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Morocco’s Decentralization Efforts Gained Pace in 2015

January 22, 2016 LPS Initiative

Decentralization efforts, a key pillar of Morocco’s long-term growth drive, gained pace in 2015, the Oxford Business Group said in its 2015 report. The country is looking to transfer key powers and resources to local […]

Is Decentralization Good For Development?

January 19, 2016 LPS Initiative

Is decentralization good for development? This book, edited by Jean-Paul Faguet and Caroline Pöschl, offers insights and lessons that help us understand when the answer is ‘Yes’, and when it is ‘No’. It shows us how decentralization […]

How Not to Increase Participation in Local Government

January 15, 2016 LPS Alliance

Local governments benefit in many countries from nonelected committees that provide citizen input on important issues. Although these committees offer a valuable tool for policy makers, they suffer from low participation and tend to underrepresent […]

Citizens’ Blame of Politicians for Local Public Service Failure

January 15, 2016 LPS Alliance

Theories of blame suggest that contracting out public service delivery reduces citizens’ blame of politicians for service failure. The authors use an online experiment with 1,000 citizen participants to estimate the effects of information cues […]

Jordan: Royal Decree Ratifies Decentralisation Law

January 15, 2016 LPS Initiative

A Royal Decree was issued on Wednesday ratifying the 2015 decentralisation law, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. The law was ratified after being endorsed by the two Houses of Parliament. In November, the Lower […]

Disaster Risk Governance for Pacific Island Communities

January 13, 2016 LPS Initiative

This paper examines disaster risk governance for island case studies, focusing on Pacific Small Island Developing States (SIDS) before, during, and after disasters. The discussion demonstrates how demonstrates how non-governmental actions can support (or supplement) official disaster […]

Tunisia’s Fiscal Transparency Revolution: from Secrecy to Full Openness

January 11, 2016 LPS Initiative

“Transparency,” “good governance,” “access to information,” “citizen engagement,” and “inclusion,” have all been buzz words In Tunisia since its largely peaceful, political revolution in 2011. Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have since been trying hard to […]

Districts in Northern Ghana Commit to Deepen Local Governance

January 7, 2016 LPS Initiative

Six Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in Northern Ghana, have committed to improve information disclosure and accountability to citizens, in a bid to actively engage them in local governance decision-making process for speedy development. […]

Pakistan: Province and Providence

January 5, 2016 LPS Initiative

Each province is working in a silo with the result that conflicts and the blame game have marred the mid-term working of the respective governments. The end of 2015 also signifies the end of the […]

Kenya: Counties Win Case on Devolution of Roads

December 31, 2015 LPS Initiative

The government’s chief legal adviser has been given 90 days to gazette the transfer of the roads function to county governments, in a ruling seen to give devolution a lifeline. High Court judge Mumbi Ngugi […]