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The tragedy for the Afghan people of the Taliban re-taking control of the country in August 2021 is the denouement of a process 20 years in the making. The sudden collapse of the Afghan government and the national security forces over the course of a few days is not a “surprise” to anyone, but was a...
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– Doing Too Much Too Soon
From the book:
Building State Capability
Book Chapter
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From the book:
Building State Capability
– Evidence, Analysis, Action
This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. Governments play a major role in the development process, and constantly introduce...
Experimental studies using randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are a powerful tool in policy analysis. They have been sometimes hailed as the best means of identifying ‘what works’ in development policy. However, it would be unwise to rely solely on findings from RCTs to guide policy. While RCTs...
Journal Article
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– A Porous Dialectic
Part of Journal Special Issue
Experiments in Development Economics
Journal Article
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Part of Journal Special Issue
Experiments in Development Economics
Journal Article
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– Better Policies? Better Politics?
Part of Journal Special Issue
Experiments in Development Economics
In recent years, experimental methods have been both highly celebrated, and roundly criticized, as a means of addressing core questions in the social sciences. They have received particular attention in the analysis of development interventions. The studies in this special issue push beyond...
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– Opportunities and Challenges
Part of Journal Special Issue
Experiments in Development Economics
Journal Article
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Part of Journal Special Issue
Experiments in Development Economics
Journal Article
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– Definitions and Diagrams
Part of Journal Special Issue
Experiments in Development Economics
Book Chapter
– Moving Beyond Conventional Wisdoms
From the book: African Youth and the Persistence of Marginalization
Book Chapter
– Prospecting a Mineralized Future
From the book:
African Youth and the Persistence of Marginalization
Book Chapter
– Post-Millennial Cases of Mobility and Sociality
From the book:
African Youth and the Persistence of Marginalization
Book Chapter
– Lessons from South Africa’s Training and Education Programme
From the book:
African Youth and the Persistence of Marginalization
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