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Announcing the winner of the Global Outstanding Decentralization Paper Award

March 18, 2023 LPSAManager

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, in 2021/22, the Alliance offered a number of awards for […]

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University of Toronto launches Local Government Revenue Initiative (LoGRI)

October 8, 2022 LPS Alliance

Cities in the Global South are growing rapidly and need to generate more revenue to fund critical public services. Yet revenue-raising efforts by local governments – and property taxes in particular – are frequently ineffective, […]

Webinar: Kenya – the biggest bang: key success factors and challenges going forward

September 11, 2022 LPSAManager

The 2010 Constitution provided a remarkable opportunity to fundamentally change the relationship between government and citizens in Kenya. The Constitution enabled a shift from centralized to decentralized and from “top-down” to “bottom-up” in a way […]

Webinar: Decentralization and localization in Sub-Saharan Africa: localizing climate adaptation and mitigation

September 11, 2022 LPSAManager

The global climate crisis has become one of the major obstacles to the world’s sustainable development, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. In fact, vulnerable communities and people are bearing the worst consequences of climate variability and […]

Webinar: Is decentralization a road to peace in Africa?

September 11, 2022 LPSAManager

Is decentralization a road to peace in Africa? What is the role of decentralization and local governance in reducing or preventing conflicts? There are several important and interesting questions to ask in relation to this […]

Webinar: Decentralization and cities in Sub-Saharan Africa

September 11, 2022 LPSAManager

Countries in Africa are rapidly urbanizing, with cities functioning not only as the engines of economic growth but also as spaces for social transformation. In order to ensure that city governments promote resilience and sustainable […]

Webinar: Decentralization and localization in Sub-Saharan Africa: implications for PFM and service delivery

September 11, 2022 LPSAManager

While the crucial role of PFM in efficient, effective and equitable service delivery is widely acknowledged, the direct link between PFM reforms and improved service delivery outcomes has proven difficult to demonstrate in practice. This […]

Webinar: Decentralization and localization in Sub-Saharan Africa: trends in Francophone Africa

September 11, 2022 LPSAManager

Decentralization in many countries in Francophone Africa find their roots in the French administrative system. However, France itself has evolved considerably over the past fifty years towards a more decentralized system based on devolution. How […]

Webinar: The quest for decentralization and inclusive development in Sub-Saharan Africa

September 11, 2022 LPSAManager

There is a lot of energy behind inclusive, community-led development and people’s empowerment in Africa. This energy is unlikely to result in inclusive development unless the public sector organizes itself in a decentralized manner, in […]

Webinar: Decentralization and localization in Sub-Saharan Africa: “The big five”

September 11, 2022 LPSAManager

Over half of the population of Sub-Saharan Africa lives in five countries. As such, decentralization in these five federal and quasi-federal countries plays a critical role in determining progress on inclusive development in these countries […]

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