This is a useful guide from the UNDP Oslo Governance Centre on the evaluation of the many tools to measure Local Government. Specifically the guide covers:

1. Urban Governance Index (UN-HABITAT)

2. Local Governance Barometer (Impact Alliance)
3. Good Governance for Local Development – GOFORGOLD Index (Afghanistan)
4. Local Democracy Assessment Guide (International IDEA)
5. Indicators of Local Democratic Governance (Tocqueville Research Centre & OSI)
6. Methodological Guidelines for Local Governance Analysis (UNDP)
7. Governance Index (Indonesia, Kemitraan - Partnership)
8. Measuring Municipal Performance – MIDAMOS (Paraguay)