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Is there an economic payoff from creating new local governments? Evidence from Brazil

July 11, 2026 Limabenla Jamir
Changing local political boundaries by splitting local governments to create more localized governance is a common, yet contested reform pursued worldwide. Proponents argue smaller local government units can improve services, boost local economic activity, tailor […]
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The role of Provincial Councils in Afghanistan

August 3, 2015 LPS Alliance
Since they were elected for the first time in 2005, Afghanistan’s Provincial Councils (PCs) have been suffering from ill-defined and, its members think, too little authority. Those elected to the councils ten years ago found […]

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