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Two Decades of Fiscal Decentralization Implementation in Indonesia

January 11, 2023 LPSAManager

Fiscal decentralization in Indonesia has come a long way in the past two decades. The milestone for implementing fiscal decentralization in Indonesia began with the establishment of Law Number 22 of 1999 on Regional Government […]

Africa

Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers in Kenya: An Empirical Analysis

November 7, 2022 LPSAManager

In a devolved country, adequate and timely intergovernmental financial transfers are often critical to the ability of subnational governments to operate effectively and deliver public services. A well-designed intergovernmental transfer system, when accompanied with sufficient […]

Decentralization

Options for a Reform of the Mexican Intergovernmental Transfer System

October 4, 2022 LPSAManager

A recent study by Teresa Ter-Minassian and Andrés Muñoz Miranda published by the Inter-American Development Bank aims at providing an overview of international experiences with the design and reform of intergovernmental transfers, especially in large […]

Africa

Investigating the Diffusion of Fiscal Grants in Benin

August 21, 2022 LPSAManager

Decentralization and devolution of the public sector have been at the center stage of national policy agendas in many African countries in the past decades. Despite this trend, sub-national governments continue to rely on top-down fiscal transfers […]

Community

OECD Fiscal Federalism 2022 – Making Decentralization Work

January 10, 2022 LPSAManager

Fiscal federalism refers to the distribution of taxation and spending powers across levels of government, and is the focus of the OECD’s Network on Fiscal Relations across Levels of Government. Through decentralization, governments can bring public services […]

Fiscal Decentralization

Mainstreaming Performance Based Financing into the Government Budget

November 6, 2021 LPS Alliance

Performance based financing (PBF) initiatives in the health sector have been introduced in a wide range of countries. They reward hospitals or health facilities, against the delivery of services adjusted for quality. This was in […]

Fiscal Decentralization

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 […]

Asia

Is the Mandanas ruling an opportunity to reform local government system in the Philippines?

July 22, 2021 LPS Alliance

After three decades of decentralization, Philippine local government units (LGUs) still face challenges in delivering basic services devolved to them with the passing of the Local Government Code of 1991. Despite of the enactment of […]

Decentralization

Voluntary Amalgamation, Inter-Municipal Cooperation and Fiscal Incentives in Ukraine

May 25, 2021 LPS Alliance

Ukraine provides a unique insight into the decentralization and local government reform programs that were a centerpiece of the democratic transition from the former Soviet system. It was one of the very last countries in […]

Asia

India’s Fifteenth Finance Commission releases its recommendations for 2021/22 to 2025/26

March 5, 2021 LPS Alliance

An important institutional feature of India’s system of intergovernmental fiscal relations is the role of Finance Commission. As per the Constitution, a Finance Commission is constituted by the President every five years to guide the […]

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