Dr M. Niaz Asadullah
Role Dr M. Niaz Asadullah is Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya, and a Visiting
EVENT – The politics of growth: transformative ideas in economies
On 9 February, ODI are holding an event on the politics of growth, featuring our researchers and discussing our recent
Spotlight on an ESID expert – Vinothan Naidoo
20 December 2017 Vinothan Naidoo is a Senior Lecturer in Public Policy and Administration at the University of Cape Town. He
Poverty reduction during 1990-2013: Did Millennium Development Goals adoption and state capacity matter?
Working paper 93 Download pdf M. Niaz Asadullah and Antonio Savoia While poverty reduction remains central in the Post-2015 Agenda,
NEWS: Abdul-Gafaru Abdulai is awarded 2017 Gerti Hesseling Prize
30th August 2017 We are delighted to announce that Dr Abdul-Gafaru Abdulai has been awarded the prestigious 2017 Gerti Hesseling
Political settlements and gender – What drives women's inclusion and gender equity initiatives?
Women’s participation in political institutions has been increasing in recent years. Women’s inclusion has resulted most directly from affirmative action
School governance in a fragmented political and bureaucratic environment: Case studies from South Africa’s Eastern Cape province
Working paper 84 Download pdf Brian Levy and Lawule Shumane This paper explores governance dynamics in four case study schools
Active citizenship when bureaucracies are weak – some school-level lessons from South Africa
16 May 2017 Dr Brian Levy Bureaucracies, we have learned, are embedded in politics. How, then, to strengthen public services
Spotlight on an ESID expert – Naomi Hossain
11 May 2017 ESID and IDS researcher Naomi Hossain on her passion for development research, linking climate change
World Bank: Strengthening governance top-of-mind for opinion leaders
In a recent blog for the World Bank Jing Guo, a member of the group's Public Opinion Research Group, outlines the
From Phase 1 to Phase 2: Our progress so far
26 April 2017 Dr Pablo Yanguas Why do inequalities persist over time? How do elite interests shape developmental trajectories? When
What do we wish for women worldwide?
It's International Women's Day 2017 and we're marking it with the wishes of 12 researchers from our global network of
Big media for BIGD event in Bangladesh
2 March 2017 Our recent policy workshop with leading Bangladesh experts on growth, education, health and women's empowerment has received
Unpacking the ‘Bangladesh paradox’: the politics of inclusive economic and social development
Dr Mathilde Maitrot 22 February 2017 Global Challenge Research Fund Postdoctoral Fellow, Mathilde Maitrot reports from the ESID and BIGD
The Bangladesh paradox: Why has politics performed so well for development?
Briefing No. 27 This briefing paper examines why and how political processes in Bangladesh have performed so well when the
The politics of negotiating gender equity in Bangladesh
Working paper 76 Download pdf Sohela Nazneen and Rezwan Masud In Bangladesh there is a paradox when it comes to securing
Spotlight on an ESID expert – Research Associate Eleni Sifaki
2 February 2017 Eleni Sifaki recently joined ESID as a Research Associate and is currently focusing on our women's
The politics of productivist social policies in Africa’s new ‘developmental states’
By Dr Tom Lavers 27 December 2016 Much recent research has highlighted the similarities between current administrations in Ethiopia and
Democracy and growth: How are they related?
By Prof Kunal Sen 8 December 2016 Kunal and colleagues Lant Pritchett, Sabyasachi Kar and Selim Raihan have published a working
Events in Washington
30 November 2016 This week ESID are in Washington DC for a number of exciting events. Today starts with a seminar
The political determinants of miracle growth in Rwanda
Dr Pritish Behuria and Dr Tom Goodfellow 11 November, 2016 To understand why growth is sustained in some developing countries
The politics of promoting gender equity in Uganda
Briefing No. 19 The framework used in this study brings together a political settlement approach and recent feminist analysis of