This paper examines the role of courts in promoting fulfillment of the right to education in developing countries, focusing on India and Indonesia?two countries that have experienced increased education rights litigation in recent years. It argues that this litigation has been part of broader...

<title>Abstract</title> Strengthening ‘social accountability’ is emerging as a key strategy for improving public services and attaining the Millennium Development Goals. Yet current conceptualizations of social accountability have tended to focus on it as ‘mechanisms’ or ‘widgets’, a view which...

This paper reviews the literature on taxation of the informal economy, taking stock of key debates and drawing attention to recent innovations. Conventionally, the debate on whether to tax has frequently focused on the limited revenue potential, high cost of collection, and potentially adverse...