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Grant, J. Andrew - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2005

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Paradise Lost: The Costs of State Failure in the Pacific

Chauvet, Lisa; Collier, Paul; Hoeffler, Anke - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2007

Globally, state failure is hugely costly. We estimate the total cost of failing states at around US$276 billion per year. In this paper we apply our global framework and methodology to analyse the cost of failing states in the Pacific Ocean. Globally, failing states inflict very large costs on...

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Three Decades of Neoliberal Economics in Chile: Achievements, Failures and Dilemmas

Solimano, Andres - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2009

The Chilean development story of the last two to three decades is a mix of successes in the macro, growth, poverty and … development model include urban insecurity and rising crime, pollution, pressure on natural resources, congestion and social … size enterprises. Chilean democracy would benefit from a redefinition in development priorities towards less power for the …

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Persistence of Underdevelopment: Does the Type of Natural Resource Endowment Matter?

Perala, Maiju - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2003

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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 …

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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

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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 actively and consistently for three decades now, and has produced many laws, processes and structures that are .best in class. in Africa (and

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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

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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

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Development through Globalization?

Nayyar, Deepak - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2006

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