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Zakat Payments in Pakistan Exceed State Social Protection

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

Every year, hundreds of millions of Muslims across the world pay a proportion of their wealth as zakat, one of the five pillars of Islam...

Furthering a feminist fiscal agenda: Engendering tax and development

Published by: Development Policy Review

Taxation has received increasing attention from researchers and in the context of development policy, though less attention has been...

Tax and Gender: Why Informality Matters

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

Recent policy debates have increasingly focused on the gendered impacts of taxation, yet much of this work is rooted in high-income...

Towards Inclusive Social Assistance for Marginalised People in East and Northeast Uganda

The negative impacts of crises on marginalised people’s lives are exacerbated by intersecting inequalities. However, there is limited...

Designing Social Assistance Programmes for Displaced People

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

Social assistance programmes for displaced people are likely to be more effective if they take the circumstances and preferences of...

Local Self-Governance on the Somalia–Kenya Border

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

Thirty years of civil war, insurgency, and counterinsurgency in Somalia and neighbouring northeastern Kenya have hollowed out state services and left borderland communities beleaguered. Yet in this apparently ‘ungoverned’ space, local self-governance persists. Citizen-led reflection shows how communities are repairing the social and physical damage wrought by violence, organising basic services, and providing public goods.

Is Poverty Underestimated Because Males and Females Report Food Security and Food Expenses Differently?

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

Does the gender of household survey respondents affect the accuracy of reported food consumption? Findings from a randomisation-based survey of beneficiary households in the Productive Safety Net Programme in Ethiopia suggest that it might – with implications for the targeting of such programmes.

Cross-Border Dynamics Between Burundi and Tanzania in the Context of Viral Haemorrhagic Fever Outbreaks, 2025

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

This brief summarises key considerations regarding cross-border dynamics between the Republic of Burundi and the United Republic of...

Key Considerations: Using Social and Behavioural Science to Inform the Use of Vaccines During Health Emergencies

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

This brief synthesises social and behavioural science (SBS) research on the use of vaccines during health emergencies in sub-Saharan...