Political commitment in India’s social policy implementation: Shaping the performance of MGNREGA
Working paper 50 Download pdf Deepta Chopra Abstract This paper contributes to the empirical understanding of the concept of commitment
Class politics and social protection: the implementation of India’s MGNREGA
Working Paper 46 Download pdf Indrajit Roy Abstract In this paper, I direct attention to the role of class politics
Transnational capital and the political settlement of Ghana’s oil economy
Working Paper 49 Download pdf Giles Mohan and Kojo Pumpuni Asante Abstract Ghana’s recent status as an oil producer focuses
Making political analysis useful: Adjusting and scaling
Briefing No. 12 This briefing encourages aid organisations interested in political analysis to start small and be pragmatic, devoting political-economy
The political settlement and oil in Uganda
Working paper 48 Download pdf Sam Hickey with Badru Bukenya, Angelo Izama and William Kizito Abstract The capacity and commitment
Investigating the political economy of social protection expansion in Africa: At the intersection of transnational ideas and domestic politics
Working paper 47 Download pdf Tom Lavers and Sam Hickey Abstract The growing literature on social protection in Africa has
How commitment and class relations shape MGNREGA implementation in India
Briefing No. 11 Employment outcomes for MGNREGA vary significantly across states, despite similar implementation mechanisms. Research indicates that MGNREGA implementation
Beyond elite bargains: building democracy from below in Uganda
Working Paper 45 Download pdf Sophie King and Sam Hickey Abstract New theories of how democratic development is likely to
The National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in Rajasthan: Rationed funds and their allocation across villages
Working paper 35 Download pdf Himanshu, Abhiroop Mukhopadhyay and M. R. Sharan Abstract The performance of the National Rural Employment
The political economy of inclusive healthcare in Cambodia
16 December 2014 In their latest ESID working paper, Tim Kelsall and Seiha Heng explain how Cambodia’s political settlement is
The political economy of economic growth in India, 1993-2013
Download pdf Kunal Sen, Sabyasachi Kar and Jagadish Prasad Sahu Abstract We examine the political economy causes of India’s growth
The political economy of inclusive healthcare in Cambodia
Working paper 43 Download pdf Tim Kelsall and Seiha Heng Over the past 15 years, Cambodia has made significant strides
Researching the political economy determinants of economic growth: A new conceptual and methodological approach
Briefing No. 10 Research Framing Paper No. 4 Understanding significant differences in growth trajectories and living standards across countries is
Local funds and political competition: Evidence from the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in India
Working paper 42 Download pdf Bhanu Gupta and Abhiroop Mukhopadhyay Abstract The National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) in India
Researching the politics of natural resource extraction: A new conceptual and methodological approach
Briefing No. 9 Research Framing Paper No. 3 Significant natural resource finds in developing countries present opportunities for growth and
Researching the politics of service provision: A new conceptual and methodological approach
Briefing No. 8 Research Framing Paper No. 2 Although politics is now widely seen as critical in shaping the quality
Researching the politics of gender: A new conceptual and methodological approach
Briefing No. 7 Research Framing Paper No. 1 A significant gap exists between the political settlements literature and the mainstream
The politics of regional inequality in Ghana: State elites, donors and PRSPs
Working paper 41 Download pdf Abdul-Gafaru Abdulai and David Hulme Abstract Through an analysis of Ghana’s HIPC Fund, which was
The political economy determinants of economic growth in Malawi
Working Paper 40 Download pdf Jonathan Said and Khwima Singini Abstract Since independence Malawi has failed to translate initial periods
Post-conflict pacts and inclusive political settlements: institutional perspectives from Solomon Islands
Working Paper 39 Download pdf David Craig and Doug Porter Abstract Political settlements and pacts now feature prominently in donor
The political settlement and economic growth in Cambodia
Working Paper 37 Download pdf Tim Kelsall and Seiha Heng Abstract Since 1960 many countries have experienced growth accelerations, but
Rethinking the politics of development in Africa? How the ‘political settlement’ shapes resource allocation in Ghana
Working Paper 38 Download pdf Abdul-Gafaru Abdulai and Sam Hickey Abstract Debates over whether democratic or neopatrimonial forms of politics