The role that decentralization plays in public sector management around the world is evolving. Whereas decentralization has traditionally been pursued in countries as a governance reform to increase political competition and to bring the public […]
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 […]
How can inclusive local service delivery contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? How can the different layers of government work together to ensure that basic services also reach marginalized people? And how can public […]
Decentralization, effective intergovernmental relations and good subnational governance are pursued by countries around the world. However, nearly two-thirds of the world’s population–over 5 billion people–live in the fifteen largest, most populous countries in the world. […]
Accountability is at the heart of the democratic enterprise. One commonly touted benefit of decentralization is that it promotes this accountability by allowing sub-national governments to target fiscal policy more precisely to the varying preferences […]
Around the world, there are major failings in the provision of core public services. PFM is expected to play a crucial role in the implementation of national and sectoral policies and ensuring more effective and […]
This paper analyzes the impacts of fiscal decentralization on the efficiency of public service delivery. It contributes to existing studies by focusing explicitly on the efficiency of public service delivery instead of the policy outcome. […]
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