Little is written about the critical success factors that make or break a project implementing a public financial management reform in…
Lesotho and other least developed African countries responded impressively to the preferences they
were granted under the African Growth…
Successful public sector reform is rare in Africa. Over twelve years, Ethiopia transformed its public financial management (PFM) to…
The global economy and especially its poorest members, face a perfect storm. The crisis has been created by a Global LIE: leverage that is…
What explains the economic success of Mauritius, a top performer among African countries? How did it develop a manufacturing sector and…
Firms in Africa report "regulatory and economic policy uncertainty" as a top constraint to their growth.
We argue that often firms in…
This paper asks how strong African Public Financial Management (PFM) has become, after a decade and more of reform. How well do African PFM…
Many reform results fall below expectations in the development arena, especially in the public sector. Do the reforms just need more time…