This article looks at whether the District Development Fund program has positively affected the capacity of local authorities to deliver prioritized local public services in the Lao People Democratic Republic.
Fiscal decentralisation, the devolution of taxing and spending powers to lower levels of government, has become important to governance in many countries. This brief examines fiscal decentralisation experiences in developing countries and explores factors affecting the reform process that could inform future policy and research on fiscal decentralisation in Bangladesh.
This study analyzes the extent to which the issues of fiscal policy and tax reform prevail in the policy dialogue between SDC and partner countries and to what extent they constitute priorities in partner countries.
This powerpoint presentatin looks at motivation, responsibilities, challenges, inefficiencies and solutions.
In 2009, KIPF and the Danish Ministry of the Interior and Social Affairs held a biennial workshop in Copenhagen on the issue of choosing between general and earmarked grants. Participating academics and practitioners presented provocative views and interesting field experiences. This book is based on the papers presented at the 2009 workshop. Its intention is to offer policy guidelines for practitioners and stimulating research topics for academics.
This powerpoint presentation on the borrowing capacity of loca government sugggests methodologies and presents a case study on Dakar, Senegal.
This powerpoint presentation focusses on the issue of grants and transfer systems, based on Bolivia's experience.
