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  1. Elections and Violence: Learning Lessons from Recent African Polls

    In Africa, many recent polls have been marred by mismanagement and even violence. Electoral experts at a recent Brussels event said there are many valuable lessons to be learned from such polls to improve electoral support, which these days is a central part of donor programming.
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    4 March 2011

  2. An Upside Down View of Governance

    Sue Unsworth from the Policy Practice is one of the authors of a new book, ‘An Upside Down View of Governance’, bringing critical insights on the traditional approach to governance.
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    2 March 2011

  3. Budget Support: Panacea for Poverty Reduction or Catalyst for Corruption?

    Should donors be providing more or less budget support and does it have a significant impact on poverty reduction? Is it value for money and how could it be used more effectively? These are just some of the questions the European Commission asked at a recent public consultation.
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    23 February 2011

  5. Bringing Financial Services to the Poor and Unbanked in Developing Countries

    Microfinance stakeholders gathered in Luxemburg recently to promote cooperation amongst Europe-based microfinance bodies operating in developing countries and to discuss how financial inclusion for the world’s poor can be enhanced to help achieve the Millennium Development Goals.
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    17 February 2011

  6. Choosing and Using Performance Measurement Indicators

    How can you use a barometer to measure the temperature? You can’t and that’s the point: Selecting the right metrics near the outset of a public policy programme is one of the keys to properly measuring impact, according to a new guide.
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    15 February 2011