Publications

Ambiguous Institutions: Traditional Governance and Local Democracy in Rural India

Mick Moore

An Agenda For Change In The USA: Insights From A Conversation About Assessing Social Change In Washington, DC.

Are supermarket codes benefiting workers?

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Basel II Implementation in Developing Countries and Effects on SME Development

Paper prepared for Conference on Financial Globalisation and Domestic Financial Sector Development in South and Central Asia, India

Evaluation in Complex Governance Arenas: The Potential of Large System Action Research

This paper is grounded in the development of systemic action research within SOLAR at the University of the West of England. In it I argue that the creation of dense webs of learning through a process of Large System Action Research offers a solution to evaluators who are grappling with the...

Fiscal Policy and Tax Incidence in Mozambique

An Empirical Estimation of the Degree of Price Transmission from Border to Consumer Prices in Mozambique

Xavier Cirera

Civil Society, Democratization and Foreign Aid: Civic Engagement and Public Policy in South Africa and Uganda

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Does Decentralisation Improve Equity and Efficiency in Public Service Delivery Provision?

IDS Bulletin Vol. 38 Nos. 1

Many claims are made in favour of decentralisation, ranging from the democratising potential of increased scope for participation and accountability through to poverty reduction and improved service delivery. Much of the literature and evidence centres on the intrinsic value of decentralisation...

Economic Transition, Institutional Changes and the Health System: Some Lessons from Rural China

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The success of China in its transition has received a great deal of attention from economists. At the same time, public health experts have accumulated evidence on setbacks within the Chinese health sector, particularly in rural areas. This paper puts these two bodies of knowledge together. It...

Gerald Bloom

Cactus Blossom on the Sand

CD and DVD of a rap on drug use and HIV made by female recovering drug users.

Pauline Oosterhoff

Automating Public Financial Management in Developing Countries