Local governance Archives – Page 5 of 8

The concept of personal income tax piggybacking

November 30, 2023 Marina Jandrevska

Subnational governments frequently struggle with a vertical fiscal gap, which occurs when there is a gap between the functions or expenditure responsibilities and the financial resources available to them. This vertical fiscal gap results in […]

Local government finance indicators in South-East Europe

November 20, 2023 Marina Jandrevska

Policymakers in South-East Europe rely on high-quality data and information for informed decisions, effective public policies, and resource management, but this data is either missing or difficult to access, hindering efficient resource management. To bridge […]

Annual Survey of India’s City-Systems (ASICS) 2023 Report

November 16, 2023 Limabenla Jamir

The Annual Survey of India’s City-Systems (ASICS) is a comprehensive diagnostic of the state of India’s city-systems – the complex, mostly-invisible factors (such as laws, policies, institutions, institutional processes) that underpin urban governance and strongly […]

Decentralized Governance: Crafting Effective Democracies Around the World

October 9, 2023 Limabenla Jamir

A new book edited by Jean-Paul Faguet and Sarmistha Pal, titled “Decentralised Governance: Crafting Effective Democracies Around the World,” brings together a new generation of political economy studies, blending theoretical insights with empirical innovation, including […]

LPSA Thematic Working Group on Local Democracy & Inclusive Governance – Open Meeting – October 2024

September 22, 2023 Limabenla Jamir

LPSA’s Thematic Working Group on Local Democracy, Inclusive Governance and Community-led Development aims to bring together government officials, policy practitioners, scholars, civil society organizations, and citizens who share an interest and expertise on local democracy, […]

Subnational government in the Western Balkans

September 1, 2023 Marina Jandrevska

Subnational governments play a significant role in ensuring good public governance. The way that they are organized and function has a direct impact on the economic and social well-being of citizens and public trust in […]

The Forum of Federations Handbook of Fiscal Federalism

August 20, 2023 Marina Jandrevska

Fiscal federalism is a critical area of study as it underpins almost all other facets of subnational governance. The overriding issue in fiscal federalism is referred to as the assignment problem, that is, the assignment […]

Upcoming Course: Local Economic Development

July 5, 2023 Laura Rincón

Join us in The Hague for our course on Local Economic Development!

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Upcoming Course: Fiscal Decentralisation & Local Finance

July 3, 2023 Laura Rincón

Join us in The Hague for our course on Fiscal Decentalisation & Local Finance!

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Explainer: What is a local government and why does it matter?

May 9, 2023 LPS Alliance

Decentralization (or devolution, to be more precise) is sometimes defined as “the transfer of power, authority, and resources from the central government to local governments”. In other cases, decentralization has been defined as “the empowerment […]