Rural Development Archives – Decentralization Net

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[ December 5, 2022 ] Decentralization, Local Governance, and Localizing the SDGs in Asia and the Pacific ADB
[ December 3, 2022 ] Upcoming Course: Inclusive Service Delivery & the SDGs Community
[ November 30, 2022 ] Global Observatory and Local Democracy and Decentralization Report 2022 Cities and urban services
[ November 16, 2022 ] Territorial-Administrative Reform in the Republic of Moldova Decentralization
[ November 9, 2022 ] Improving Effective Coverage in Health: Do Financial Incentives Work? Health

Decentralisation and Rural Development in Timor-Leste

February 26, 2016 LPS Initiative

Timor-Leste’s new Prime Minister, Rui Araujo, has inherited a policy of decentralising the nation’s governance. Given capacity issues, this process is unlikely to bring broader-based rural development to Timor-Leste in the short term. But, if […]

What drives decentralization in Malawi: poverty alleviation or politics?

July 31, 2015 LPS Alliance

One of the arguments made in support of decentralization is that by involving local governments, decentralized programs may be better able to target the beneficiaries for pro-poor government programs. A recent World Bank Working Paper […]