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05 Mar On borrowed time: The limits of informal credit for livelihood security in Herat, Afghanistan

Posted at 17:02h by George Richards

...of the urgent need to create opportunities for Afghanistan’s surplus rural labour force and to meet the needs of migrants to and returnees from Iran.   Background Image reference https://www.flickr.com/photos/imtfi/5475527439/license:https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/...

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11 Sep Sierra Leone

Posted at 12:36h by George Richards

...partnerships with the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MoHS) to build capacity to prevent malnutrition in Sierra Leone at the national, district and community level, the programme aimed to generate...

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13 Apr Basic service delivery and governance processes in South Kivu

Posted at 13:00h by winona_admin

...that have been displaced did not have a lower perception of the quality of basic needs, but did have lower perceptions of government actors.   Available in French here: http://www.securelivelihoods.org/publications_details.aspx?resourceid=450...

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11 Apr Tracking change in livelihoods, service delivery, governance and state legitimacy: Evidence from a 2012-2018 panel survey in Nepal

Posted at 13:00h by winona_admin

Between the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in 2006, which ended a decade long conflict, and the devastating earthquake in 2015, Nepal has experienced a period of gradual and uneven transition. This...

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11 Apr Moving in the right direction: Development and change on the ground in Nepal

Posted at 13:00h by winona_admin

Between the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in 2006, which ended a decade long conflict, and the devastating earthquake in 2015, Nepal has experienced a period of gradual and uneven transition. This...

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26 Sep Funds for Peace? Examining the Transformative Potential of Social Funds

Posted at 17:05h by George Richards

governments to deliver development and reconstruction outcomes by transferring resources and responsibilities to community actors. However, part of their popularity can also be explained by claims that social funds and...

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04 Mar What Ebola tells us about how to do state-building

Posted at 16:13h in Blog by George Richards

...also shaped by how a state sees society? It seems to be becoming increasingly clear that development and governance outcomes are as much a product of how something is done...

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29 May One small step for democracy, one giant leap for Pakistan?

Posted at 13:27h in Blog by George Richards

...(recycled) electoral promises. What Pakistan needs is a bold plan of action, and whether Sharif and his party can deliver on it remains the ultimate question.” Read more: http://www.odi.org.uk/opinion/7451-pakistan-election-2013-democracy-governance [^]...

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12 Nov Service delivery and state-building: the 46.7 billion dollar question?

Posted at 16:45h in Blog by George Richards

conflict-affected situations. It is a compelling narrative: deliver basic services (health, education water and sanitation) and – voilà! – better prospects for long-term peace and stability.” Read more: http://www.odi.org.uk/opinion/6884-service-delivery-state-building-conflicted-affected-states [^]...

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12 Nov Why political settlements matter: a response to Mick Moore

Posted at 17:02h in Blog by George Richards

...particular issue with the lack of consensus regarding definition, Mick questions the legitimacy of the concept, closing with a somewhat pessimistic evaluation of its added value.” Read more: http://www.odi.org.uk/opinion/6816-political-settlements-matter-response-mick-moore [^]...

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