Municipal finance Archives – Decentralization Net

Unlocking Municipal Finance for African Cities

June 14, 2025 Marina Jandrevska

African cities are vital areas that require well-funded infrastructure and services to be livable, sustainable, and productive. However, financing urban development is a complex issue. A recent working paper by the African Cities Research Consortium […]

Unlocking Subnational Finance

May 11, 2025 Marina Jandrevska

Municipalities in low- and middle-income countries (L&MICs) face financing needs that far exceed available resources. Urban infrastructure investment in L&MICs requires 2 to 4 percent of their combined GDP annually, yet current investment flows cover […]

The Potential for Property Taxes and Relationship to Homeownership In EU Countries

April 23, 2025 Marina Jandrevska

Fiscal decentralization plays a critical role in enhancing the efficiency and equity of public service delivery, as well as strengthening overall fiscal management. Recognizing this, the OECD Network on Fiscal Relations Across Levels of Government—commonly […]

Municipal Finance in Canada: Reflections and Thoughts for the Future

February 3, 2025 Limabenla Jamir

“Budget bailout needed once again” could be a headline in a Toronto newspaper today. It is actually from the Toronto Star, December 8, 2004, around the time IMFG was founded. The story notes that Toronto’s budget […]

Fiscal decentralization and the Efficiency of Local Governments in Central and Eastern Europe

January 21, 2024 Marina Jandrevska

Public Administration, Governance and Globalization (PAGG) is a series of publications aimed at advancing knowledge and understanding about public, nonprofit, private and nongovernmental organizations and institutions. The series covers governance, administration and management at local, […]

Municipal finance in the Netherlands and Worldwide

December 13, 2023 Marina Jandrevska

VNG International is the International Cooperation Agency of the Association of Netherlands Municipalities, rooted in a long history of local democracy and local government. The organization’s mission is to strengthen democratic local government in developing […]

Municipal finance

Unlocking Municipal Finance for African Cities

Unlocking Subnational Finance

The Potential for Property Taxes and Relationship to Homeownership In EU Countries

Municipal Finance in Canada: Reflections and Thoughts for the Future

Fiscal decentralization and the Efficiency of Local Governments in Central and Eastern Europe

Municipal finance in the Netherlands and Worldwide

High-Level Policy Dialogue on the Malaga Global Coalition for Municipal Finance

Local Government in Albania

Fiscal Decentralization in India