Who holds power? How do they exercise it? And what are the implications? These are just some of the practical questions political economy assessment tools seek to answer, according to Heather Marquette of the UK’s University of...


Who holds power? How do they exercise it? And what are the implications? These are just some of the practical questions political economy assessment tools seek to answer, according to Heather Marquette of the UK’s University of...
Political Economy Assessment Tools: A New Approach? Who holds power? How do they exercise it? And what are the implications? These are just some of the practical questions political economy assessment tools seek to answer...
The authors of a background note, ‘Using Political Economy Analysis to Improve European Union Development Effectiveness’, are posting a draft version of their findings in The Political Economy in Practice working group and invite interested capacity4dev members to offer their feedback. The discussion begins on the 10th October.

Over the past couple of years a number of donor agencies have adopted Political Economy Analysis tools to assist development practice. The European Union Delegation to Zambia recently carried out two pilot political economy...
The authors of a background note, ‘Using Political Economy Analysis to Improve European Union Development Effectiveness’, are posting a draft version of their findings in The Political Economy in Practice working group and invite...

The authors of a background note, ‘Using Political Economy Analysis to Improve European Union Development Effectiveness’, are posting a draft version of their findings in The Political Economy in Practice working group and invite...
This background paper has been prepared as part of a broader DEVCO exercise to bring together existing guidance on development practice into one harmonised document, the Project and Programme Cycle Management (PPCM) Guidance. The...
To understand what is politically feasible in terms of empowering developmental LAs, EU Delegations should conduct a context analysis, to clarify: the opportunities and constraints created by the political drivers of...
The Asian Development Bank developed a set of tools designed to o serve decision making and overall operational planning at the strategic level, helping to find answers to questions such as the following: What explains the present...

Development institutions are learning new ways to share knowledge. The traditional hierarchical model of training, in which information is passed down from teacher to student, or donor to recipient, is not always the most...