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Mozambique’s Elite – Finding its Way in a Globalized World and Returning to Old Development Models
Hanlon, Joseph; Mosse, Marcelo - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2010
What makes elites developmental instead of predatory? We argue that Mozambique’s elite was developmental at … development in Latin America, or Volkskapitalisme in apartheid South Africa. But Mozambique’s elite has also returned to two other … traditions – that development is done by the elite and by foreigners. There is little support for development of local SMEs and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008671379
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Who really leads development?
Andrews, Matt - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2013
.Leadership. is not a common topic for research in international development. In recent years, however, prominent studies like the 2008 Growth Commission Report noted the importance of leadership in development. This and other studies focused on individua
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010739467
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How do governments become great? Ten cases, two competing explanations, one large research agenda
Andrews, Matt - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2013
Governments can play great roles in their countries, regions, and cities; facilitating or leading the resolution of festering problems and opening new pathways for progress. Examples are more numerous than one might imagine and raise an important question
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010739469
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Overcoming the limits of institutional reform in Uganda
Andrews, Matt; Bategeka, Lawrence - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2013
This paper begins by noting that Uganda has been a public sector reform leader in Africa. It has pursued reforms …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010739483
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Explaining positive deviance in public sector reforms in development
Andrews, Matt - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2013
Public sector reforms are commonplace in developing countries. Much of the literature about these reforms reflects on their failures. This paper asks about the successes and investigates which of two competing theories best explain why some reforms exhibi
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010739526
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Can one retell a Mozambican reform story through problem-driven iterative adaptation?
Andrews, Matt - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2014
Many public sector reforms in developing countries fail to make governments more functional. This is typically because reforms introduce new solutions that do not fit the contexts in which they are being placed. This situation reflects what has recently b
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011076182
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Vietnam as a Role Model for Development
Thoburn, John - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2009
introduction of its doi moi (.renovation.) economic reform programme in 1986. The core of Vietnam.s economic strategy has been …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004973337