Two cheers for the (draft) 2017 Governance and the Law World Development Report
Brian Levy 21 September 2016 This post first appeared on Brian's blog Working with the Grain. The 2017 WDR (temporarily
The two faces of Development Studies
By Pablo Yanguas 19 September 2016 This year's Development Studies Association meeting was the biggest that I have attended: a
WATCH: James Robinson, author of Why Nations Fail, on democracy
14 September 2016 James Robinson was the discussant at our panel at the DSA Conference. Here he argues that although
Three lessons from APSA on the politics of development
By Pablo Yanguas 6 September 2016 On September 1st I was lucky to participate in a panel summarising ESID's core
ESID at DSA Conference, 2016
Next week, many of us from the Global Development Institute and ESID will be at the Development Studies Association Conference hosted
Has Chhattisgarh done better than Jharkhand in promoting inclusive development? A political settlements analysis of two newly created mineral rich Indian states
Vasudha Chhotray 9 September 2016 Leading academics and policy experts recently met at the Centre for Policy
WATCH: A workshop on newly created Indian states at the Centre for Policy Research, India
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8sLKSPbRpU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLg6l4Bl_kM&feature=youtu.be
NEW VIDEO: Sam Hickey's Edinburgh lecture – What do you get from a political settlements perspective?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzRrglNxGGs
Why is the quality of children's education in Rwanda surprisingly low?
Dr Tim Williams 24 August 2016 When it comes to children’s education in Rwanda, the government is oriented towards action:
Pep Guardiola's lessons for the politics of development
By Dr Tim Kelsall 19 August 2016 Last weekend the 2016-17 English Premier League kicked off, with one of the
APSA2016: Building bridges between ESID and PoliSci
Pablo Yanguas 19 August 2016 In two weeks I will be storming Philly’s city centre as part
Our panel at the DSA Conference – The Politics of Public Sector Transformations
Pablo Yanguas 16 August 2016 DSA 2016 is upon us, and if you are around Oxford on
David Hulme looks ahead to the DSA conference in September
David Hulme 16 August 2016 I am just back from Japan – a delightful visit with colleagues
Why countries need better social protection programmes — rich or not
Lean Alfred Santos 10 August 2016 This blog was first published on Devex.com An investment commitment in the right
EVENT: Have newly created Indian states promoted inclusive development?
Anna Webster 8 August 2016 Leading academics and policy experts, including India's top public intellectual, Dr Pratap
What reverses economic collapse and leads to rapid economic growth?
Selim Raihan 1 August 2016 Better economic and political institutions matter in reversing growth collapse. Democratisation and improving
Politics matters, so what? Time for bigger bets (and more learning) on adaptive programming
29 July 2016 Alan Hudson, Executive Director, Global Integrity The World Bank will produce their World Development Report
How can we build tax capacity in developing countries?
Jim Brumby, World Bank 26 July 2016 New ESID research asks how political institutions affect tax capacity in developing economies.
LISTEN: Podcast of Sam Hickey at Australia National University – Presenting our findings
25 July 2016 Our Research Director Professor Sam Hickey delivered this seminar to The Development Policy Centre at Australia National University on
WATCH: Why are local government committed to reducing urban poverty in Uganda?
5 July 2016 One of the questions that Sophie King is researching is what shapes commitment to reducing urban poverty
Thinking and working with political settlements
5 July 2016 Tim Kelsall This post first appeared on Fragile States This article aims to give some advice