Name: Asia Regional Working Group Meeting – September 2026
Start: 2026-09-01T06:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-09-01T07:30:00-04:00
Location: Virtual Event (Online)

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[ July 11, 2026 ] Is there an economic payoff from creating new local governments? Evidence from Brazil Brazil
[ July 8, 2026 ] Property tax in Europe: a changing landscape Decentralization
[ July 6, 2026 ] Realizing the Jobs Potential of MENA’s Cities Cities and urban development
[ July 2, 2026 ] A new frontier for development cooperation: From localizing development to leveraging multilevel governance Community
[ June 11, 2026 ] Vietnam’s ambitious subnational governance restructuring Asia

Brazil

Is there an economic payoff from creating new local governments? Evidence from Brazil

Changing local political boundaries by splitting local governments to create more localized governance is a common, yet contested reform pursued worldwide. Proponents argue smaller local [...]
Decentralization

Property tax in Europe: a changing landscape

Property taxation has long been one of the cornerstones of local public finance. Across Europe, however, property tax systems are undergoing profound change as governments [...]
Cities and urban development

Realizing the Jobs Potential of MENA’s Cities

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region faces one of the world’s most pressing employment challenges. While national economic reforms remain essential, a new [...]
Community

A new frontier for development cooperation: From localizing development to leveraging multilevel governance

Download the Policy Brief (PDF) Over the past two decades, the international development community has undergone an important shift in its thinking about development. Increasingly, [...]
Asia

Vietnam’s ambitious subnational governance restructuring

Vietnam is in the middle of one of the most ambitious subnational governance restructurings in Asia. To streamline public administration, reduce duplication and improve service [...]