The Paris Collaborative on Green Budgeting, established in 2017 with the OECD serving as the Secretariat, aims to design new, innovative tools for national and subnational governments to better align national expenditure and revenue processes […]
Join OECD and UCLG for the launch of the Third Edition of the OECD-UCLG World Observatory on Subnational Government Finance and Investment (SNG-WOFI)! This hybrid conference will take place on October 24, 2022, at the […]
Local autonomy is a highly valued feature of good governance. The continuous attempts of many countries to strengthen the autonomy of local government shows the importance given to decentralization and reinforcing competences at the lowest […]
Regions and cities play a key financial role in the carbon-neutral transition and the global response to climate change. This is, in large part, due to their jurisdiction over crucial adaptation and mitigation-relevant policy areas […]
Fiscal federalism refers to the distribution of taxation and spending powers across levels of government, and is the focus of the OECD’s Network on Fiscal Relations across Levels of Government. Through decentralization, governments can bring public services […]
Local governments have opportunities to pursue entrepreneurial activities that take advantage of the assets they have to create more value for the community and financially strengthen the local government. Innovation, along with efficient execution of […]
In OECD countries, local governments not only play an essential role in public services provision, but also represent 41% of general government public investment. This is the focus of a recent OECD study. The function […]
Overview At first glance, the Portuguese model of multilevel governance does not seem to differ much from the systems practiced in most other countries. However, Portuguese municipalities, parishes (freguesias) and intermunicipal co-operative units, which currently […]
OECD Network on Fiscal Relations — Annual Meeting 2021: November 22-23, 2021. The OECD Network on Fiscal Relations is one of the premier international bodies devoted to improving fiscal relations across levels of government; follows […]
Even though decentralization reforms are something commonly associated with developing and transition countries, even industrialized countries with a long tradition of democratic practice must from time to time assess their intergovernmental relations and local governance […]
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