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Will Kenya's 2010 Constitution work for women and children?

ODI Project Briefings 74, May 2012

Authors: Pilar Domingo and Leni Wild
This Project Briefing looks at what has been achieved in the first year of implementing Kenya's new Constitution, and what still needs to be done to realise constitutional commitments to the rights of children and women.
4 pages
Published by ODI as part of the ODI Project Briefings series.
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The UK's approach to linking development and security

ODI Working Papers 347, May 2012

Authors: Samir Elhawary and Leni Wild
This Working Paper focuses on the UK’s approach to linking development and security in both policy and practice.
22 pages
ISBN: 978 1 907288 68 5
Published by ODI as part of the ODI Working Papers series.
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Non-state security and justice in fragile states: Lessons from Sierra Leone

ODI Briefing Papers 73, April 2012

Authors: Lisa Denney
This Briefing Paper looks at the impact of the relative neglect of non-state actors in security and justice assistance in Sierra Leone. It calls for donors to address this state bias in their programming and sets out four rules for more frequent and more effective engagement with non-state security and justice providers in fragile states.
4 pages
Published by ODI as part of the ODI Briefing Papers series.
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Political economy analysis for operations in water and sanitation: a guidance note

Briefing papers, April 2012

Authors: 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.
7 pages
Published by ODI This resources was an output of the following ODI project: Analysing the governance and political economy of water and sanitation service delivery .
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Political economy realities in the Chinese health sector

Public Management Review 14:2, March 2012

Authors: 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.
21 pages
Published by Taylor and Francis as part of the series.
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Where can Japanese Official Development Assistance add value?

ODI Project Briefings 71, February 2012

Authors: Alina Rocha Menocal and Leni Wild
This Project Briefing synthesises the main findings and key messages that emerged from research which was undertaken to inform future Japanese Official Development Assistance (ODA) policy discussions within the Japanese government and beyond. It highlights areas where Japan has something distinctive to offer and where it has the potential to add substantial value to international development efforts in a new global context.
4 pages
Published by ODI as part of the ODI Project Briefings series. This resources was an output of the following ODI project: Informing the future of Japan’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) .
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From an Arab Spring to a Winter of discontent? Challenges to the democratic transition in Egypt

Euro Atlantic Quarterly, February 2012

Authors: Alina Rocha Menocal
This article explores the revolution in Egypt and argues that the key challenge for the new emerging Egypt is establishing a regime that is democratic not only in name but also in practice.
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Improving maternal health when resources are limited: Safe motherhood in rural Rwanda

Africa Power and Politics Policy Brief 5, February 2012

Authors: 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.
4 pages
Published by Africa Power and Politics Programme as part of the series. This resources was an output of the following ODI project: Africa Power and Politics Programme .
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Positioning Japan’s ODA as a leader in its field

Research reports and studies, February 2012

Authors: Leni Wild and Lisa Denney, with Alina Rocha Menocal
This report examines how Japan might enhance its profile and influence in the development field, with a particular focus on achieving this within the UK context.
27 pages
Published by ODI This resources was an output of the following ODI project: Informing the future of Japan’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) .
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Working with the grain and swimming against the tide

Public Management Review 14:2, February 2012

Authors: David Booth
This article reviews the uptake of findings on the governance of public goods provision in Africa by development agencies.
18 pages
Published by Taylor and Francis as part of the series.
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Scaling up rural sanitation in Vietnam: political economy constraints and opportunities

ODI Working Papers 341, January 2012

Authors: 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.
57 pages
Published by ODI as part of the ODI Working Papers series. This resources was an output of the following ODI project: Analysing the governance and political economy of water and sanitation service delivery .
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The political economy of community scorecards

Research reports and studies, January 2012

Authors: 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.
40 pages
Published by ODI This resources was an output of the following ODI project: Citizen scorecards in Malawi .
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More than just ‘demand’: Malawi’s public-service community scorecard

ODI Project Briefings 69, January 2012

Authors: 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.
4 pages
Published by ODI and Plan UK as part of the ODI Project Briefings series. This resources was an output of the following ODI project: Citizen scorecards in Malawi .
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The political economy of policy-making in Indonesia: opportunities for improving the demand for and use of knowledge

ODI Working Papers 340, December 2011

Authors: Ajoy Datta, Harry Jones, Vita Febriany, Daniel Harris, Rika Kumala Dewi, Leni Wild and John Young
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.
88 pages
Published by ODI, Australian Government Overseas Aid Program and SMERU Research Institute as part of the ODI Working Papers series. This resources was an output of the following ODI project: An overview of the policy making process in Indonesia .
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No time for complacency: getting governance right for development in Africa

Books or book chapters, December 2011

Authors: David Booth
As part of the annual Commonwealth Good Governance 2011/12: Democracy, development and public administration, David Booth explores governance and development agenda in Africa.
3 pages
Published by Commonwealth Secretariat
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Analysing the relationship between democracy and development

Books or book chapters, December 2011

Authors: Alina Rocha Menocal
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.
11 pages
ISBN: 978-0-9563060-7-4
Published by Commonwealth Secretariat
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State building for peace: a new paradigm for international engagement in post-conflict fragile states?

Journal articles or issues, November 2011

Authors: Alina Rocha Menocal
This article analyses two leading approaches that have guided international efforts to promote peace and development in conflict afflicted fragile states since the 1990s, namely peace building and state building.
22 pages
Published by Taylor and Francis
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Japan's ODA within an African context

Research reports and studies, October 2011

Authors: Leni Wild, Lisa Denney, Alina Rocha Menocal, and Matthew Geddes
This report provides an analysis of how Japan's development model and ODA approach is being applied to Africa and how this compares to the priorities and approaches of other donors.
39 pages
Published by ODI This resources was an output of the following ODI project: Informing the future of Japan’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) .
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Why electoral systems matter: an analysis of their incentives and effects on key areas of governance