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[ October 11, 2026 ] Nepal’s federalism at ten: Strong foundations, but unfinished reforms Asia
[ September 29, 2026 ] Making Inter-Municipal Cooperation Work Decentralization
[ September 28, 2026 ] Nominations for LPSA Asia Expert Working Group Co-Chairs – Now Open Community
[ August 28, 2026 ] When decentralized finance meets political incentives Decentralization
[ August 18, 2026 ] Analyzing the Territorial Approach to Local Development through a Development Ethics Lens Decentralization

Global democracy trumped? 25 years of autocratization

May 22, 2025 Jamie Boex

Decentralization can be thought of as reforms that seek to achieve the empowerment of people through the empowerment of local governments. This presumes, however, that governments—at all levels—adhere to a degree of representative democracy (as […]

Webinar: Local governance indicators – what is the global state of knowledge?

September 19, 2022 LPSAManager

As part of its global webinar series on Elevating the Decentralization Debate, which seeks to bring together scholars and practitioners on issues related to decentralization, multilevel governance, and localized development, the Local Public Sector Alliance—in […]