Diversity poses fundamental challenges to state-building and development. We study the effects of one of post-colonial Africa's largest policy experiments -- the Tanzanian Ujamaa policy -- which attempted to address these challenges. Ujamaa aimed to create a national identity and consolidate...

Aid fragmentation is widely denounced, though recent studies suggest potential benefits. To reconcile these mixed findings, we make a case for studying differences across aid sectors and levels of analysis. Our cross-national time-series analysis of data from 141 countries suggests aid...

This chapter presents an overview of the current state of knowledge on the impact and effectiveness of accountability and transparency initiatives (ATI) in public budget processes. This study is primarily a literature review, though also reflects my experience as a practitioner.The chapter...