Public group: Public Sector Reform & Decentralisation

UNCDF (2010), Performance-based grant systems: concept and international experience

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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 paper is particularly valuable for central and local government practitioners, development agencies, consultants and researchers interested in intergovernmental fiscal transfers.

World Bank (2009) Local Government Discretion and Accountability: Application of a Local Governance Framework

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Decentralisation reforms have rarely bred empowered democratic local authorities. Discretion and accountability relationships depend on the political economy of each country, and historical/colonial legacies.