The role and responsibility of foreign aid in recipient political settlements
Working paper 56 Download pdf Pablo Yanguas Abstract Political settlements analysis has highlighted the role of powerful political and economic
In it to win it? How powerful political elites manipulate education resources in Ghana
11 January 2016 ESID's Abdul Gafaru Abdulai and Sam Hickey have just published their article on Ghana's political settlement
Where are we up to? Ten minutes with Merilee Grindle
16 November 2015 By Anna Webster Last week, a fantastic mix of researchers from around the world came together in

The politics of governing oil effectively: A comparative study of two new oil-rich states in Africa
Working paper 54 Download pdf Sam Hickey, Abdul-Gafaru Abdulai, Angelo Izama and Giles Mohan Abstract The challenges facing developing countries
Political settlements, the deals environment and economic growth: The case of Ghana
Working paper 53 Download pdf Robert Darko Osei, Charles Ackah, George Domfe and Michael Danquah Abstract The paper explores the
Breaking the rules, breaking the game: Ideas and protest in the shifting Honduran political settlement
7 October 2015 By Sarah Hunt. One aspect of ESID’s novel approach to political settlements is to examine the role
Breaking the rules, breaking the game: external ideas, politics and inclusive development in Honduras
Working paper 52 Download pdf Sarah Hunt Abstract The rise of the new Left has had an important impact on
Transnational capital and the political settlement of Ghana’s oil economy
7 July 2015 By Kojo Asante and Giles Mohan. How has Ghana – one of Africa’s most celebrated democracies –
Reinventing the gender-blind wheel?
26 May 2015 By Pablo Yanguas. A week ago I participated in the OECD-DAC's INCAF workshop on PSG1. Too many
Researcher spotlight: Blessings Chinsinga
14 May 2015 Role Professor Blessings Chinsinga is an ESID researcher in Malawi focusing on the country’s political settlement and
Dr Vasudha Chhotray
Role Vasudha Chhotray is a Senior Lecturer at the School of International Development, University of East Anglia, UK. She is

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
Clues to a better governance agenda?
05 March 2015 By Sam Hickey David Booth’s recent blog on ‘Five myths about governance and development’ raised a number
Understanding the politics of inequality
23 February 2015 By Sam Hickey, Sophie King and Sarah Hunt History has much to tell us about the politics of inequality, but
The Politics of Inclusive Development: Interrogating the Evidence
13 January 2015. Among those engaged in policy and planning of development, there is growing recognition that politics and institutions
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
Working with the grain: Brian Levy's visit to Manchester
21 November 2014 ESID and Brooks World Poverty Institute are hosting Brian Levy, professor at Johns Hopkins SAIS and the
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 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