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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 …
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 actively and consistently for three decades now, and has produced many laws, processes and structures that are .best in class. in Africa (and
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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Building State Capability: Evidence, Analysis, Action
Andrews, Matt; Pritchett, Lant; Woolcock, Michael - 2017
Governments play a major role in the development process, and constantly introduce reforms and policies to achieve …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011616032
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Who really leads development?
Andrews, Matt - 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 individual leaders - or heroes - when examining 'who leads development'. The current article asks if heroes really …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010333666
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Overcoming the limits of institutional reform in Uganda
Andrews, Matt; Bategeka, Lawrence - 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 beyond). The problem is that many of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010333676
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How do governments become great? Ten cases, two competing explanations, one large research agenda
Andrews, Matt - 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: 'how do governments become great?'....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010333710
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Can one retell a Mozambican reform story through problem-driven iterative adaptation?
Andrews, Matt - 2014
recently been called the 'capability trap' in development - which results in many interventions producing new forms that are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010420599