local government

The creation of smaller local government polities resulted in greater public good access across multiple dimensions – village-level infrastructure, individually-targeted benefit programmes, and workfare programmes – over both the short and long run.

NGO provision of health services in rural Uganda either complemented or undermined government capacity, depending on the supply of skilled labour

How much do political leaders value academic research? Can this research change not only their beliefs, but also the policies they implement?

How an education reform in Indonesia resulted in better public service delivery

What is the Mandarin model and how has it affected China's economic and financial stability?

The capacity of Brazilian local governments to source tax revenue has a greater impact on education and corruption than external transfers

When local governments in Brazil improve tax collection rather than rely on grants to raise revenues, local officials help citizens, not themselves