Economic growth Archives – Decentralization Net

Territorial income differences and dynamics within Latin American countries

October 7, 2025 LPS Alliance

For decades, Latin America has been characterized by deep territorial disparities in income and productivity. Stark divides between leading metropolitan regions and lagging rural areas have shaped economic opportunity, social cohesion, and politics. A recent […]

Fiscal decentralization and economic growth in African and OECD countries

July 28, 2025 LPS Alliance

It is no secret that there is a strong correlation between a country’s level of development and its degree of (fiscal) decentralization. After all, many OECD countries are quite highly devolved, whereas many non-OECD countries […]

The nexus between revenue decentralization reforms and economic growth

September 16, 2024 LPS Alliance

Revenue decentralization represents a framework that facilitates enhanced fiscal autonomy for subnational governments, thereby enabling the tailoring of services to meet local needs and potentially fostering economic growth. In Kenya, the ratification of the 2010 […]

Upcoming Course: Local Economic Development

July 5, 2023 Laura Rincón

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The spatial and economic impact of fiscal equalization in Germany

November 1, 2021 LPS Alliance

Many countries conduct spatial development policies targeted at economically lagging regions within their territory. Place-based policies often take the form of discretionary spending by higher-order government layers, such as the federal level, to subsidize investment […]

What is the impact of fiscal decentralization on economic growth?

July 30, 2021 LPS Initiative

Fiscal decentralization is a complex challenge for developed countries with mature fiscal federalism processes. The fiscal decentralization challenge is even greater for developing countries, which often face considerable capacity constraints hurdles in implementing more decentralized […]