Why focus on sub-national governance?
Although all countries have specific cultural and historical traditions of local government, decentralization and local governance are increasingly viewed as crucial to strengthening public participation in government, fostering socio-economic development, and enhancing local accountability and transparency. We too believe that a strong sub-national system can be a key component of a broader governance reform framework. In assessing the strengths and weaknesses of anti-corruption and good governance mechanisms at the sub-national level, we see the Local Integrity Initiative (as well as the Liberian Local Governance Toolkit) at the cutting edge of this agenda.
