DFID is changing its approach to better address the underlying causes of poverty and conflict. A very interesting Blog post from Tom Wingfield and Pete Vowles explains how DFID is driving this change and where DFID is trying to go...
The joint learning event seeks to provide development practitioners with an action-oriented introduction to the key elements of PE Analysis and possible actions/responses to enable them to make development cooperation more...
An interesting presentation of PEA by ECDPM. They quote Will Hout: "Donors that take PEA serisouly will become part of the political struggle. Otherwise they risk following the r oad to nowhere" Fully agree, however the roots of...
A interesting soundcloud that explores the ‘(re)politicisation’ of development studies and the need for constructive, rather than merely critical, engagement with policy makers. It includes a number of soundtracks on a critical...
Just wanted to share a link with you instead of sharing comments http://www.learn4dev.net/expertise/policital-economy/ On the 19th of September, the PEP Expert Group met in Eschborn, Germany in order to discuss the new course on...
A roadmap to an agreement on a new list of sustainable development targets to replace the UN’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in 2015 was agreed at a summit in New York on 25 September. http://www.euractiv.com/development...
Understanding the political economy of the countries and sectors in which we work is a necessary part of effective development cooperation. Finding the best approach to analysing political economy remains an important...
The attached article appeared in the South African press this week about corruption but really gives a great insight into the political economy of public expenditure especially when things go wrong. In this case, it is not even...
Thomas Carothers recently released an excellent book that engages with PEA in the development industry. The first chapter can be read online for free here: http://carnegieendowment.org/2013/04/16/development-aid-confronts-polit…...
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