Multi-level Governance
We help governments design adaptive multi-level governance systems and innovative finance tools, foster partnerships, and ensure more effective public investment outcomes, including to meet climate objectives in regions and cities.
This report explores urban planning, leveraging private investment and mobilising sustainable finance for infrastructure, accompanied by case studies showcasing innovative practices for financing the cities of tomorrow.
This report offers guidelines for developing a subnational green budgeting approach, including case studies from OECD and EU countries and a self-assessment tool for measuring capacity.
The 2023 edition of the "Subnational Governments in OECD Countries: Key Data" contains recent data on subnational government structures and finances in OECD and EU countries.
The World Observatory on Subnational Government Finance and Investment comprises comparable data and analysis on 135 countries, covering 93% of the world population and 94% of global GDP.
The OECD, in collaboration with the Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds of Croatia, hosted a 2-day forum on sustainable financial mechanisms for regional development in Trakošćan, Croatia.
This report presents an in-depth analysis of Ukraine’s progress in implementing its multi-level governance reforms and explores the role of subnational governments in disaster management.
Areas of Work
Highlights
OECD Work on Subnational Infrastructure Investment for the G20
Subnational governments are vital in G20 countries, accounting for almost 60% of total public investment. Their contribution is essential in meeting future substantial infrastructure investment needs, supporting economic growth and enhancing well-being. The OECD has actively contributed to various G20 initiatives to unlock the potential of subnational infrastructure investment.
OECD Recommendation on Regional Development Policy
The Recommendation provides countries with a comprehensive policy framework to support the design and implementation of effective regional development policies. It considers that regional development policy is a long-term, cross-sectoral, multi-level policy that aims to improve the contribution of all regions to national performance and reduce inequalities between places and between people.
Trust in Government
The exploratory work looks at the factors (e.g. level of unemployment, access to quality public services, etc.) driving the territorial differences in trust in government. It also looks at the levers available to policymakers that may help to rebuild trust, as well as areas for future qualitative and quantitative OECD research.
Regions of discontent: How to repair territorial divides in government trust
Expert Group Multi-level Governance & Public Investment for Regional Development
We provide support to the Expert Group on Multi-level Governance and Public Investment for Regional Development. This Expert Group gathers policy practitioners from OECD member countries and beyond to engage on policy issues related to multi-level governance. It supports the multi-level governance components of the Programme of Work, with a particular emphasis on the Third pillar, which focuses on “Anticipatory multi-level governance and finance to manage megatrends and shocks”.
To find out more, please visit the Regional Development Policy Committee
For more information, please contact: isabelle.chatry@oecd.org / mariavarinia.michalun@oecd.org
Key publications
Latest blogs
Cogito blog posts
Will AI undo Decentralisation?
When finance doesn't follow function: unfunded mandates and their impact on economic growth
Embarking on subnational green budgeting
Infrastructure: Laying the foundations for the recovery
Shrinking without sinking: Lessons from Estonia
Regions of discontent: How to repair territorial divides in government trust?