LoGICA Framework Archives – Decentralization Net

Identifying the nature of subnational governance institutions

January 3, 2024 LPS Alliance

As the old joke goes, if all the economists in the world were laid end to end, they would not reach a conclusion. Likewise, if you were to ask a lawyer, an economist, and a […]

The revised version of the LoGICA Framework is now available

October 2, 2022 LPS Alliance

In June 2022, the Local Public Sector announced that it would review and revise the Local Governance Institutions Comparative Assessment (LoGICA) Framework. Having received extensive feedback from researchers and practitioners alike over the past few […]

How empowered are local officials to manage local affairs and serve their constituents?

August 2, 2022 LPS Alliance

Local governments are not all the same. In fact, local governance institutions in different countries may be quite different in terms of their functional responsibilities; their political powers and arrangements; their administrative powers and arrangements; […]

Assessing subnational governance institutions around the world: updating the LoGICA Framework

June 8, 2022 LPS Alliance

In countries around the world, subnational governments and other local public sector entities are responsible for delivering the public services that people rely on day-to-day: schools for their children, public health services, access to clean […]

Local Governance Institutions Comparative Assessment Framework

May 26, 2015 LPS Alliance

The Local Governance Institutions Comparative Assessment (LoGICA) Framework analyzes the local and intergovernmental systems, processes and institutions that contribute to effective local governance and localized service delivery performance: LoGICA Framework (PDF; 1.56 MB) LoGICA Score Card template (Excel; […]