Decentralization is among the most globally ubiquitous public sector reforms. In the past few
decades, many countries have taken formal steps to empower local governments, typically …

Considerable attention has been given to enhancing subnational development finance in
response to the 2008 global financial crisis and recent global development agendas …

Improved urban infrastructure is widely believed to be essential in facilitating economic
growth and in improving the lives of urban dwellers, both in developed and in developing …

The world development institutions commonly present'urban governance'as an antidote to
the so-called'urbanisation of poverty'and'parasitic urbanism'in Africa. Governance for Pro …

Nearly 15 years after embarking on its large‐scale decentralisation programme, Indonesia
has decided to extend its efforts to the village level. Decentralising to villages is intended to …

To what extent do voters hold local elected leaders accountable for public service delivery in
fiscally and politically decentralized environments, as theory suggests should be the case …

Local government proliferation—the creation of new local governments via the splitting of
administrative jurisdictions into smaller units—is a ubiquitous phenomenon in developing …

Progress in analysing the instrumental view of governance as an engine for growth, poverty
reduction, and inclusive development has been held back by the difficulty in framing …

Over the past two decades, the assignment of public responsibilities and functions to the
different levels of government has emerged as a key question not only in federal, but also in …

Decentralization has become a nearly universal feature of public sector reform in developing
countries, but it has unevenly met the often considerable and diverse expectations placed …