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[ April 24, 2026 ] India’s fiscal equalization system: balancing equity and efficiency Asia
[ April 19, 2026 ] Does federalism strengthen democratic participation? Decentralization
[ April 10, 2026 ] Decentralized responsibilities without decentralized resources? Decentralization
[ April 10, 2026 ] Expanding property taxation in customary areas in Africa Africa
[ April 7, 2026 ] Decentralization under pressure: lessons from Germany’s long-term support in Africa Africa

Decentralization, Local Governance, and Localizing the SDGs in Asia and the Pacific

December 5, 2022 LPSAManager

Since its adoption in 2015, the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development has shaped not only international development cooperation but also the design of national trajectories for social and economic development. In tandem with other global […]

Upcoming Course: Inclusive Service Delivery & the SDGs

December 3, 2022 Laura Rincón

How can inclusive local service delivery contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? How can the different layers of government work together to ensure that basic services also reach marginalized people? And how can public […]

Global Observatory and Local Democracy and Decentralization Report 2022

November 30, 2022 LPSAManager

Published every three years, United Cities and Local Government’s Global Observatory on Local Democracy and Decentralization (GOLD) reports are an important part of UCLG’s quest to become an international reference point for information about local […]

Improving Effective Coverage in Health: Do Financial Incentives Work?

November 9, 2022 LPSAManager

In many low- and middle-income countries, health coverage has improved dramatically in the past two decades, but health outcomes have not. As such, effective coverage—a measure of service delivery that meets a minimum standard of […]

In Cambodia, Decentralization Spurs Development

August 28, 2022 LPSAManager

There are five villages in the Damrey Slab commune of Cambodia’s Kampong Thom province, but travel among them was difficult. The roads between villages were in disrepair, complained Mr. Chea, a villager in Damrey Slab […]

Subnational Competitiveness Grants Guidebook

August 23, 2022 LPSAManager

The World Bank Group published a guidebook for practitioners to promote policy actions that strengthen competitiveness at the subnational level. This guidebook introduces Subnational Competitiveness Grants (SCGs) as an innovative approach in which well-tested tools […]

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 […]

Local Government Finance is Development Finance

July 6, 2022 LPSAManager

The Local Transformative Finance team at United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) recently released a book titled Local Government Finance is Development Finance. This book highlights the partnership, policy and investment agenda of UNCDF in […]

Empowering local governments? Lessons learned from Haiti

June 27, 2022 LPSAManager

The assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, and the political crisis that followed, have, understandably, attracted a lot of media attention. But for most Haitians, the dramatic developments in the capital city have less bearing on […]

Local Autonomy in the European Union

June 25, 2022 LPSAManager

Local autonomy is a highly valued feature of good governance. The continuous attempts of many countries to strengthen the autonomy of local government shows the importance given to decentralization and reinforcing competences at the lowest […]