Richard Nixon in the Oval Office in 1972. He believed in a federal government whose job was to provide financial help to states and localities — and then to get out of the way. (Richard Nixon ...

Akwa Ibom State Governor Udom Emmanuel has insisted that fiscal federalism and devolution of power are key to the development of the country. Emmanuel, who was represented by his deputy, Mr Moses Ekpo ...

Over the past 30 years since the first People’s Movement, we have seen that things start moving in Nepal when local governments are empowered. Devolution to village and district development councils ...

The Finance Commission is a key pillar of India’s federal fiscal architecture. A constitutional body appointed every five years, it is expected to arbitrate impartially between the central and state ...