EVENT: State-business relations in development seminar
ESID are linking up with the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) for a one-day workshop at the National Council For Voluntary
APSA2016: Building bridges between ESID and PoliSci
Pablo Yanguas 19 August 2016 In two weeks I will be storming Philly’s city centre as part
How do political institutions affect fiscal capacity? Explaining taxation in developing economies
Working paper 59 Download pdf Roberto Ricciuti, Antonio Savoia and Kunal Sen Abstract A central aspect of institutional development in
The challenge of public sector reform in Ghana
By Pablo Yanguas 5 April 2016 Will legal reform be enough? How can regular people be involved in debates about effectiveness?
Exciting research findings on how to make a difference to the lives of the urban poor in India
5 November 2015 By Professor Diana Mitlin, who leads the ESID project on urban poverty in India. This research project is
Samuel Finer: A legacy of humanist political science
30 October 2015 By Pablo Yanguas. Serendipity is an often-neglected feature of academic life. Having moved to Manchester in order
The politics of governing oil effectively: A comparative study of two new oil-rich states in Africa
Working paper 54 Download pdf Sam Hickey, Abdul-Gafaru Abdulai, Angelo Izama and Giles Mohan Abstract The challenges facing developing countries
Spotlight on an ESID Researcher: Kojo Asante
29th October 2015 What is your background and how did you come to be at ESID? I first came to
1st Samuel Finer "Development of Government" conference
12 October 2015 By Pablo Yanguas. On 3 November, ESID will co-host the first Samuel Finer "Development of Government" conference
Governance and inequality: Benchmarking and interpreting South Africa’s evolving political settlement
Working paper 51 Download pdf Brian Levy, Alan Hirsch and Ingrid Woolard Abstract Has South Africa’s political settlement provided a
The political economy of governance measurement
9 June 2015 By David Hulme, Debora Malito, Antonio Savoia and Gaby Umbach. Most scholars and policy-makers agree that the
The political economy of measuring state capacity and governance: Mapping transnational approaches and their production
Objective Given the immediate relevance for both the academic and the policy debate of the Post-2015 and Post-2030 development agendas,
Prof Gayatri Menon
Role Gayatri Menon is an Assistant Professor at the School of Development, Azim Premji University (Bengaluru, India), and an Honorary
Why such a commitment to public sector reform in Rwanda?
By Dr Benjamin Chemouni 17 February 2015 The case of public sector reforms in Rwanda is apparently exceptional. As mentioned
The Politics of Inclusive Development: Interrogating the Evidence
13 January 2015. Among those engaged in policy and planning of development, there is growing recognition that politics and institutions
Working with the grain: Brian Levy's visit to Manchester
21 November 2014 ESID and Brooks World Poverty Institute are hosting Brian Levy, professor at Johns Hopkins SAIS and the
The political settlement and economic growth in Cambodia
Working Paper 37 Download pdf Tim Kelsall and Seiha Heng Abstract Since 1960 many countries have experienced growth accelerations, but
The political settlement and economic growth in Cambodia
Working Paper 37 Download pdf Tim Kelsall and Seiha Heng Abstract Since 1960 many countries have experienced growth accelerations, but
Ideas, interests and the politics of development change in India: capitalism, inclusion and the state
7 August 2014. ESID's latest working paper investigates how ideas and beliefs held by India's elites - political, bureaucratic, business
Ideas, interests and the politics of development change in India: capitalism, inclusion and the state
Working Paper 36 Download pdf Pratap Bhanu Mehta and Michael Walton Abstract This paper offers an interpretation of India’s recent
‘They don’t want to work’ versus ‘They don’t want to provide work’: Seeking explanations for the decline of MGNREGA in Rajasthan’
16 July 2014. ESID's latest working paper explores the reasons behind the sharp decline in MGNREGA implementation in the Indian
There are no 'blank-slate policymakers': Mapping the elites of development
23 June 2014. By Pablo Yanguas and Antonio Savoia. Political and policy-making elites are at the centre of the challenges