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Local Finances and the Green Transition

March 5, 2023 LPSAManager

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 […]

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The Role of Subnational Governments in the COVID-19 Pandemic Response

August 18, 2022 LPSAManager

As the severity and scale of the COVID – 19 pandemic became apparent in early 2020, many countries and global actors mobilized to respond to the pressing crisis. In addition to the general demands the […]

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Local government budget delays are impeding Nepal’s COVID-19 response

April 6, 2022 LPSAManager

Six months into the fiscal year 2021/22, 24 of Nepal’s 753 local governments have yet to approve their annual budget and plan, failing to deliver on what is arguably their most critical constitutional role. With […]

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OECD Fiscal Federalism 2022 – Making Decentralization Work

January 10, 2022 LPSAManager

Fiscal federalism refers to the distribution of taxation and spending powers across levels of government, and is the focus of the OECD’s Network on Fiscal Relations across Levels of Government. Through decentralization, governments can bring public services […]

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Leveraging local governments in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic

August 19, 2021 LPS Alliance

In countries around the world, federal or central authorities have played a leading  role in the public sector’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, this doesn’t mean that there is no place for subnational governments […]

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Rebuilding Local Fiscal Space Conference

November 17, 2020 LPS Alliance

Local governments are leading the COVID-19 responses around the world. They are on the front line of citizen engagement, service delivery and management of public space. Every preventive and containment measure require resources and has […]

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The territorial impact of COVID-19

August 12, 2020 LPS Initiative

In the first six months of 2020, COVID-19 has affected almost all countries and eight million people around the world. COVID-19 has governments operating in a context of radical uncertainty, and faced with difficult trade-offs […]

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