Publications

Back from the Abyss: Symbolic Immortality, Faith, and Human Survival

Questioning Development: Essays on the theory, policies and practice of development interventions

Liberalization and the New Corruption?

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While there is a widely-accepted thesis that economic liberalization and/or political democratization can reduce levels of corruption in developing societies, recent experience suggests that the relationship is variable and in some contexts corruption may increase in consequence.

Business Associations in Developing Countries

Cooperation between government and business generally contributes to better policymaking and improved economic performance. Business associations can play a key role in facilitating this process, as experience in a growing number of developing countries shows.

Mick Moore

Local Heroes: Patterns of Field Worker Discretion in Implementing GAD Policy in Bangladesh

IDS Discussion Paper;358

Concerns with institutional capacity building in development tend to focus upon changes to the structures and incentive systems of development organisations, at the expense of considering the role of the individual in interpreting policy goals. This paper examines how field workers use their...

Public Expenditure Policy and Poverty Reduction: Has the World Bank Got it Right

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Hazards and Opportunities: Farming Livelihoods in Dryland Africa: Lessons From Zimbabwe

Climatic variability, poor soils and increasing resource pressures are undermining people's ability to make a living in the drylands of Africa.

Ian Scoones

Banking Reform in Ethiopia

IDS working papers;37

The monopoly government-owned banks in Ethiopia remained relatively sound throughout the period of socialist government.

The Limited Impact of Financial Sector Reforms in Zimbabwe

IDS working papers;36

The post-independence Zimbabwe government did not interfere significantly with the operations of the banking system, despite the existence of a large government-owned commercial bank, and a commitment to socialist ideology and to reducing inequality.

The Conceptualization of ‘Trust’ in Economic Thought

IDS working papers;35

This paper focuses on the emergence of trust in economic thought and clarifies its conceptualisation as a term used to identify a purely calculative theory of behaviour in which agents form subjective probabilities regarding the future action of others.

The Impact of Financial Sector Policies on Banking in Ghana

IDS working papers;38

This paper examines why the banking system in Ghana was in need of reform in the 1980s and evaluates the impact of the financial sector reforms.

Institutions, Relations and Outcomes: Framework and Tools for Gender-Aware Planning

This paper aims to develop an analytical framework and a set of tools which can help planners ensure that gender is systematically integrated into all aspects of their work.

Naila Kabeer