This editorial gives an introduction to the seven papers in this months edition of Health Policy and Planning.
Responding to the disappointing results of the Good Governance agenda, the Africa Power and Politics Programme is exploring the scope for approaches which attempt to ‘work with the grain’ of African societies. This paper explores what this might mean.
In Africa, as elsewhere, the path or paths to development and modernity are dependent on historical institutional context, and cannot be imposed from outside. This paper compares Africa with other five models of how development occurred elsewhere.
This event will present a Humanitarian Policy Group Policy Briefing that analyses post-election displacement, resettlement and return in relation to land issues in Kenya.
This paper begins by summarising the evidence that proactive management of the political dimensions of reform is feasible and beneficial, making particular reference to the field of sexual and reproductive health.
This working paper analyses the effectiveness of different aid modalities and the coordination mechanisms associated with programme-based approaches at the sector level. It draws from three case studies, covering the education sector in Tanzania, the water and sanitation sector in Uganda and the health sector in Mozambique, and also from the broader literature.
Public services are still underperforming in many countries despite concerted efforts to improve policies and increase resources. Political and governance constraints to policy implementation and delivery are a critical piece of this puzzle, but more practical guidance is needed on how to respond to them. Our work in this area looks at how institutions and incentives influence behaviour and outcomes in different sectors and the implications for donor programming. Our current focus is on basic services (health, education and water/sanitation), social protection, justice and security.