Decentralization reform Archives – Page 2 of 5

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 […]

Ghana: The (rebirth of the) decentralist

May 8, 2023 LPS Alliance

Few would disagree that decentralization is an alternative development strategy as evidence abound the world over, especially in emerging markets on the ability of decentralization to bring governance closer to the doorsteps of the people, […]

The Latest Roadblock for Federal Nepal: Civil Service Reform

September 24, 2022 LPSAManager

Seven years after Nepal replaced its unitary government with a three-tier federal system, its civil service is stuck in limbo. The fractious national government has been unable to agree on new federal civil service legislation […]

Local Government Performance Management in Uzbekistan

September 3, 2022 LPSAManager

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) released a policy paper which contextualizes the local government performance measurement framework (LGPMF) for Uzbekistan, and provides a starting point for the development of performance indicators and the creation […]

Upcoming DeLoG Webinar: Who Does What? Functional Assignment Challenges and How to Address Them

May 11, 2022 Susanna Fazio

The Development Partners Network on Decentralisation & Local Governance (DeLoG) cordially invites you to participate to this upcoming webinar on functional assignment. During the webinar, we will discuss how to effectively assign functional responsibilities in multilevel governance systems. […]

Decentralization and Regionalization in Portugal: What Reform Scenarios?

May 19, 2021 LPS Alliance

Overview At first glance, the Portuguese model of multilevel governance does not seem to differ much from the systems practiced in most other countries. However, Portuguese municipalities, parishes (freguesias) and intermunicipal co-operative units, which currently […]