Institutional decentralisation is crucial for the health of democratic societies, as it cultivates effective local leadership and enables the resolution of local issues by empowering decision-makers at the level closest to the citizen. This study provides an overview of the institutional...

The study provides an overview of levels of institutional and fiscal decentralisation, and of the legal bases for the various governance structures in Armenia and Azerbaijan. The distribution of competencies at each level of governance is presented in the following policy areas of mandatory...