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1. Why politics matters: aid effectiveness and domestic accountability in the health sector - a comparative study of Uganda and Zambia

   Publication - Discussion papers - 1 June 2012

   Leni Wild, Pilar Domingo

   This paper was part of International IDEA’s work on “Democracy and Development” in 2011. It was selected as a contribution to stimulate debate on and increase knowledge about the impact of democratic accountability on services. The study highlights the implications of aid for domestic accountability relationships.

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   Political economy analysis for operations in water and sanitation: a guidance note

   Publication - Briefing papers - 23 April 2012

   Michelle Kooy and Daniel Harris

   This guidance note provides an overview of how political economy thinking can be integrated into WASH sector programmes. The objective is to identify entry points for mobilising change and adjust or design programmes to maximise their effectiveness.

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3. Political economy realities in the Chinese health sector

   Publication - Journal articles or issues - 6 March 2012

   14:2

   Daniel Harris and Jenny Qu Wang

   This paper applies political economy analysis to health financing in China and proposes that the political economy of health financing affects the ability of reforms to address the challenges presented by China’s significant population of internal migrants.

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   Improving maternal health when resources are limited: Safe motherhood in rural Rwanda

   Publication - Research reports and studies - 1 February 2012

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   Vikki Chambers

   Over the past decade, Rwanda has managed to overcome many of the critical bottlenecks to make impressive progress on maternal health. This policy brief documents the progress being made and indicates that service delivery bottlenecks can be overcome without additional material resources.

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   Scaling up rural sanitation in Vietnam: political economy constraints and opportunities

   Publication - Discussion papers - 23 January 2012

   ODI Working Papers 341

   Daniel Harris, Michelle Kooy and Pham Quang Nam

   This Working Paper presents findings from an analysis of the governance and political economy of water and sanitation service delivery in Vietnam. The objective of the research is to develop the utility of political economy analysis (PEA) for the water supply and sanitation (WSS) sector, with a focus on improving the operational impact of the UK Department for International Development (DFID) (and other donor) country programming.

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   Cape Town Port Authority, Susan, in the office where Vessel Traffic Control takes place.South Africa
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   Credit: Trevor Samson / World Bank
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   Understanding the politics of service delivery

   Event - Workshop - 16 January 2012 09:00 - 16:30 (GMT+00)

   This event showcased some recent examples of political economy and governance analysis for service delivery, to identify some of the common challenges but also potential solutions for working towards more politically informed aid interventions. A particular focus was on what this means for NGOs and other intermediary organisations which play roles in funding and delivering basic services in developing countries.

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   The political economy of community scorecards

   Publication - Research reports and studies - 10 January 2012

   Leni Wild and Daniel Harris

   This report details research investigating how community scorecards have worked in Malawi and what some of the wider lessons might be.

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   More than just ‘demand’: Malawi’s public-service community scorecard

   Publication - Briefing papers - 10 January 2012

   ODI Project Briefings 69

   Leni Wild and Daniel Harris

   This Project Briefing seeks to contribute to evidence regarding community-based monitoring instruments, such as scorecards, through political economy analysis of a community scorecard initiative in Malawi.

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9. Achieving sustainable governance transitions

   Projects - November 2011 to November 2015

   Practical approaches and guidance for development actors supporting public goods and service provision in transition contexts

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    Lessons on accountability in forest governance: the Mama Misitu Campaign against illegal logging in Tanzania

    Publication - Briefing papers - 27 July 2011

    ODI Project Briefings 57

    Pilar Domingo, Daniel Harris, Cassian Sianga, Enock Chengullah and Calyst Basil Kavishe

    This Project Briefing examines the experience and lessons of Tanzania's Mama Misitu Campaign for the promotion of better forest governance.

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