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
The politics of core public sector reform: Leadership, social accountability and policy adaptation
Objective This project analyses whether 'new' approaches to public sector reform (PSR) centred on leadership, social accountability or policy adaptation
Dr Pablo Yanguas
Role Pablo Yanguas is Research Fellow at the Effective States and Inclusive Development (ESID) research centre, where he leads research
The political economy determinants of economic growth
Objective This project aims to contribute to the literature on the political determinants of growth in three ways: Attempting to
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,
Professor David Hulme
Role David Hulme is CEO at ESID. He is also Professor of Development Studies and Executive Director of the Global
Professor Sam Hickey
Role Sam Hickey is Professor of Politics and Development at the University of Manchester, and Joint Director of Research at
Political Economy Analysis (PEA) and the production of commitment to development
Objective This research project systematically examines how International Development Agencies (IDAs) are using Political Economy Analysis (PEA) both as formal
Education in competitive clientelist contexts: Bangladesh and Ghana
Objective This project explores the politics of securing higher levels of capacity and commitment to delivering improved quality schooling. Cases
Rethinking spatial inequalities in development: The primacy of politics and power relations
Working paper 29 Download pdf Abdul-Gafaru Abdulai Abstract This paper offers a political explanation to the problem of spatial inequality
A dynamic mapping of the political settlement in Ghana
Working paper No. 28 Download pdf Franklin Oduro, Mohammed Awal and Maxwell Agyei Ashon Abstract Ghana displays a number of
China in Africa: Impacts and prospects for accountable development
Working paper 12 Download pdf Giles Mohan Abstract China is the major ‘new’ player in Africa and impacts on development
The politics of what works in service delivery: an evidence-based review
Working paper 6 Download pdf Claire Mcloughlin and Richard Batley Abstract This paper examines the evidence on the forms of