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

September 12, 2021 LPS Initiative

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 […]

Asia

The impact of subnational fiscal efficiency on poverty reduction in Indonesia

August 9, 2021 LPS Initiative

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 […]

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Decentralization and Local Development in Latin America & the Caribbean

June 7, 2021 LPS Initiative

Effective decentralization and localization—including subnational governance systems that empower and encourage local leaders to promote inclusion and equity—form an important precondition for resilient, inclusive, sustainable, equitable and efficient development. The Local Public Sector Alliance is […]

Decentralization

Funding and financing of local government public investment

May 28, 2021 Tianyu Chen

In OECD countries, local governments not only play an essential role in public services provision, but also represent 41% of general government public investment. This is the focus of a recent OECD study. The function […]

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Decentralization.Net is Looking for a Development, Outreach and Content Manager

March 14, 2021 LPS Initiative

In countries around the world, most of the public services that are required to achieve inclusive and sustainable development—education, health services, access to clean water supply and sanitation, urban services, and so on—are delivered at […]

Latin America & Caribbean

The Role of Donors in Strengthening Local Governments and Decentralization

October 10, 2019 LPS Initiative

One of the most profound changes that have taken place in Latin America in recent decades is local democratic governance, driven largely by decentralization processes, and also by democratic ideals to open new spaces for […]

Asia

Defending Decentralization in Kerala

March 11, 2019 LPS Initiative

Kerala is one of the few states in India considered to have taken serious efforts in transferring powers to Local Self Government (LSG) institutions for strengthening the decentralization process. The high rate of urbanization in […]

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An analysis of county-level governance in the Commonwealth of Virginia

April 26, 2018 Jamie Boex

Three famous Virginians— James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, and George Mason—were leading voices in the drafting of the United States Constitution which made federalism and self-governance cornerstones of American democracy. Although their writings have inspired and […]

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A Cautionary Note for Habitat III: Decentralization can Lead to Centralization

September 29, 2016 LPS Initiative

The New Urban Agenda must take into account the threats of implementation in authoritarian and corrupt states. “Effective decentralization” is listed as one the “main drivers of change to realize the transformative commitments” advocated by […]

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A Decentralised Approach to Water Disputes

September 15, 2016 LPS Initiative

The chief minister of Karnataka has requested the Prime Minister to call a meeting of the party States to sort out this year’s Cauvery water-sharing problem. It would be instructive for the parties concerned to […]

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