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Intergovernmental Transfers in Federations

November 2, 2020 LPS Alliance

In a multi-level government system, the assignment of roles and responsibilities and institutional legacies between the federal and the subnational governments often create imbalances. A common challenges is a primary vertical fiscal imbalance, which is […]

Decentralization and levels of corruption in Africa

April 11, 2019 LPS Alliance

Decentralization has gained prominence in Africa in recent years. In various jurisdictions, its success or failures have however been associated with instances of corruption to varied scales. This paper therefore discusses the extent to which […]

Lessons for Effective Fiscal Decentralization in Sub-Saharan Africa

July 7, 2018 LPS Alliance

Fiscal decentralization is becoming a pressing issue in a number of countries in sub-Saharan Africa, reflecting demands for a greater local voice in spending decisions and efforts to strengthen social cohesion. Against this backdrop, this […]

Decentralized Delivery of Water and Sanitation Services

March 20, 2018 LPS Alliance

An important aspect of water and sanitation service provision is the fact that access to water and sanitation is, by its nature, provided at the lowest level of the public sector. As such, regardless of […]

South Africa: Treasury Launches Open Local Government Financial Data Portal – ‘Municipal Money’

November 7, 2016 LPS Initiative

PRESS RELEASE National Treasury is proud to launch “Municipal Money“, an open local government budget data portal which provides citizens and other stakeholders with access to comparable, verified information on the financial performance of each […]

South Africans Vote in Municipal Elections

August 4, 2016 LPS Initiative

The polls officially opened yesterday (August 3, 2016) in South Africa as the country voted in what could be one of its most pivotal elections in years. The African National Congress (ANC), the party of […]

Africities 2015: South Africa Tops List of African Decentralization

December 23, 2015 LPS Initiative

South Africa tops the list of the most advanced African countries in terms of decentralization and local governance, according to the latest report of United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLGA). Liberia ranks last […]

Comparative Assessment of Decentralization in Africa

December 10, 2015 LPS Initiative

Decentralization has advanced considerably in Africa in the last two decades. Since 1990, many African central governments have initiated or deepened processes to transfer authority, power, responsibilities, and resources to sub-national levels. To examine the […]

African State Governance: Subnational Politics and National Power

August 26, 2015 LPS Alliance

This book offers a comprehensive picture of state and local legislative politics in Africa and a detailed examination of formal and informal political authority in the continent’s states, provinces and counties. It considers the pace […]