Dr Ishmael Ayanoore
Role The focus of Ishmael’s research with ESID is the politics of natural resource governance in Ghana and the broader
Summary of the ESID Annual Adrian Leftwich Memorial Lecture – How did the West get China wrong?
Professor Yuen Yuen Ang 31 October 2018 For decades, Western observers expected that as China’s economy liberalises
The politics of upgrading in global value chains: The case of Rwanda’s coffee sector
Working paper 108 Download pdf Pritish Behuria Two parallel tracks of research on economic transformation in developing countries have operated
The political economy of maternal healthcare in Ghana
Working paper 107 Download pdf Abdul-Gafaru Abdulai Despite substantial improvements in access to health services in Ghana during the last
Poverty and social injustice: why are people advocating a ‘relational’ approach? (and what does that mean anyway?)
18 October 2018 Chris Lyon The Effective States and Inclusive Development workshop: “Rethinking social justice and the public realm: what
Workshop: Rethinking social justice and the public realm: what can relational approaches offer?
Rethinking social justice and the public realm: what can relational approaches offer? On Thu 1st and Fri 2nd November ESID
How did the West get China wrong? Annual ESID Adrian Leftwich Memorial Lecture by Professor Yuen Yuen Ang
17 October 2018 ESID together with the Global Development Institute is delighted to be welcoming Dr Yuen Yuen Ang, Associate
EVENT – Re-politicising poverty – a lecture on relational approaches
11 October 2018 On 1st and 2nd November we're hosting a two-day workshop on rethinking social justice and the public
Effective states reduce poverty faster
10th October 2018 Antonio Savoia and M. Niaz Asadullah Can poverty be eradicated is the biggest question for development.
Delivering maternal health services in Rwanda: The role of politics
Working paper 106 Download pdf Frederick Golooba-Mutebi with Yvonne Habiyonizeye Studies examining the impact of different kinds of organisational and
Elaborate scaffolding, weak foundations: Business–government relations and economic reform in democratic South Africa
Working paper 105 Download pdf Alan Hirsch and Brian Levy This paper explores the evolution of the business–government dimensions of
"Outstanding" research in prestigious article collection by World Development
20 September 2018 An article in World Development based on an ESID working paper on poverty reduction and the MDGs
Kunal Sen's presentation to UNU-WIDER annual conference – Institutions and economic development
19 September 2018 In his fantastic new role as Director of UNU-WIDER, Professor Kunal Sen delivered this presentation on Institutions
The politics and governance of basic education – drilling into the details
18 September 2018 Lead editor of new open access book on how politics influences learning outcomes in South Africa, Brian Levy
The politics of local content legislation in Ghana
Working paper 104 Download pdf Ishmael Ayanoore The resurgence in local content reforms in most oil-rich Africa countries is broadly
Globalised growth in largely agrarian contexts: the urban–rural divide
Working paper 101 Download pdf Anirudh Krishna The gulf in living standards is widening between cities and rural areas of
An excerpt from Governing Extractive Industries – Resource Extraction and Inclusive Development
22 August 2018 This exciting new book is drawn from ESID research on natural resource governance that began in 2012.
Global development post-2015: some reflections on convergence and what facilitates it
Antonio Savoia and David Hulme explore what we know and what we should ask next about developmental convergence.
The political economy of social protection in Mozambique
Working paper 103 Download pdf Lars Buur and Padil Salimo In the view of international donors, multilateral organisations and government
WATCH – Benjamin Chemouni on pockets of effectiveness in Rwanda
7 August 2018 Watch our ESID researcher in Rwanda, Dr Benjamin Chemouni, on his new research into pockets of effectiveness
Call for abstracts for two day workshop and journal special issue
24th July 2018 Rethinking Social Justice and the Public Realm: What can Relational Approaches Offer? We are calling for abstracts