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Vol. 49, Issue 1, Pages 1-18
In many nations today the state has little
capability to carry out even basic functions like security, policing,
regulation or core service delivery. Enhancing this capability…
ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Working Paper No. RWP12-036
Many reform initiatives in developing countries fail to achieve sustained improvements in
performance because they are merely isomorphic mimicry—that is, governments and…
Vol. 25, Issue 1, Pages 103–127
Will reforms emerging from the 2008 crisis have a global impact and influence developing countries? Evidence suggests that this happened before, after meltdowns in the 1970s. This…
Vol. 38, Issue 4, Pages 391-410
Governance indicators have come under fire in
recent years, especially the World Governance Indicators. Critics
present these indicators as atheoretical and biased. Critics of…
ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Working Paper No. RWP10-018
This paper asks how strong African Public Financial Management (PFM) has become, after a decade and more of reform. How well do African PFM systems in place now facilitate…
ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Working Paper No. RWP10-015
Governance indicators have come under fire in recent years, especially the World Governance Indicators (WGIs). Critics present these indicators as a-theoretical and biased.…
ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Working Paper No. RWP10-009
Development involves change, but many development initiatives produce unimpressive results. The authors ask why and consider how to close the gap between the intended change and…
Vol. 23, Issue 1, Pages 7-35
Work on good governance implies a one-best-way model of effective government. This has isomorphic influences on development, whereby governments are influenced to adopt a one-size…
Vol. 22, Issue 3, Pages 513-515