Trillions gained and lost – The Wealth of Nations revisited
16 April 2014. By Kunal Sen. Why are there such significant and persistent differences in living standards across countries? This
Development plans are political statements
9 April 2014. No system of development administration can be effective that ignores or discounts the political dimensions of decision-making.
Dr Matthias vom Hau
Role Matthias vom Hau is an Associate Professor and Ramón y Cajal Researcher at the Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals (IBEI) and
Richard Joseph argues against development without democracy in Africa (CDD Ghana)
7 April 2014. Last month our partners at the Ghana Center for Democratic Development hosted political scientist Richard Joseph (Northwestern
The role and politics of evidence in development
4 April 2014. By David Hulme and Pablo Yanguas. The Independent Commission for Aid Impact released today a report criticising
Professor Sohela Nazneen
Role Sohela Nazneen is a Research Fellow in Gender and Sexuality at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) (Sussex, UK), and
Stanford workshop: Measuring State Quality
2 April 2014. By Kunal Sen. On 2-4 March 2014 the Stanford Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of
Designing ESID's research on Public Sector Reform
31 March 2014. By Pablo Yanguas. With "Effective States" as the first half of our name (and the entirety of
Guest post: How "poor" economics informs the political culture of Bangladesh
26 March 2014. By Binayak Sen. Bangladesh's experience of the last two decades suggests that decent long-term economic development can
Governance as a Global Development Goal?
25 March 2014. There is increasing recognition that governance matters, to the point of considering it a desirable global development
Governance as a global development goal? Setting, measuring and monitoring the Post-2015 Development Agenda
Working paper 32 Download pdf David Hulme, Antonio Savoia and Kunal Sen Abstract The increasing realisation that governance quality is
UK to meet 0.7% aid, but what about effectiveness?
20 March 2014 Yesterday George Osborne's budget speech restated Britain's commitment to meet the target of 0.7% of national income
Staff Spotlight: David Hulme
18 March 2014. David Hulme is ESID's Chief Executive Officer. A Professor of Development Studies at the Institute for Development
How should Uganda grow?
14 March 2014. ESID's new working paper answers the question "How should Uganda grow?" Authors Ricardo Hausmann, Brad Cunningham, John
Briefing: State capacity in the post-2015 agenda
12 March 2014. ESID's latest briefing paper argues that state capacity indicators should be an integral component of the post-2015
Deciphering the confusing new politics of international aid
12 March 2014. Earlier this year Thomas Carothers was a guest lecturer at ESID's "Adrian Leftwich Memorial Lecture". During his
Have newly created Indian states promoted inclusive development? A comparison of Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh
Objectives This project aims to bridge a gap in the understanding of differing development performance of newly created states, through
The political economy of agency-level governance and performance in South Africa: A preliminary round of comparative case studies
Objectives The goals of this project are two-fold: to explain why individual public agencies perform the way they do; and
The politics of state-business relations
Objectives This project aims to understand the nature and consequences of business-state interactions, through exploration of the politics of these
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
The politics of core public sector reform: Leadership, social accountability and policy adaptation
Objective This project analyses whether 'new' approaches to public sector reform (PSR) centred on leadership, social accountability or policy adaptation
Effective States and Inclusive Development: An Introduction
In the developing world today an ever growing number of countries have sustained economic growth and democracy for some time,