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The accountability of the G20’s development agenda: perspectives and suggestions from developing countries of the Commonwealth and Francophonie

Publication - Research reports and studies - 15 April 2013

In a paper prepared for the Commonwealth - Francophonie - G20 Development Working Group Meeting, this paper presents perspectives and suggestions from developing countries of the Commonwealth and Francophonie.

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What does the difference between driving a bus in Stockholm and Delhi have to do with evidence-based policymaking?

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 10 April 2013

'Decentralisation reforms could offer a unique opportunity to strengthen evidence-informed policy-making from the bottom up.'

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Transformation processes in Africa: achieving impact and results in governance programmes

Event - Workshop - 9 April 2013 11:30 - 13:00 (GMT+01 (BST))

This workshop looked at challenges and opportunities in measuring theimpact and results of Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationala Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) governance programmes. Alina Rocha Menocal delivered a presentation on the the current state of the international debate on governance, and why assessing the impact of governance interventions has proven difficult as well as providing possible ways forward.

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A problem-focused approach to violence against women: the political-economy of justice and security programming

Publication - Research reports and studies - 31 March 2013

Lisa Denney and Pilar Domingo

This Report proposes an approach that engages with the specificities and the concrete political-economy dynamics of the drivers of violence against women.

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Politics of a national employment guarantee scheme in Nepal: an initial assessment of feasibility

Publication - Research reports and studies - 31 March 2013

Daniel Harris, Anna McCord and Sony KC

This report explores the political economy of the development of a national employment guarantee scheme (EGS) in Nepal, making an initial assessment of the feasibility of the development and implementation of such a programme.

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Human resources for health in Nepal - the politics of access in remote areas

Publication - Research reports and studies - 31 March 2013

Daniel Harris, Joseph Wales, Harry Jones and Dr. Tirtha Rana, with Roshan Lal Chitrakar

This country evidence note explores the political economy dynamics associated with attempts to ensure access to qualified human resources for health (HRH) in remote rural areas of Nepal where low ratios of skilled health personnel per head of population persist.

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Facilitating development: an arm’s length approach to aid

Publication - Discussion papers - 31 March 2013

David Booth

This Discussion Note sets out a case for greater use of ‘arm’s length’ forms of aid building on some of the implications of recent research.

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Finding solutions: making sense of the politics of service delivery

Publication - Research reports and studies - 31 March 2013

Daniel Harris and Leni Wild

This brief lays out a case for better diagnostics capable of identifying specific governance constraints to service delivery in a way that can inform policy and programming decisions aimed at improving sector outcomes.

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The political economy of electricity distribution in developing countries - a review of the literature

Publication - Bibliography and literature reviews - 31 March 2013

Andrew Scott and Prachi Seth

This paper applies a framework for analysing the effects of sector characteristics on service outcomes and a mapping of the underlying governance dynamics and features of the broader political system to electricity services in developing countries.

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Using aid to address governance constraints in service delivery

Publication - Research reports and studies - 31 March 2013

Heidi Tavakoli, Rebecca Simson and Helen Tilley with David Booth

This study examines how aid can facilitate government efforts to address governance constraints in public service delivery, and in particular what types of aid-funded activities and enabling factors seem to allow for this in practice.

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