Fiscal Decentralization Archives – Page 6 of 7

Local government finances during the “Great Recession”

March 26, 2018 LPS Alliance

This report–written by Professor Harold (Hal) Wolman for the German Marshall Fund of the United States –examines how national government policy, and particularly national grant systems, affected local governments during the “Great Recession” and its […]

Institutions of Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations: Challenges Ahead

February 21, 2017 Jamie Boex

Intergovernmental fiscal institutions are the overarching framework for relations across government levels. They comprise the constitutional set up of a country; the division of power between government levels; the prevalence of fiscal rules across government […]

Does Fiscal Decentralisation Foster Regional Convergence?

October 6, 2016 LPS Initiative

Across the OECD, GDP per capita is converging. In contrast, regional disparities – or differences in GDP per capita across jurisdictions – are rising, mainly as a result of widening productivity differences. Fiscal decentralisation could […]

When Are Federations More Unequal?

February 3, 2016 LPS Alliance

Why do some countries redistribute more to poorer regions than others? This paper explores which factors explain variation in the degree of interregional redistribution among countries between 1983 and 2010. The main argument is that […]

Decentralizing Revenue in Latin America: Why and How

December 2, 2015 LPS Initiative

Latin American countries have made great strides in increasing total revenue. The biggest challenge they face, however, is reforming tax institutions and rules. The importance of taxation as a development tool cannot be emphasized enough, […]

State and Local Governments: Why They Matter and How to Finance Them

October 26, 2015 LPS Initiative

State and local government fiscal systems have increasingly become vulnerable to economic changes. Over the past three decades, state and local deficits during economic recession have been larger and deeper each time. The impact […]

Public financial management in decentralized and decentralizing environments

October 14, 2015 LPS Alliance

Public financial management (PFM)—-the science and art of budgeting, spending, and accounting for public funds—-is among the most fundamental elements of public sector reform. PFM not only helps to ensure that there are clear rules […]

Nepal passes new Federal Constitution

September 20, 2015 LPS Alliance

Nepal’s Constituent Assembly on Wednesday (September 16, 2015) overwhelmingly approved a new constitution after seven years of painstaking efforts and deliberations, splitting the country into seven federal provinces. Constituent Assembly Chairman Subash Nemwang announced the […]

Bangladesh Cabinet Approves Devolution of Government Salaries

September 7, 2015 Jamie Boex

Although Bangladesh is widely regarded as one of the most centralized countries in the world, a sea-change is about to take place in the role of local governments in Bangladesh. On August 31, 2015, Cabinet […]

The Hague Academy: Fiscal Decentralization and Local Finance Course

August 29, 2015 LPS Alliance

The way public finances are organized in a country forms the basis for how local authorities run their activities in cities, towns and villages. While national governments have the responsibility to design and supervise a […]