The political economy of primary education reform in Cambodia
Working paper 58 Download pdf Tim Kelsall, Sothy Khieng, Chuong Chantha and Tieng Tek Muy Abstract This paper examines the
How politics shapes the quality of education in Ghana
Briefing No. 17 Allocation of resources in Ghana's education sector plays a political as well as a developmental role. Education is
In it to win it? How powerful political elites manipulate education resources in Ghana
11 January 2016 ESID's Abdul Gafaru Abdulai and Sam Hickey have just published their article on Ghana's political settlement
The politics of promoting gender equity in contemporary Uganda: Cases of the Domestic Violence Law and the policy on Universal Primary Education
Working paper 55 Download pdf Josephine Ahikire and Amon A. Mwiine Abstract The paper looks at the ways in which
How the centralised politics of education improve access but neglect quality
8 September 2015 Researchers working on ESID's education project presented their comparative findings at the Development Studies Association meeting taking place
High quality education for national development
28 May 2015 By David Hulme. [Reposted from Development at Manchester] Education is still considered a key strategy for reducing
Regional inequality and spending on education in Ghana: A political settlements approach
15 September 2014 By Pablo Yanguas. ESID's latest working paper investigates why some of Ghana's regions have had greater access
Mapping the elites of development: a cross-national dataset of policy-makers' educational and professional backgrounds
Objective This project aims to generate valid and reliable data on the educational and professional background of key political and
The provision of basic education in South Africa: Institutional and political challenges
Objectives Describe the de facto patterns of the governance of the teaching resource (with specific attention to their differences from
Education in competitive clientelist contexts: Bangladesh and Ghana
Objective This project explores the politics of securing higher levels of capacity and commitment to delivering improved quality schooling. Cases
New Open Access Book – Controlling the Capital
While many consider authoritarianism on the national scale, ‘Controlling the Capital: Political Dominance in the Urbanizing World’ trains its gaze
Open access books make OUP’s top 10 titles
We're thrilled that two of ESID's recent open access publications have made the Oxford University Press' top 10 economics books
How can civil society help improve learning outcomes?
Professor Brian Levy Following our first blog on the politics of learning reforms, this article focuses on how different stakeholders
The politics of learning reforms: how can governments be held to account?
In the first of two blogs, we outline the findings from ESID's research on the polities of learning reforms The
How women matter in making change
To mark International Women's Day, Professor Sohela Nazneen presents the key findings of ESID's work on women's empowerment. You need
The politics of social protection in Nepal: State infrastructural power and implementation of the Scholarship Programme
Download pdf Working paper 167 Uma Pradhan, Deepak Thapa, Jeevan Baniya, Yangchen Gurung, Sanjay Mahato and Indrajit Roy This paper
Why should I care about economic growth?
Director of UNU-WIDER, Professor Kunal Sen is a world-leading expert in development economics and led on ESID's research into economic
WEBINAR – The politics of learning reforms: How can governments be held to account?
Developing countries have been more successful at widening access to education than raising learning outcomes, partly because it is harder
Gender equitable policy reforms in Bangladesh: The role of informal networks and practices
Working paper 154 Download pdf Maheen Sultan and Pragyna Mahpara This paper explores the way power operates in a gendered
New ESID Webinar Series
13 October 2020 We’re excited to announce a new ESID webinar series synthesising more than 9 years of research. Next
Women’s
Empowerment
Globally, women’s participation in political institutions has increased. But gaps still exist between women’s inclusion and their influence over the
The politics of dominating Addis Ababa
17 August 2020 Eyob Balcha Gebremariam Recent GDI alumnus and now Research Fellow at LSE, Eyob draws on his ESID