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
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Investigating the links between political settlements and inclusive development in Uganda: towards a research agenda
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Donors, development agencies and the use of political economic analysis: Getting to grips with the politics of development?
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Institutions, incentives and service provision: Bringing politics back in
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Methods in governance research: a review of research approaches
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Developing the guts of a GUT (Grand Unified Theory): Elite commitment and inclusive growth
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The political economy of implementing the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in India
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Co-producing ineffective states: social knowledge, social policy and social citizenship in Africa and in development
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Gendered politics of securing inclusive development
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China in Africa: Impacts and prospects for accountable development
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The politics of what works for the poor in public expenditure and taxation: a review
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Measurement and evolution of state capacity: exploring a lesser known aspect of governance
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Delivering effective social assistance: does politics matter?
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The politics of rule of law systems in developmental states: 'political settlements' as a basis for promoting effective justice institutions for marginalized groups
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The politics of aid revisited: a review of evidence on state capacity and elite commitment
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Developmental states: a review of the literature
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The political dynamics of economic growth
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The politics of what works in service delivery: an evidence-based review
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Annotated bibliography on developmental states, political settlements and citizen formation
Working paper 4 Download pdf Laura Routley Abstract ESID Research Associate Laura Routley has produced an annotated bibliography as part
Thinking about the politics of inclusive development: Towards a relational approach
Working paper 1 Download pdf Sam Hickey Abstract Moving beyond the mantra that ‘politics matters’, a range of conceptual approaches