Local governance Archives – Page 5 of 8

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 […]

DCID’s Fiscal Decentralization Course 2023

March 14, 2023 LPSAManager

After having being put on hold for several years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Duke University’s Center for International Development (DCID) has relaunched its in-person executive education training program on Fiscal Decentralization and Local Government […]

Decentralization, Local Governance, and Localizing the SDGs in Asia and the Pacific

December 5, 2022 LPSAManager

Since its adoption in 2015, the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development has shaped not only international development cooperation but also the design of national trajectories for social and economic development. In tandem with other global […]

Territorial-Administrative Reform in the Republic of Moldova

November 16, 2022 LPSAManager

In November 2022, the government of the Republic of Moldova, together with the Local Public Sector Alliance and UNDP organized an expert forum entitled “Territorial-Administrative Reform in the Republic of Moldova: National Proposals and Global […]