Reforming public-sector organizations--their structures, policies, processes and practices--is notoriously difficult, in rich and poor…
Governments across the world regularly pursue reforms that achieve less than was originally expected or is needed to make the state…
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In rich and poor countries alike, a core challenge is building the state’s capability for policy implementation. Delivering high-quality…
The Routledge Companion to Planning in the Global South offers an edited collection on planning in parts of the world which, more often…
Populism may seem like it has come out of nowhere, but it has been on the rise for a while. I argue that economic history and economic…
When I was a graduate student at Princeton I used to hang out with a group of fellow students who were economic theorists. They were good…
In 2015 and 2016, migrant flows into the European Union (EU) surged, with Greece and Italy the main entry points. Many of the migrants…
This article explores the value of the study of culture for understanding development. Important advances have been made in recent years in…