well Do Subnational Borrowing Regulations Work?

April 1, 2016 LPS Initiative

There are many positive aspects associated with subnational borrowing, including additional funding and promoting intergenerational equity. However, it may also endanger fiscal sustainability and macro stability due to moral hazard and soft budget constraints, making borrowing controls justified […]