The Policy Practice undertakes policy work in developing countries, and advises and trains governments, development agencies, civil society organisations and companies. We provide practical, innovative solutions based on realistic assessments of the challenges and opportunities facing developing countries. Our multi- disciplinary approach uses 'The New Political Economy Perspective' to understand the processes of socio-economic change and their effect on the implementation of development programmes.
(08/12/09) This new report co-authored by Tim Sheehy assesses the quality of democracy in the Commonwealth and the effectiveness of Commonwealth collective action to promote it. Download here.
(08/12/09) Roger Riddell writes about aid effectiveness on the Open Democracy website.
The Policy Practice and the Overseas Development Institute have begun providing a series of training courses on political economy analysis for staff of DFID and other agencies.
Nurul Huda and Mirza Hassan discuss the political economy of police reform. Watch the video here.
John Githongo and David Anderson discuss politics and development in Kenya focusing on the political economy behind recent electoral violence. Watch the video here.
(08/07/09) The Policy Practice welcomes the publication of the UK Government’s new White Paper on development, Eliminating World Poverty: building our common future. We are encouraged by two new initiatives. The first is the Government’s decision to expand its work in difficult environments and poor fragile states, where the need for aid and for a long-term commitment by the donor community are so important. The second is the priority the Government is giving to “working more politically” (p. 70) and expanding the use of “political analysis to inform the choices we make” (p. 71). We are committed to assisting the UK Government and other donors especially in the area of political economy and analysis, and, in the spirit of the Paris Declaration, in helping to build the capacity of developing countries to undertake their own political analyses.
This new resource provides access to over 200 published and unpublished documents on the political economy of development.