PRESS RELEASE National Treasury is proud to launch “Municipal Money“, an open local government budget data portal which provides citizens and other stakeholders with access to comparable, verified information on the financial performance of each […]
KAMPALA, Uganda — Standing in front of a van packed with passengers and luggage on the roof rack, taxi driver Abu Mugisha is glued to his smartphone — paying his taxes. Scrolling down a list […]
The end of the armed conflict is the opportunity to re-route the complementary agendas of decentralisation and citizen participation so as to contribute to building a stable and lasting peace. On 24 August, after nearly […]
Across the OECD, GDP per capita is converging. In contrast, regional disparities – or differences in GDP per capita across jurisdictions – are rising, mainly as a result of widening productivity differences. Fiscal decentralisation could […]
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 […]
As the battle of Mosul looms, it may be wise to place on the back burner the debate on regional formation initiatives. The decentralisation of security, spending and administrative power is regularly cited as a […]
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 […]
Five years of war have fuelled deep divisions in Syria, in particular along ethno-sectarian lines, but also along sharp geographic lines. Economic links and interdependency persists between various parts of the country despite the country […]
At least five Bills have been passed while 10 are still under consideration as the curtain comes down on the Third Session of the Eighth Parliament. President Mugabe has announced October 4 as the date […]
The Kathmandu Post reports that lawmakers in Nepal have objected to the Local Body Restructuring Commission (LBRC)’s proposal to carve out 565 local units across the country as part of the local body restructuring, saying […]
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