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
Regional inequality and spending on education in Ghana: A political settlements approach
15 September 2014 By Pablo Yanguas. ESID's latest working paper investigates why some of Ghana's regions have had greater access
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
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
Political settlements applied to urban development: 5 key questions
15 August 2014 By Kate Pruce and Pablo Yanguas. In July ESID hosted a small research workshop devoted to the
Women and constitutional reform: is a seat at the table enough?
12 June 2014. By Georgina Waylen. Georgina Waylen looks at the role women play in transitions to democracy and the
Dr E. Kojo Pumpuni Asante
Role Kojo is a Senior Research Officer at the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana). He obtained a PhD from
Political settlements in post-conflict states: David Craig's lessons from Cambodia and the Pacific
23 May 2014 By Kate Pruce. Current donor approaches to ‘successful transition’ in post-conflict states focus on institutional reforms, with
Politics, informality and clientelism – exploring a pro-poor urban politics
Working paper 34 Download pdf Diana Mitlin Abstract This paper explores what we have learnt about how to instigate, negotiate
Malawi elections: more economic discussion needed
[caption id="attachment_2058" align="alignleft" width="300"] Economist Jonathan Said has been working in Malawi for three years.[/caption] Malawi goes to the polls
Cape Town Live Blog: Day One – What's the deal with political settlements?
28 April 2014. By Pablo Yanguas. Getting academics to agree on something is like herding cats; but cats too can
Richard Joseph argues against development without democracy in Africa (CDD Ghana)
7 April 2014. Last month our partners at the Ghana Center for Democratic Development hosted political scientist Richard Joseph (Northwestern
Have newly created Indian states promoted inclusive development? A comparison of Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh
Objectives This project aims to bridge a gap in the understanding of differing development performance of newly created states, through
The political economy of agency-level governance and performance in South Africa: A preliminary round of comparative case studies
Objectives The goals of this project are two-fold: to explain why individual public agencies perform the way they do; and
The politics of state-business relations
Objectives This project aims to understand the nature and consequences of business-state interactions, through exploration of the politics of these
The provision of basic education in South Africa: Institutional and political challenges
Objectives Describe the de facto patterns of the governance of the teaching resource (with specific attention to their differences from
The political economy of growth in Cambodia
Objective The political economy determinants of economic growth in Cambodia are studied using a political settlements approach, buttressed by conceptual
The political settlement and social provisioning in Cambodia
Objective In this project, political settlements and social provisioning in Cambodia are explored, using the health service as the unit
The politics of natural resources and inclusive development
Objective This project tracks the historical experience of countries with long-established histories of natural resource extraction in both Latin America
Oil, governance and inclusive development in Ghana and Uganda
Objective This study examines the implications of the recent oil finds in Ghana and Uganda. Cases Ghana and Uganda have
Gender and the political settlement
Objective This research project aims to investigate the relationship between women’s [political] inclusion and their ability to deliver gender-inclusive development,