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Political economy in practice: thoughts on managing and conducting a political economy study on disaster-risk management in Indonesia

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 27 August 2013

'As interest among development organisations in political economy analysis increases, there is a need to document and share experiences of how these studies can best be conducted.'

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Unblocking results in Tanzanian rural water supply

Opinion - Podcasts and audio - 14 August 2013

“When donors are investing in the [water] sector, they need to think beyond infrastructure – it’s not a matter of counting the number of pipes and pumps which need to be bought. You must look at the social structures and institutional setups that need to be in place…to deliver the services that are actually required.”

ODI research on how governance constraints can undermine the effective delivery of public services in developing countries identified a number of ways aid can help to ‘unblock results’ and get services flowing.

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Literature review of property rights and development

Publication - Bibliography and literature reviews - 13 August 2013

Anna Locke, Giles Henley, Nathaniel Mason, Peter Newborne, Pilar Domingo, Michael Mattingly

This study aims to look at the state of evidence on the link between secure property rights and development, with an emphasis on recent evidence in African countries, and identify where there are significant gaps that need to be plugged by further research.

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Labour mobility in East Africa: an analysis of the East African Community's common market and the free movement of workers

Publication - Journal articles or issues - 12 August 2013

Development Policy Review Vol. 31, iss. 2

Yurendra Basnett

This article looks at the East African Community's Common Market Protocol of July 2010 and argues that there are contradictions and inconsistencies in its implementation. For the full table of contents, or to subscribe or submit an article visit http://wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/dpr

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Matt Andrews on the limits of institutional reform

Opinion - Podcasts and audio - 9 August 2013

Matt Andrews, governance expert and Associate Professor at Harvard's Kennedy School, sat down with ODI's Ryan Flynn to talk about his new book - 'The Limits of Institutional Reform in Development'.

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Post-2015 and governance: squaring the circle?

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 7 August 2013

If governance is to be seriously considered as part of the post-2015 goals then we must square the circle between normative ideals and how change happens on the ground, says Alina Rocha Menocal.

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When aid gets a seat at the cabinet table

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 31 July 2013

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The Taliban is not the biggest barrier to education for Malala's peers

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 29 July 2013

'the Taliban thought they had solved a problem. When one of its gunmen shot a 15-year-old girl in the head for publicly opposing a ban on girls' schooling, it looked as though they had silenced a source of dissent. Instead, their intended victim has emerged a powerful voice for education.'

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Leaders pose for a family photograph at the 2013 G8 Summit

After the G8: tax, trade, transparency and the Lough Erne communique

Event - Public event - 24 July 2013 16:00 - 17:30 (GMT+01 (BST))

ODI welcome Michael Anderson, Director General Policy and Global Programmes at DFID, to discuss the outcomes of the 2013 Lough Erne G8 event and the subsequent Leaders Communique.