Fiscal decentralisation

Since World War II, the political map of the world has been influenced by three major ‘D' phenomena; decolonization in Africa and Asia; dissolution of states like Pakistan, Czechoslovakia, the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia; and the...

The ToRs outline the requirements for a study on the progress of fiscal decentralisation in Africa based on already existing material in countries where DeLoG members are active. The aim is to assess progress of fiscal...

This three-page document outlines the rationale for United Nations Capital Development Fund’s support to performance-based grant systems (PBGs) and summarises the five purposes of the full version of this paper: Give insights into...

This paper from the United Nations Capital Development Fund provides an overview of lessons learned from the design and implementation of performance-based grant systems (PBGSs) for local governments in 15 developing countries...

This case-study is part of a five-country review coordinated by the European Centre for Development Policy Management ( ECDPM).It focuses on the relationship between sector-wide approaches and related sector and budgetary support...

This paper discusses the transformation of public sector thinking in public sectors of developing and transition countries. Countries are reconsidering their fiscal systems and searching for the right balance between central...

How to combine the implementation of the new aid agenda with the challenges of advancing subsidiarityoriented decentralisation in many developing countries? This question has been neglected for some years, as most of the...

This paper provides a general introduction to Fiscal Decentralisation (FD) and shares lessons learned from a number of developing countries. It also explores the links between FD and sector funding and discusses the use of various...

This participants’ kit introduces fiscal decentralisation, its four pillars (expenditure responsibilities, revenue assignments, intergovernmental fiscal transfers and sub-national dept and borrowing), decentralised public...

This checklist covers the assignment of functions and expenditure responsibilities, the assignment of revenue sources, the provision of intergovernmental fiscal transfers and subnational borrowing. It also includes a description...