Since the early 2000s, Rwanda has pursued an ambitious decentralization reform aimed at promoting inclusive local governance, strengthening public service delivery, and deepening citizen participation ...

The Philippines is a country with a long-standing history of fiscal decentralization. Municipalities have been authorized, in principle, to access debt financing as far back as 1975. Despite ...

-- A coalition of civil society organizations, including women and youth groups, on Monday petitioned the Liberian government to halt a legislative effort to amend key provisions of the 2018 Local ...

The latest World Bank economic analysis for Malawi says fragmented, off-budget financing at the local level has led to uncoordinated planning and decision-making over service delivery There is a ...