Local autonomy is a highly valued feature of good governance. The continuous attempts of many countries to strengthen the autonomy of local government shows the importance given to decentralization and reinforcing competences at the lowest […]
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. […]
Countries differ with respect to the functions or competencies assigned to subnational governments, and with respect to the share of public spending being done by subnational governments. In addition, however, countries may differ with respect […]
Somalia is emerging from decades of conflict, with the signing of the Provisional Constitution in 2012 paving the way toward a political settlement. Whereas the Provisional Constitution defines the boundaries of Somalia based on the […]
This paper investigates the effects of political (mis)alignment on public service delivery when mandates are shared between state and local governments. As argued by Oates (1972) long ago, when local administrations are not pressured to […]
During a research trip to Malawi in 2012, a senior government official commented that nearly two decades after the government had renewed its commitment to democratic decentralisation, the working of local government in Malawi was […]
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