Community
Upcoming Course: Local Economic Development
Join us in The Hague for our course on Local Economic Development! […]
Local public service
Community
Upcoming Course: Fiscal Decentralisation & Local Finance
Join us in The Hague for our course on Fiscal Decentalisation & Local Finance! […]
Community
Upcoming Course: Inclusive Service Delivery & the SDGs
How can inclusive local service delivery contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? How can the different layers of government work together to ensure that basic services also reach marginalized people? And how can public […]
Africa
Making Devolution Work for Service Delivery in Kenya
Kenya adopted a new constitution and began the process of devolution in 2010, ceding many formerly national responsibilities to new county governments. As an institutional response to longstanding grievances, this radical restructuring of the Kenyan […]
Administrative decentralization
Are there economies of scale in local public service provision?
Economies of scale in public service delivery is an important concept in decentralization and localization: does the cost of public service delivery (per household or person) increase when services are delivered by smaller jurisdictions? If […]
Cities and urban development
What Keeps Cities in Asia and Africa from Effective Public Service Delivery?
Cities are widely regarded as engines of economic growth. Their ability to attract and retain talent and financial capital drives productivity and the well-being of societies. But cities across sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, two of […]
Asia
India (Kerala): A Model Groundwater Bill
It seeks to make groundwater a common pool resource, reduce its pollution and degradation, and protect ecosystems and their biological diversity. The Union Ministry of Water Resources has put up a Model Bill for Conservation, […]
Localization
Density and the Cost of Municipal Public Services in Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, and Mexico
Dense cities are a rational choice for the increasingly urban world, where concerns about environmental sustainability and urban sprawl are paramount (UN-Habitat, 2012). Among their many advantages, dense cities help preserve fertile rural lands, decrease […]
Asia
Study: Decentralization Effort in Indonesia Shows Need for Performance Incentives from Central Government
Performance-based Public Management Reforms: Experience and Emerging Lessons From Service Delivery Improvement in Indonesia, a case study by RTI International, examines service delivery pathways in Indonesia 15 years after President Suharto was swept from power […]
Asia
Decentralization and Role of School Development Committees in Public Schools in Sri Lanka
In this paper, Chandana Arachchi discusses the nature of the implementation of School Development Committees (SDC) in the government school sector in Sri Lanka. The Programme of School Improvement (PSI) is being implemented in Sri Lanka since […]