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Significance of Public Space in the Fragmented CityThis article surveys the problem of urban marginalization by one of its more critical expressions in the contemporary city: the slums. The aim is to define an urban design strategy for the integration of those settlements as part of the city context...
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Hoping or Discounting the FuturePublic policy debates, about HIV and prevention policy, have tended to occupy one of two extreme positions derived from either rational choice and or structuralists theories. This paper argues that the concept of hope may offer a way through this...
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Policy Process and Food Price CrisisDuring the recent food crisis, developing countries responded with a wide variety of policy responses to protect their population. Understanding the policy-making process in developing countries is important to know why such policy responses are made...
Book Chapter
Policy Processes and Food Price CrisesPart of Book Food Price Policy in an Era of Market Instability
Blog
From the Editor's Desk (August 2013)
22 August 2013 Tony Addison Angle returns from its Nordic summer break, to bring you more news and results from UNU-WIDER’s programme. Coming up in...
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What Can Experiments Tell Us About How to Improve Governance?In recent years, randomized controlled trials have become increasingly popular in the social sciences. In development economics in particular, their use has attracted considerable debate in relation to the identification of ‘what works’ in...
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Success When Stars AlignSince the end of the civil war, the Government of Sierra Leone has made substantial progress in strengthening public financial management. Improvements have been achieved across all aspects of the budget cycle and are particularly notable with regard...
Research Brief
Successes and Challenges of Public Financial Management in Sierra LeoneFragile and conflict-affected states, like Sierra Leone, can maintain a strong public financial management structure if they are able to find foreign support for administrative capacity and sufficient domestic political and executive support. PFM...
Journal Article
What Can Experiments Tell Us About How to Improve Government Performance?Part of Journal Special Issue Experiments in Development Economics
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