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2022 Subnational Government GovTech Maturity Index (GTMI) Survey

April 24, 2022 LPSAManager

Governments have been using technology to modernize the public sector for decades. The World Bank Group (WBG) launched the GovTech Initiative in 2019 to support the latest generation of these reforms. GovTech is a whole-of-government approach to […]

Knowledge sharing on decentralization and local development in the MENA Region: A recap

April 19, 2022 LPSAManager

As part of the global webinar series on decentralization and local development around the world, the Local Public Sector Alliance (LPSA) hosted the ”Decentralization and Local Development in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) […]

Making Devolution Work for Service Delivery in Kenya

April 10, 2022 LPSAManager

Kenya adopted a new constitution and began the process of devolution in 2010, ceding many formerly national responsibilities to new county governments. As an institutional response to longstanding grievances, this radical restructuring of the Kenyan […]

Intergovernmental Fiscal Architecture Study – Cambodia

March 30, 2022 LPSAManager

The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) has made a strong commitment to strengthening public service delivery through three interrelated public sector reform initiatives: Public Financial Management Reform Program (PFMRP), National Program for Public Administration Reform […]

Revisiting Spatially Targeted Policies for Regional Development

March 17, 2022 LPSAManager

Place matters for productivity and prosperity. More and more people are choosing to live in cities. They offer better opportunities, better services, and sanctuary from conflict and the effects of climate change influences. Yet large […]

The role of subnational governments in combating climate change

February 28, 2022 LPSAManager

Mobilizing all levels of government has long been recognized as a vital tool in climate action. Yet even though the theory of fiscal federalism provides clear guidelines on designing intergovernmental cooperation, many countries around the world […]

A Guide to the Compilation of Subnational Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs)

February 8, 2022 LPSAManager

It is well recognized that in many countries there can be variation in price levels across different areas within the country (states, regions, provinces, etc.). Policymakers and researchers interested in the nature of subnational development […]

World Bank: Local Governments Step Up to Support the Most Vulnerable During COVID-19 in Nepal

September 23, 2021 LPS Alliance

Meghiya Musahar, 45, from Kawasoti Municipality in Nepal’s Gandaki Province used to work as a daily wage earner at different temporary jobs, including construction work. Soon after the COVID-19 pandemic hit Nepal in March 2020, […]

The role of intergovernmental fiscal transfers in improving education outcomes

August 27, 2021 LPS Alliance

Access to schooling in developing countries has increased rapidly over the last 20 years with many more children, and particularly poor children, starting earlier and staying in school for longer than ever before. These improvements […]

Global Webinar Series: Decentralization and Local Development in Asia

August 14, 2021 LPS Alliance

Effective decentralization and localization form an important precondition for resilient, inclusive, sustainable, equitable and efficient development around the world. The Local Public Sector Alliance is an alliance of advocates for more inclusive and effective decentralization […]