How should Uganda grow?
Working paper 30 Policy paper 2 Download pdf Ricardo Hausmann, Brad Cunningham, John Matovu, Rosie Osire and Kelly Wyett Abstract
Rethinking spatial inequalities in development: The primacy of politics and power relations
Working paper 29 Download pdf Abdul-Gafaru Abdulai Abstract This paper offers a political explanation to the problem of spatial inequality
Success and failure in MGNREGA implementation in India
Briefing No. 1 The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) – offering up to 100 days work each
A dynamic mapping of the political settlement in Ghana
Working paper No. 28 Download pdf Franklin Oduro, Mohammed Awal and Maxwell Agyei Ashon Abstract Ghana displays a number of
Overcoming the limits of institutional reform in Uganda
Working paper 27 Download pdf Matt Andrews and Lawrence Bategeka Abstract This paper begins by noting that Uganda has been
Politics, political settlements and social change in post-colonial Rwanda
Working paper 24 Download pdf Frederick Golooba-Mutebi Abstract Until 1994 Rwanda’s post-colonial history was marked by episodes of political violence,
Building state capacity for inclusive development: The politics of public sector reform
Working paper 25 Download pdf Badru Bukenya and Pablo Yanguas Abstract A capable state is essential for inclusive development, and
Trillions gained and lost. Estimating the magnitude of growth episodes
Working Paper 26 Download pdf Lant Pritchett, Kunal Sen, Sabyasachi Kar and Selim Raihan Abstract We propose and implement a
Political settlement dynamics in a limited-access order: The case of Bangladesh
Working paper 23 Download pdf Mirza Hassan Abstract This study explores the dynamics of the elite political settlement in Bangladesh
Are service-delivery NGOs building state capacity in the global South? Experiences from HIV/AIDS programmes in rural Uganda
Working paper 22 Download pdf Badru Bukenya Abstract Service-delivery NGOs are often attacked for abandoning the pursuit of ‘alternative development’
Natural resource extraction and the possibilities of inclusive development: Politics across space and time
Working paper 21 Download pdf Anthony Bebbington Abstract This paper addresses institutional and political relationships that govern the interactions between
Investigating the links between political settlements and inclusive development in Uganda: towards a research agenda
Working paper 20 Download pdf Frederick Golooba-Mutebi and Sam Hickey Abstract The changing character of the political settlement in Uganda
Donors, development agencies and the use of political economic analysis: Getting to grips with the politics of development?
Working paper 19 Download pdf Laura Routley and David Hulme Abstract This paper examines the take up of Political Economic
Institutions, incentives and service provision: Bringing politics back in
Working paper 18 Download pdf Brian Levy and Michael Walton Abstract This paper outlines a conceptual framework for analysing the
Methods in governance research: a review of research approaches
Working paper 17 Download pdf Lawrence Sáez Abstract The extant literature relating to the relationship between governance and inclusive growth
Developing the guts of a GUT (Grand Unified Theory): Elite commitment and inclusive growth
Working paper 16 Download pdf Lant Pritchett and Eric Werker Abstract Two key unanswered questions in theories of growth are
The political economy of implementing the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in India
Working paper 15 Download pdf Abhiroop Mukhopadhyay Abstract This paper focuses on four selected questions. (1) How does local political
Co-producing ineffective states: social knowledge, social policy and social citizenship in Africa and in development
Working paper 14 Download pdf Maia Green Abstract This paper explores the links between social knowledge, social policy and state
Gendered politics of securing inclusive development
Working paper 13 Download pdf Sohela Nazneen and Simeen Mahmud Abstract Political settlement (PS) frameworks are gender blind. In this
China in Africa: Impacts and prospects for accountable development
Working paper 12 Download pdf Giles Mohan Abstract China is the major ‘new’ player in Africa and impacts on development
The politics of what works for the poor in public expenditure and taxation: a review
Working paper 11 Download pdf Paul Mosley Abstract The paper examines the questions of which fiscal (public expenditure and taxation)
Measurement and evolution of state capacity: exploring a lesser known aspect of governance
Working paper 10 Download pdf Antonio Savoia and Kunal Sen Abstract This paper offers an overview of the strengths and