A political settlement approach to gender empowerment: The case of the Domestic Violence Act and girls’ education policy in Ghana
Working paper 91 Download pdf Beatrix Allah-Mensah and Rhoda Osei-Afful Although rightly lauded as one of the strongest democracies in Africa,
WATCH: Sarah Nandudu on the factors behind TSUPU's success
Sarah Nandudu, Vice President at National Slum Dwellers Federation, Uganda, identifies key factors behind the success of ESID's Transforming Settlements
EVENT: State-business relations in development seminar
ESID are linking up with the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) for a one-day workshop at the National Council For Voluntary
The art of delivery
16 February 2016 Dan Hynmovitz, Head of Insight and Learning and the Tony Blair Africa Government Initiative, share
Universal access to sanitation requires a revolution in understanding
28 September 2015 By Professor Diana Mitlin, who leads the ESID project on urban poverty in India. Goal 6 of
Political commitment in India’s social policy implementation: Shaping the performance of MGNREGA
Working paper 50 Download pdf Deepta Chopra Abstract This paper contributes to the empirical understanding of the concept of commitment
How commitment and class relations shape MGNREGA implementation in India
Briefing No. 11 Employment outcomes for MGNREGA vary significantly across states, despite similar implementation mechanisms. Research indicates that MGNREGA implementation
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,
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
Briefing Paper: Discriminatory politics and MGNREGA implementation in Rajasthan
21 July 2014. ESID's latest Briefing Paper is entitled 'Supply or demand? How politics influences the implementation of the MGNREGA
Supply or demand? How politics influences the implementation of the MGNREGA in Rajasthan
Briefing No. 6 The recent performance of MGNREGA has been a matter of debate. Rajasthan, especially, performed impressively in the initial years
‘They don’t want to work’ versus ‘They don’t want to provide work’: Seeking explanations for the decline of MGNREGA in Rajasthan’
16 July 2014. ESID's latest working paper explores the reasons behind the sharp decline in MGNREGA implementation in the Indian
‘They don’t want to work’ versus ‘They don’t want to provide work’: Seeking explanations for the decline of MGNREGA in Rajasthan
Working paper 31 Download pdf Deepta Chopra This paper presents a political economy explanation for the dramatic decline of MGNREGA
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
Professor Blessings Chinsinga
Role Blessings Chinsinga is Associate Professor at the Department of Political and Administrative Studies at Chancellor College, one of the
Can aid bureaucracies think politically? The administrative challenges of political economy analysis in DFID and the World Bank
Working paper 33 Download pdf Pablo Yanguas and David Hulme Abstract Although politics has become central to international development assistance,
Development plans are political statements
9 April 2014. No system of development administration can be effective that ignores or discounts the political dimensions of decision-making.
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
New Delhi Workshop: Politics Shapes MGNREGA Implementation in India
5 March 2014. On January 22nd the India International Centre of New Delhi hosted a workshop presenting the findings of
Success and failure in MGNREGA implementation in India
Briefing No. 1 The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) – offering up to 100 days work each