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Advancing multilevel governance and urban finance in Somalia

October 27, 2025 Jacqueline Muthura

The Local Public Sector Alliance (LPSA), in partnership with the World Bank Somalia, implemented a sequence of two capacity-building programs in 2025 designed to equip Somali policymakers and practitioners with the skills, tools, and frameworks […]

What is next for Syria? Decentralization?

December 8, 2024 LPS Alliance

Given the recent developments in Syria, which saw the demise of an authoritarian regime that ruled the country for over half a century, the role of federalism and decentralization in Syria’s future is a topic of […]

Citizen Engagement in Regional Planning and Policymaking

May 28, 2022 LPS Alliance

Citizen engagement is recognized as a crucial task for socially robust, fit-for-purpose and inclusive policymaking. The Competence Centre on Participatory and Deliberative Democracy aims to respond to the increasing demand from the European Commission, EU institutions […]

Announcing the winners of the Outstanding Decentralization Paper Awards for the Asia Region (2021/22)

September 12, 2021 LPS Alliance

As part of the Local Public Sector Alliance’s efforts to promote high-quality, policy-relevant research on issues related to decentralization and local development around the world, the Alliance is offering a number of awards for outstanding […]

The impact of subnational fiscal efficiency on poverty reduction in Indonesia

August 9, 2021 LPS Alliance

One of the key questions regarding institutional quality in a decentralized system is whether it serves the purpose of providing better public services and improving public welfare that also includes alleviating poverty. Among others, institutional […]

Decentralization and Local Development in Latin America & the Caribbean

June 7, 2021 LPS Alliance

Decentralization and Local Development in Latin America & the Caribbean – Knowledge Sharing, July 27-28, 2022 Program sessions included: The outlook of decentralization and intergovernmental fiscal relations in Latin America and the Caribbean. (Wednesday, July […]