Understanding why states are (in)effective: Targeting reforms and tailoring policy design Evidence from Russia shows that through appropriate policy design, policymakers can overcome existing capacity challenges within bureaucracies Institutions & Political Economy Michael Best Jonas Hjort David Szakonyi Published 17.01.20
Democracy in Africa Thomas Fujiwara asks why some countries have a process of peaceful transition of power while others don't. Institutions & Political Economy Thomas Fujiwara Published 07.09.17
How to reduce elite capture: Watch out for local elites during democratic transitions Allowing old-regime agents to remain in power during democratic transitions facilitates elite capture, which lowers public good provision Institutions & Political Economy Monica Martinez-Bravo Priya Mukherjee Andreas Stegmann Published 28.08.17
The changing face of development: A conversation with Kaushik Basu Kaushik Basu discusses global development issues, including the World Bank’s changing mission and its engagement with the world Institutions & Political Economy Kaushik Basu Parikshit Ghosh Published 21.06.17
Pathways to human development: Explaining the Bangladesh surprise Low-cost solutions and social mobilisation have helped surprising improvements in social development indicators, however there remain many challenges Institutions & Political Economy Wahiduddin Mahmud Published 16.08.17
Drawing the line: The short- and long-term consequences of partitioning India The economic and political consequences of the partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947 Institutions & Political Economy Prashant Bharadwaj Saumitra Jha Published 15.08.17
Democracy in Pakistan: Elections tell us why politicians behave badly Politicians in Pakistan provide patronage and are perceived as corrupt. Regime instability and incumbency disadvantage may explain their behaviour. Institutions & Political Economy Madiha Afzal Published 14.08.17
Elections in Kenya Voxdev Editor-in-Chief, Tavneet Suri, explains how problems with technology during Kenya's 2013 elections have implications for this year’s vote. Institutions & Political Economy Tavneet Suri Published 04.08.17
Globalisation and development David Atkin, of MIT, discusses what the withdrawal from globalisation will mean for developing countries. Institutions & Political Economy David Atkin Published 27.07.17
