Growth slowdowns: Middle-income trap vs. regression to the mean
7 May 2015 By Lant Pritchett and Lawrence H. Summers. [Re-posted from VOX - CEPR's Policy Portal.] No question is
Political analysis: sticking plaster or salvation?
29 April 2014 A conversation between Chris Jordan and Pablo Yanguas Pablo: The new ESID briefing on "Making political analysis
The challenges of managing development differently
8 April 2015 By Pablo Yanguas. On April 2nd ODI hosted a group of aid practitioners and public sector researchers
Political aid thinking, fast and slow
17 March 2015 By Pablo Yanguas. These days I am reading psychologist Daniel Kahneman's book Thinking, Fast and Slow (2012), in
'Leave no-one behind': what do we mean by 'inclusion'?
12 March 2015 By Kate Pruce and Diana Mitlin By calling for a pledge to ‘leave no-one behind’ as the first principle
Social accountability or social transformation? Working ‘with’ and ‘against’ the grain
06 March 2015 By Sophie King Social accountability has become an important ‘buzzword’ among development actors seeking to understand the
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
The “nature” of political settlements: extractive industries and the politics of inclusive development
03 February 2015 By Anthony Bebbington Clark University, University of Manchester As a geographer, the idea that the relationships between
What comes after all the shouting about politics and aid?
3 February 2015 By Pablo Yanguas. Last week DFID's research team hosted representatives from four research programme consortia on development,
Is NREGA reaching its end?
19 January 2015 [29 December 2014, original post]. By Abhiroop Mukhopadhyay. Is the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
Paths to development: Is there a Bangladesh surprise?
15 January 2015 [5 December 2014 original post]. By Niaz Asadullah and Antonio Savoia. Bangladesh’s economy has recorded remarkable economic
Doing Development Differently: The future is now-ish
7 November 2014 By Pablo Yanguas. Two weeks ago Harvard Kennedy School and ODI co-hosted a very particular kind of
The Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM): Lessons learnt
5 November 2014. By Sundar Burra. The Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), articulated in 2005-06 with a budget
The reality of the zero-aid budget in Malawi
24 September 2014 By Blessings Chinsinga. The new government of Malawi that was ushered into power following the 20 May
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
Ghana’s political settlement undermines prospects for economic transformation
13 August 2014. By Kojo Pumpuni Asante, Franklin Oduro & Awal Mohammed. On 1st August 2014, the Government of Ghana
Learning why and how reform works will improve UK aid
11 August 2014. By Leni Wild. Another week, another review of the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID): yet, amongst
"The MDGs were a disaster": Meet Lant Pritchett
10 July 2014. The ESID partnership includes many dedicated and accomplished researchers, but few are as outspoken and immune to
What's our way out of faith-based public sector interventions? A conversation with Nick Manning
2 July 2014. By Pablo Yanguas and Rowena Harding. Nick Manning retired in December 2013 from the position of Head
Training in Political Economy Analysis
17 June 2014. by Sarah Hunt. Over the past year training donor agency staff in Political Economy Analysis (PEA), I have
Putting the spring back into the Indian economy
17 June 2014. By Sabyasachi Kar. (This post first appeared on The Hindu on 10 June 2014). Reviving growth and
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