Subnational governments are major infrastructure investors. In G20 countries, they are responsible for almost 60% of public investment. These state, regional and local governments often have the primary responsibility for providing the basic public infrastructure [...]
The LPSA Advisory Board invites all interested policy practitioners, government officials, researchers and scholars, civil society stakeholders and other members of the global community of practice on decentralization and localization to a Community Meeting on [...]
The world organization United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) and the Barcelona Provincial Council, through the Observatory for Decentralized Cooperation and UCLG Learning, are launching the 4th edition online course "Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals [...]
As part of its global webinar series on Elevating the Decentralization Debate, which seeks to bring together scholars and practitioners on issues related to decentralization, multilevel governance, and localized development, the Local Public Sector Alliance—in [...]
Join OECD and UCLG for the launch of the Third Edition of the OECD-UCLG World Observatory on Subnational Government Finance and Investment (SNG-WOFI)! This (in-person only) conference will take place on October 24, 2022, at [...]
Territorial-administrative reform in the Republic of Moldova: National proposals and global experiences Moderator: Dumitru UDREA, Secretary General of the Government Facilitator: Adrian Ionescu, UNDP International Expert Greetings and opening remarks Natalia GAVRILIȚA, Prime Minister of [...]
The European Charter of Local Self-Government (ECLSG) lays down standards for protecting the rights of local authorities and requires states which have ratified it to comply with a number of conditions, principles and practices. States [...]
The implementation of decentralization and localization has been a major public service reform in the transition countries of EECA region. A key element in their decentralization efforts is territorial administrative reforms. The issue of how [...]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, local governments throughout the EECA region faced numerous challenges in terms of responding to emergencies. What started as a health crisis, followed with the war in Ukraine, turned into the biggest [...]
Subnational governments in the region have overall mandate of promoting local economic development. Yet, there are questions about fiscal and administrative powers and capacities of local governments to promote local economic development in their jurisdiction. [...]
The Local Public Sector is please to announce the launch of the LPSA Expert Working Group on Asia. The Expert Working Group will be jointly co-chaired by Madhavi Rajadhyaksha (OPM India); Rachana Shrestha (ADB); and Peter Yates (The Asia Foundation). LPSA’s newly-formed [...]
The Local Public Sector is please to announce the launch of the LPSA Expert Working Group on Europe & Central Asia. The Expert Working Group on Europe and Central Asia (ECA) is jointly co-chaired a [...]
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