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African School on Decentralisation 2025

May 21, 2025 Jacqueline Muthura

ASD Applications for 2025 are open! Course Description The theme for the Fifth African School on Decentralisation (ASD) is ‘Decentralisation and Finances’. The 2025 ASD will focus on how decentralization governance in Africa is financed, […]

Administrative decentralization

Exploring Public Employment Trends and Policy Implications in OECD and EU Countries

March 22, 2025 Marina Jandrevska

Subnational governments play a critical role in the provision of public services and infrastructure across OECD and EU nations. These entities are responsible for a significant proportion of public-sector employment, highlighting their importance in the […]

Decentralization

Going Granular: Transforming Regional and Municipal Fiscal Data for Policy Innovation

February 11, 2025 Marina Jandrevska

Fiscal data at the regional and municipal levels is essential for effective governance. However, its limited availability, inconsistent formats, and lack of comparability across countries have historically impeded thorough analysis. To address this gap, the […]

LPSA Updates

LPSA Thematic Working Group on Subnational Finance – Open Meeting – February 2025

February 5, 2025 Marina Jandrevska

The 6th open meeting of LPSA’s Thematic Working Group on Subnational Finance was held on February 5, 2025. The session, moderated by Dr Titilola Akindeinde, Executive Director of the Local Government Revenue Initiative (LoGRI) and […]

LPSA Updates

LPSA Thematic Working Group on Subnational Finance – Open Meeting – October 2024

October 9, 2024 Marina Jandrevska

The 5th open meeting of LPSA’s Thematic Working Group on Subnational Finance took place on October 9, 2024, (9:00 EDT/ 14:00 BST/ 15:00 CEST). Moderated by Elton Stafa, NALAS Fiscal Decentralization Expert and Co-Chair of the working […]

Administrative decentralization

Strengthening evidence and data on subnational government finance and public employment

October 5, 2024 Marina Jandrevska

Local governments are well-positioned to play an important role in inclusive governance and sustainable, localized development in countries around the world. Although legislation often assigns important functional responsibilities to subnational governments, it is much less […]

Decentralization

Fiscal Decentralization Indicators for South-East Europe

September 22, 2024 Marina Jandrevska

The ninth edition of the NALAS fiscal decentralization report comprehensively examines the development of local finance in South-East Europe (SEE) from 2006 to 2021. It delves into recent regulatory changes and compares the performance of […]

LPSA Updates

LPSA Thematic Working Group on Subnational Finance – Open Meeting – September 2025

September 18, 2024 Marina Jandrevska

LPSA’s Thematic Working Group (TWG) on Subnational Finance aims to bring together government officials, policy practitioners, scholars, civil society organizations, and citizens who share an interest and expertise on fiscal decentralization, multilevel government finance, intergovernmental […]

Decentralization

Overview of Balanced Regional Development and Fiscal Decentralization

April 14, 2024 Marina Jandrevska

Fiscal decentralization and balanced regional development are closely related policy objectives: when making policies for one of these objectives, it is important to take into account the impact on the other policy area as well. […]

Asia

The Political Economy of Redistribution in Indonesia

March 24, 2024 Marina Jandrevska

Political patronage involves politicians providing benefits or resources in exchange for political support or loyalty. Favoritism, particularly in intergovernmental fiscal transfers, can lead to unequal access to resources and perpetuate inequalities. To combat this, policymakers […]

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