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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 […]

Zambia: Decentralisation in the Health Sector

August 17, 2016 LPS Initiative

Zambia is among the many developing countries which have embarked on decentralisation reforms of their administration systems in order to improve efficiency in public service and to strengthen local decision-making processes. Decentralisation of functions to councils […]

What Keeps Cities in Asia and Africa from Effective Public Service Delivery?

August 10, 2016 LPS Initiative

Cities are widely regarded as engines of economic growth. Their ability to attract and retain talent and financial capital drives productivity and the well-being of societies. But cities across sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, two of […]

India (Kerala): A Model Groundwater Bill

July 12, 2016 LPS Initiative

It seeks to make groundwater a common pool resource, reduce its pollution and degradation, and protect ecosystems and their biological diversity. The Union Ministry of Water Resources has put up a Model Bill for Conservation, […]

Shared Mandates, Moral Hazard, and Political (Mis)alignment in a Decentralized Economy

June 22, 2016 LPS Initiative

This paper investigates the effects of political (mis)alignment on public service delivery when mandates are shared between state and local governments. As argued by Oates (1972) long ago, when local administrations are not pressured to […]

Ghana: Education Decentralisation Remains Government’s Top Priority

June 15, 2016 LPS Initiative

Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, a Deputy Minister of Education in charge of Tertiary, has re-emphasised government’s commitment to the decentralisation of the education sector. He said the draft bill on the Education Decentralisation Policy would soon […]

Localizing Services and Development

Nepal: Public Finance in Schools

Zambia: Decentralisation in the Health Sector

What Keeps Cities in Asia and Africa from Effective Public Service Delivery?

India (Kerala): A Model Groundwater Bill

Shared Mandates, Moral Hazard, and Political (Mis)alignment in a Decentralized Economy

Ghana: Education Decentralisation Remains Government’s Top Priority

Subnational Health Care Financing Reforms in Indonesia

Namibia: Regional Councils to Take On Greater Responsibility in Education Budget

Kenya: To Attain Water Security, Draw on the 3 Streams of Finance, Groundwork, Climate

Reflections on Decentralised Health Delivery System in Kerala