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5Over 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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Citizen voice and state accountability: towards theories of change that embrace contextual dynamics
This Working Paper provides a critical analysis of a series of citizen voice and accountability (CV&A) cases from the Mwananchi Governance and Transparency Fund (GTF) programme in order to develop some patterns of observation and thought lines which, when put together, form an analytical framework for developing theories of change (ToCs) for CV&A projects. -

A rally against Muammar Gaddafi in Benghazi, Libya
Protesters attend a rally against Muammar Gaddafi in Benghazi, Libya March 1, 2011
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Credit: REUTERS/Suhaib Salem
Source: FlickrLibya in transition: options for the future
Libya is at a critical juncture in transitioning from decades of dictatorship, with the National Transitional Council entering a complex post-conflict period that will need to tackle the legacies of violence, the remaking of state institutions and rebuilding the relationships between citizens and the state. The significant changes in the political landscape over the last six months still leave unanswered important questions about future priorities, opportunities, sequencing and where challenges and pitfalls are likely to lie. This event aims to discuss those questions, considering the options available for Libyan leaders and citizens, and the role that the international community can play to support the transition.
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An agenda for change in service delivery
An agenda for change in service delivery
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The political economy of community scorecards
This report details research investigating how community scorecards have worked in Malawi and what some of the wider lessons might be. -
The political economy of policy-making in Indonesia: opportunities for improving the demand for and use of knowledge
This Working Paper describe rules that govern policy-making processes in Indonesia and assesses factors that determine the use of knowledge in policy-making processes. -

Nigeria: women on the outskirts of politics
'It is doubtful whether the top-down changes that President Goodluck Jonathon has made through political appointments of women will transform the role of women in politics without similar results achieved from the bottom-up. This is a story that development organisations and donors should heed, given that most support to the electoral process in Nigeria is focused on elections themselves, rather than on the enabling environment that shapes the election.' -
Submission to the Inquiry on EU development assistance
Sian Herbert and Romilly GreenhillThis submission to the International Development Committee’s (IDC) inquiry into EU development assistance seeks to address the following questions: What development objectives can the UK better pursue through the EC than through bilateral means? How much funding should be allocated to EC development assistance? What countries and sectors should the EC concentrate its funds on? How should these funds be managed? -
No time for complacency: getting governance right for development in Africa
As part of the annual Commonwealth Good Governance 2011/12: Democracy, development and public administration, David Booth explores governance and development agenda in Africa. -
Analysing the relationship between democracy and development
As part of the annual Commonwealth Good Governance 2011/12: Democracy, development and public administration, Alina Rocha Menocal examines the linkages between democracy and development in the Commonwealth.












