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Property Taxes versus PIT Sharing

November 25, 2024 Marina Jandrevska
One of the main debates among the countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is to identify the primary source of local government revenues that is sufficient for the local governments to fulfill the functions […]
Africa

Elevating the Debate and Catalyzing Action: Towards a Pan African Network of Decentralization Advocates

October 1, 2024 Jacqueline Muthura
On October 22, 2024, the African School of Decentralization, in collaboration with the LPSA Sub-Saharan Africa Working Group, the Dullah Omar Institute at the University of the Western Cape, and the Centre for Federalism and […]
Asia

Decentralized Participatory Governance in Karnataka’s Cities

September 26, 2024 Limabenla Jamir
The competitiveness of cities—and ultimately, the economic competitiveness of countries—depends on cities being able to attract and retain highly productive industries and highly productive workers. In turn, ensuring the quality of life in cities and […]
Decentralization

Overview of Balanced Regional Development and Fiscal Decentralization

April 14, 2024 Marina Jandrevska
Fiscal decentralization and balanced regional development are closely related policy objectives: when making policies for one of these objectives, it is important to take into account the impact on the other policy area as well. […]
Asia

The Political Economy of Redistribution in Indonesia

March 24, 2024 Marina Jandrevska
Political patronage involves politicians providing benefits or resources in exchange for political support or loyalty. Favoritism, particularly in intergovernmental fiscal transfers, can lead to unequal access to resources and perpetuate inequalities. To combat this, policymakers […]
Decentralization

Fiscal decentralization and the Efficiency of Local Governments in Central and Eastern Europe

January 21, 2024 Marina Jandrevska
Public Administration, Governance and Globalization (PAGG) is a series of publications aimed at advancing knowledge and understanding about public, nonprofit, private and nongovernmental organizations and institutions. The series covers governance, administration and management at local, […]
ADB

Multi-level governance and subnational finance in Asia and the Pacific

December 7, 2023 Limabenla Jamir
In a comprehensive report titled “Multi-level Governance and Subnational Finance in Asia and the Pacific,” the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities (CFE) delves into a detailed regional analysis. This study is based […]
Fiscal Decentralization

The concept of personal income tax piggybacking

November 30, 2023 Marina Jandrevska
Subnational governments frequently struggle with a vertical fiscal gap, which occurs when there is a gap between the functions or expenditure responsibilities and the financial resources available to them. This vertical fiscal gap results in […]
Community

Upcoming Course: Fiscal Decentralisation & Local Finance

July 3, 2023 Laura Rincón
Join us in The Hague for our course on Fiscal Decentalisation & Local Finance!

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Decentralization

It’s about time we reform local government. Or is it?

June 25, 2023 LPS Alliance
The British satire show Yes Minister, popular in the early 1980s, was unique in its display of the inner-workings of government. In the short clip below, Sir Humphrey Appleby (the Permanent Secretary for the Ministry […]

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