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It's politics, we’re not stupid: in defence of a division of labour between technocrats and politicians

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 8 November 2012

'In order to improve the political acumen of development organisations operating in developing countries, it seems highly inefficient to train technocrats to think and act more like politicians.'

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Enhancing the redistributive role of fiscal policy in developing countries

Publication - Articles and blogs - 31 October 2012

Inequality In Focus, Volume 1, Number 3

Francesca Bastagli, David Coady, Sanjeev Gupta

This article explores how the greater redistributive impact of fiscal policy in high-income countries has enabled high-income countries to tackle high inequality better than developing countries.

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Public financial management reforms in fragile states: the case of Democratic Republic of the Congo

Publication - Research reports and studies - 23 October 2012

Geraldine Baudienville

This Research Report analyses public financial management (PFM) reforms in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

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Public financial management reforms in fragile states: the case of West Bank and Gaza

Publication - Research reports and studies - 23 October 2012

Philipp Krause

This Research Report analyses public financial management (PFM) reforms in West Bank and Gaza.

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Public financial management reforms in fragile states: the case of Sierra Leone

Publication - Research reports and studies - 23 October 2012

Heidi Tavakoli

This Research Report analyses public financial management (PFM) reforms in Sierra Leone.

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Public financial management reforms in fragile states: the case of Kosovo

Publication - Research reports and studies - 23 October 2012

Heidi Tavakoli and Shkumbin Saneja

This Research Report analyses public financial management (PFM) reforms in Kosovo.

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Interview with Economic Advisor to the President of South Sudan

Opinion - Podcasts and audio - 17 October 2012

‘Before the shutdown in oil production the [Government of South Sudan] was already very disturbed about the pattern of expenditure related to the implementation of government programmes…the shutdown fast-tracked measures to [implement] proper fiscal discipline.’

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Public finance reform in fragile states: grounds for cautious optimism?

Event - Conference - 16 October 2012

The event brought together politicians and government officials from several countries with senior researchers and policy makers to examine the progress of public financial management reforms and the challenges that remain.

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Public financial management reform in fragile states: grounds for cautious optimism?

Publication - Briefing papers - 15 October 2012

ODI Briefings 77

Edward Hedger, Philipp Krause and Heidi Tavakoli

This Briefing Paper looks at public financial management reforms across eight different fragile states over a ten-year period. A key finding is that substantial progress is possible, even in countries with very low income and capacity.

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Localising aid: can using local actors strengthen them?

Publication - Discussion papers - 29 August 2012

ODI Working Papers 352

Jonathan Glennie with Ahmed Ali, Maia King, Alastair McKechnie and Gideon Rabinowitz

Does channelling aid through country systems strengthen them? Can the same approach be applied to non-state actors? This paper sets out a research programme to address these questions.

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