Timor-Leste Archives – Decentralization Net

Re-imagining decentralization policy in Timor-Leste

June 1, 2023 LPS Alliance

Decentralization is not new in Timor-Leste. During the Indonesian occupation (1975-1999), selected socio-economic decision-making functions were devolved to local municipal governments. Municipal assemblies known then as Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat or DPR, functioned both at provincial […]

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 […]

A Comparative Review of Village Governance in Cambodia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the Philippines

July 22, 2015 LPS Alliance

Although villages are rarely the local government level that is assigned the responsibility for delivering key local services (such as education or health services), village governments nonetheless play an important role in the local government […]