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2022 Subnational Government GovTech Maturity Index (GTMI) Survey

April 24, 2022 LPSAManager

Governments have been using technology to modernize the public sector for decades. The World Bank Group (WBG) launched the GovTech Initiative in 2019 to support the latest generation of these reforms. GovTech is a whole-of-government approach to […]

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Knowledge sharing on decentralization and local development in the MENA Region: A recap

April 19, 2022 LPSAManager

As part of the global webinar series on decentralization and local development around the world, the Local Public Sector Alliance (LPSA) hosted the ”Decentralization and Local Development in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) […]

Cities and urban services

Revisiting Spatially Targeted Policies for Regional Development

March 17, 2022 LPSAManager

Place matters for productivity and prosperity. More and more people are choosing to live in cities. They offer better opportunities, better services, and sanctuary from conflict and the effects of climate change influences. Yet large […]

Decentralization

Using specific–purpose grants to achieve development goals

March 5, 2022 LPSAManager

Decentralization has been increasing in developing countries, oftentimes, with the encouragement of development partners. It is estimated that intergovernmental transfers account for about 60 per cent of total local government revenues in developing countries. Given this trend, the question […]

Administrative decentralization

A Guide to the Compilation of Subnational Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs)

February 8, 2022 LPSAManager

It is well recognized that in many countries there can be variation in price levels across different areas within the country (states, regions, provinces, etc.). Policymakers and researchers interested in the nature of subnational development […]

Argentina

How Efficient Is the Management of Subnational Public Investment?

January 31, 2022 LPSAManager

The management of public investments at the subnational level is an important part of public sector finance and subnational financial management for two reasons. First, the fiscal space that countries have available to allocate to […]

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