Local government structure Archives

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 […]

Local Elections, State Capture, and Development in Nigeria

February 14, 2020 LPS Alliance

Local government councils elections in Nigeria are supposed to be held regularly in the 774 local government areas of Nigeria stipulated by the 1999 constitution. However, they are under the organisational lead of the state […]

The politics of local government restructuring in Nepal

August 24, 2016 LPS Alliance

The Kathmandu Post reports that lawmakers in Nepal have objected to the Local Body Restructuring Commission (LBRC)’s proposal to carve out 565 local units across the country as part of the local body restructuring, saying […]

Fragmented governance and local service delivery in Malawi

July 31, 2015 LPS Alliance

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 […]