Several MENA countries have made decentralization gains, particularly since the Arab Spring. However, these gains have been partial, incomplete, and limited by regime security and patronage concerns. A recent study analyzes the extent to which [...]
MENA countries have made some decentralization gains since the Arab Spring. However, these gains have been partial, incomplete, and limited because of other concerns. Morocco, Tunisia and Iraq are among the most decentralized countries in [...]
Local governance can address drivers of insecurity and conflict by enhancing government responsiveness and accountability to local people, including for the diverse needs of heterogeneous populations. The role of political decentralization, in signaling agreed vertical [...]
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is defined by its urbanizing, and highly concentrated populations. Yet, rising inequality and exclusion within cities can derail development progress, and MENA is no exception. Fast growing and [...]
Decentralization and subnational finance are important policy topics in Latin America and the Caribbean, as the region is among the most decentralized in the world. With this in mind, the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) and [...]
Although some countries in Latin America and the Caribbean are among the most decentralized in the world, there is considerable variation within the region with respect to their level of decentralization. In different countries, contrasting [...]
Join the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) and Stanford University's Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL) on Wednesday, August 17, 2022, for a virtual event to learn about six of [...]
Gender in DLG | Seminar Series 2022 | 2nd Seminar WELCOME & INTRODUCTION Vivien Schoenberg & Benjamin Oloyede DeLoG Secretariat NALAS PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY AT LOCAL LEVEL IN SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPE Jelena Janevska Knowledge Manager [...]
The Local Governance Institutions Comparative Assessment (LoGICA) Framework provides an assessment tool to analyze the multilevel governance structure of a country, along with the subnational institutions and intergovernmental systems that contribute to inclusive governance, effective [...]
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 [...]
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