by developmentatmanchester | Jun 10, 2014 | Policy, Research Findings
ESID‘s latest Working Paper explores “what we have learnt about how to instigate and embed pro-poor government in towns and cities of the global South”, with a particular focus on how politics emerges in informal settlements. Politics, informality and clientelism –...
by developmentatmanchester | Jun 10, 2014 | Comment, Research Findings
By Pablo Yanguas On Monday David Hulme and I attended a half-day workshop at ODI entitled “Aiding reform: Lessons on what works, what doesn’t and why”. It was basically a gathering of scholars, consultants and practitioners working on/with political economy analysis...
by developmentatmanchester | Jun 10, 2014 | Comment, Policy
By Kate Pruce. Hosted by the Brooks World Poverty Institute, in collaboration with UNRISD and the Korean International Cooperation Agency, this event marked the launch of a new book: ‘Learning from South Korean Developmental Success: Effective Development Cooperation...
by developmentatmanchester | Jun 10, 2014 | Comment, Research Findings
By Diana Mitlin After three-and-a-half days of sitting in central Cape Town, what have I learnt about a core underpinning assumption of ESID, i.e. that academics can contribute to inclusive development? It is relatively easy to understand what academics have to...
