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Climate Governance and Federalism

May 28, 2023 LPS Alliance

Climate change poses one of the greatest challenges of our time, demanding urgent action and global cooperation. As nations grapple with the complexities of climate governance, the role of federal systems becomes a topic of […]

China

The Rise and Fall of Local Elections in China

September 21, 2022 LPSAManager

It has long been observed that many autocracies run national elections, and several theories have been proposed to explain this regularity. The main thrust of these theories is that elections cement the regime’s grip on […]

Education

The role of intergovernmental fiscal transfers in improving education outcomes

August 27, 2021 LPS Alliance

Access to schooling in developing countries has increased rapidly over the last 20 years with many more children, and particularly poor children, starting earlier and staying in school for longer than ever before. These improvements […]

Asia

Deepening Decentralization within Centrally Led States: The Direction of Local Governance Reforms in Southeast Asia

August 24, 2021 LPS Alliance

While the countries of Southeast Asia are a heterogeneous bunch, a common element among them has been the emerging importance of decentralized governance. A flagship 2005 World Bank report–East Asia Decentralizes, Making Local Government Work–identified […]

Asia

Decentralized Governance and Empowerment of County Governments in China

July 4, 2018 LPS Alliance

Decentralized economic development initiatives empowering local governments have gained currency in both developed and developing contexts. The empowerment of county governments in China is a case in point. This study uses difference-in-differences (DID) and the […]

Fiscal Decentralization

The Fiscal Risk of Local Government Revenue in the People’s Republic of China

July 27, 2016 LPS Initiative

Since the Tax Sharing Reform in 1994, the local government revenue of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has faced downward risk problems. This paper reviews the fiscal and taxation reforms in the central and local […]

Decentralization

Subnational Debt Management and Restructuring: Lessons from International Experience

January 28, 2016 LPS Initiative

In the aftermath of the global financial crisis, policymakers around the world are focusing once again on government debt sustainability. In China, subnational government debt is an important part of total government debt, and therefore […]

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