Publications

It’s often said that Nigeria has a health financing gap, but poor outcomes also reflect ineffective use of existing funds. Improving health’s background plumbing, recognising the huge scale of out-of-pocket spending and making markets work better could help deliver better outcomes.

Public Private Partnerships are political as well as technical interventions. Governments that use PPPs to address the learning crisis should consider who holds power inside and outside the contractual relationship to ensure sustainability and effectiveness.

It’s imperative to reduce support for the maize economy. Cash transfers may offer a politically feasible way to get there.

Tax evasion is rife in Bangladesh, and the resulting low tax-to-GDP ratio is undermining the state's capacity to deliver social services. The tax administration needs to be depoliticised, now.

In Kenya, public procurement is economically vital yet subject to systemic leaks. Kenya’s new e-Government Procurement (eGP) system can help tackle these issues, but successful implementation of eGP hinges on political leadership, sufficient funding, public communication, and coalition-building.