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[ May 20, 2026 ] Local Governance for Children: Beyond Administrative Reform Europe & Central Asia
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Remembering Richard Bird (1938-2021)

June 14, 2021 LPS Alliance

With the passing of Richard Bird last week, the world of public finance scholarship lost one of its giants. A prolific researcher, his writings on public finance in low and middle income countries surely reached […]

Fiscal Decentralization and Local Finance in Developing Countries: Development from Below

May 17, 2018 LPS Alliance

As experience with decentralization has accumulated, perceptions of both the problems that often accompany decentralization and the best ways to deal with them have evolved. This book draws on experiences in developing countries to bridge […]