…of BLT is now a big factor in resistance to the current round of reform. A possible explanation of what is going on here comes from new institutional economics in…
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…and training Econo-nerd heaven: Summary of 19 natural experiments in economics. Really interesting and clever. Britain tops world rankings in ‘soft power’. So renegotiating UK’s deal with Europe should be…
The World Bank’s 2018 World Development Report on Education: a sceptic’s review
…matters. It’s no secret that the Bank, even if implicitly, favours certain disciplines (i.e., economics) and methodological approaches (usually ‘big n’ quantitative studies). I’m not debating their virtues or vices….
Precarious Lives: Food, Work and Care after the Global Food Crisis. Launch of new report, 9th September
…social protection should relate to the unpaid care roles carried out primarily by women, and often ignored by conventional economics. As more and more women work, and work longer hours,…
Famine and Foreigners: Ethiopia since Live Aid
…get a masters in economics from Erasmus University in Rotterdam (his thesis was on the developmental state in Africa). Can’t find the book or full thesis online (help please!), but…
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I’m with the cats 10 years on from the start of the financial crisis, macroeconomics still hasn’t come up with a big new idea in response to the last decade…
Latin America in turmoil, an update
…on the rise of market economics, child rights or, well, everything. Most of what I’ve thought and done since then has been shaped by those years, but living in the…
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…lot) and the danger of hollowed-out narratives (h/t Chris Blattman) In praise of complexity economics – why isn’t it a Bigger Thing? The weird world of spam king JP Monfort:…
Empowerment and Accountability in Messy Places: what’s the latest?
…and economics, how well do we understand fear, trust – the psychology at personal level of taking/not taking action? There were also interestingly mixed messages on the gender dimensions of…
What’s the problem with Projects?
…founded jointly by the UNDP and the Earth Institute at Columbia University, driven by the Millennium Development Goal framework and formulated under the auspices of the Bono of development economics…
Is the IMF getting serious about inequality? Looks like it
…few excerpts: “Adam Smith—one of the founders of modern economics—recognized clearly that a poor distribution of wealth could undermine the free market system, noting that: “The disposition to admire, and…
On World Food Day, 5 reasons why cash transfers aren’t always the best option
…first place. And finally, like the King’s desire for butter, there’s no accounting for taste, whatever the current trend. We’re not all utility maximisers in a neat economics equation. We’re…