300 economists call for tax haven crackdown
9 May 2016 ESID CEO Professor David Hulme and Research Director, Professor Kunal Sen have joined with 300 other top economists, calling
Maternal Health Care in Developing Countries – A presentation
9 May 2016 ESID's Tim Kelsall, Frederick Golooba-Mutebi and Sam Hickey recently presented their research on the performance of maternal
LISTEN: A podcast of our findings on public sector reform in Ghana
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ESID at the Development Studies Association Conference
19th April 2016 The Global Development Institute are taking a lead role in convening seven panels at
Political settlements approach to extractive industries in Eastern Africa
Marja Hinfelaar 15 April 2016 In February, I presented some of our ESID research findings on the politics of natural
Spotlight on an ESID researcher: Franklin Oduro
15 April 2016 What is your educational background? I am a political scientist by training. My first degree was in
The political settlement and ‘deals environment’ in Rwanda: Unpacking two decades of economic growth
Working paper 57 Download pdf Pritish Behuria and Tom Goodfellow Abstract This paper explores the political economy of growth in
What are our findings on Ghana?
Anna Webster 13 April 2016 So the ESID team are back in Manchester following a great week
Crises and social protection in Ethiopia: New challenges, new opportunities?
Dr Tom Lavers 12 April 2016 ESID research on the politics of social protection shows that crises have been central
The role and responsibility of foreign aid in recipient political settlements
Working paper 56 Download pdf Pablo Yanguas Abstract Political settlements analysis has highlighted the role of powerful political and economic
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?
Live Blog – ESID's visit to Ghana
Anna Webster 5 April 2016 It's day 2 of our Ghana events and we're releasing our research findings at The Centre
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
Taking our research findings to Ghana
Kojo Asante 29 March 2016 Next week we are excited to be visiting Ghana to disseminate our research
Politics and health service delivery: Insights from Ghana
Briefing No. 16 Ghana has a mixed record in terms of health outcomes. Research presented in this briefing suggests that
The politics of governing natural resources in Ghana: Towards inclusive development?
Briefing No. 15 In Ghana, the manner in which political power is contested tends to increase the incentives of ruling
Ghana's political settlement and constraints to structural transformation
Briefing No. 14 This briefing analyses the ways in which Ghana's current political settlement and the structure of its domestic economy shape the
MNREGA, India's Rural Employment Guarantee – 10 years on
22 March 2016 Professor Kunal Sen For the tenth anniversary of MNREGA, our Research Director, Professor
Will new governance approaches fix the public sector reform agenda?
14 March 2016 [Blog post excerpted from Yanguas & Bukenya (2016), 'New' approaches confront 'old' challengers in African public sector
Transparency on extractive industries and the problem of shrinking civic space
11 March 2016 Anthony Bebbington During the last week of February 2016, the Extractive Industries
Optimistic rebels vs. the anti-politics machine
29 February 2016 Chris Lyon The secret has been out the bag for a while now. Time was when the
Report from the UNU-WIDER symposium on ‘The Political Economy of Social Protection in Developing Countries’ – Mexico City
25 February 2016 Kate Pruce The sculpture below in Mexico City is called ‘El Ángel de la