Publications
Here you find ICLD publications and other publications related to ICLD. You can search for them by type of publication, country, project area, SDG’s and research project in the dropdown menues.
Where is Local Government Going in Latin America? A Comparative Perspective
How can one view the Latin American local government system…
Choice, Recognition and Democracy Effects of Decentralization
Many democratic decentralization reforms have been carried out in cooperation…
Sanctions, Benefits, and Rights: Three Faces of Accountability
In what way are citizens able to affect their local…
Perspectives on Decentralisation
Why do some decentralization reforms fail while others succeed? This…
Limits to Local Democracy: The Politics of Urban Governance Transformations in Cape Town
Is a decentralized government more effective and accountable than a…
Governance Dilemmas of Sustainable Cities
New problems have emerged in a global context through the…
The 2016 local government elections: The point where South Africa changed course?
In August 2016, local government elections were held in South…
Local government in South Africa: Can the objectives of the developmental state be achieved through the current model of decentralized governance?
Under the new constitutional dispensation, South African Local government was…
The Politics of Pseudoactions – Local Governance and Gender Policy Implementation in the Western Balkans
Successful implementation is often pointed out as a missing prerequisite…
Devolution, Democracy and Development in Kenya
In this study, Cornell and D’Arcy explore to what extent…