Michael Woolcock : Citation Profile

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RESEARCH PRODUCTION:

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Articles

83

Papers

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RESEARCH ACTIVITY:

   25 years (2000 - 2025). See details.
   Cites by year: 106
   Journals where Michael Woolcock has often published
   Relations with other researchers
   Recent citing documents: 85.    Total self citations: 42 (1.56 %)

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Relations with other researchers

Works with:

Authors registered in RePEc who have co-authored more than one work in the last five years with Michael Woolcock.

Is cited by:

Asongu, Simplice (51)

Pritchett, Lant (32)

arezki, rabah (25)

Bhattacharyya, Sambit (23)

van der Ploeg, Frederick (Rick) (16)

de Melo, Jaime (15)

Sen, Kunal (13)

Bulte, Erwin (12)

Hammer, Jeffrey (12)

Rodríguez-Pose, Andrés (11)

Rao, Vijayendra (11)

Cites to:

Pritchett, Lant (90)

Rao, Vijayendra (17)

Kaufmann, Daniel (16)

Kraay, Aart (13)

Duflo, Esther (13)

Shleifer, Andrei (11)

La Porta, Rafael (9)

Lopez-de-Silanes, Florencio (9)

Banerjee, Abhijit (8)

McKenzie, David (8)

Deaton, Angus (7)

Main data

Where Michael Woolcock has published?

Journals with more than one article published# docs
Journal of Development Studies7
World Development3
Journal of Development Effectiveness2

Working Papers Series with more than one paper published# docs
Policy Research Working Paper Series / The World Bank23
CID Working Papers / Center for International Development at Harvard University17
Global Development Institute Working Paper Series / GDI, The University of Manchester13
Working Paper Series / Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government7
WIDER Working Paper Series / World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)5
World Bank Publications - Reports / The World Bank Group5
Working Papers / Center for Global Development4
Research and Policy Briefs / The World Bank2

Recent works citing Michael Woolcock (2026 and 2025)

YearTitle of citing document
2024The Dark Side of Escaping the Middle-Income Trap: A SAGE Study of Asian High-Income Countries. (2024). Ortega, Fernanda ; Snower, Dennis. In: INET Oxford Working Papers. RePEc:amz:wpaper:2024-09.

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2025Cash and Cognition: The Impact of Transfer Timing on Standardized Test Performance and Human Capital. (2025). Larrinaga, Axel Eizmendi ; Reyes, Germ'An. In: Papers. RePEc:arx:papers:2507.21393.

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2025Youth Involvement on Social Responsibility: The Influence of Personal, Socio-Economic and Behavioral Factors among the Rotaract Clubs of Zone 2 Rotary International District 3870 in Iligan City. (2025). Maglasang, Princes M ; Ponce, Miguel L ; Dominguez, Mae V ; Luis, Kyle ; Jean, Kristal ; Marlo, Klent ; Dorig, Jesila T ; Kimberly, Dennesse ; Paul, Timothy ; Ann, Reshel. In: International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science. RePEc:bcp:journl:v:9:y:2025:i:11:p:2751-2772.

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2025The Interplay of Perceived Social Capital, Financial Inclusion, Financial Literacy, and Micro Takaful in Sudan€™s Post-Conflict Economic Rehabilitation. (2025). Bin, Mohd Effandi ; Mohamed, Afaf Eltahir. In: International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science. RePEc:bcp:journl:v:9:y:2025:i:1:p:1772-1786.

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2025Development and Validation of Religious Conditionalities for Conditional Cash Transfers in Zakat Institutions in Malaysia. (2025). Yaacob, Salmy Edawati ; Wahid, Hairunnizam ; Mohamed, Mohd Suffian. In: International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science. RePEc:bcp:journl:v:9:y:2025:issue-2:p:2197-2205.

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2025Natural Capital and Developmental Divergence: Ecosystem Service Utilization in Kenya and Vietnam. (2025). Ikee, Robert Barasa. In: International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science. RePEc:bcp:journl:v:9:y:2025:issue-8:p:385-402.

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2025Ubuntu and the Missed Development Goals in the Global South: Rethinking MDGs and SDGs through an African Philosophical Lens. (2025). David, Wasike. In: International Journal of Research and Innovation in Applied Science. RePEc:bjf:journl:v:10:y:2025:i:10:p:373-381.

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2025Multidimensional Poverty in Rural China: Human Capital vs Social Capital. (2025). Song, Jian. In: Economics - The Open-Access, Open-Assessment Journal. RePEc:bpj:econoa:v:19:y:2025:i:1:p:20:n:1001.

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2024The Impacts of Armed Conflict on Human Development. (2024). Rauh, Christopher ; Mueller, Hannes ; Hall, Jonathan ; Brück, Tilman ; Vassiliou, P. T. B., ; Dring, S ; Timlick, A ; Brck, T ; Swain, A ; Baliki, G ; Rudolfsen, I ; Vesco, P ; Leis, M R ; Knutsen, C H ; Hegre, H ; Guha-Sapir, D ; von Uexkull, N ; Fjelde, H ; von Schreeb, J ; Eriksson, A. In: Janeway Institute Working Papers. RePEc:cam:camjip:2426.

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2025The Dark Side of Escaping the Middle-Income Trap: A SAGE Study of Asian High-Income Countries. (2025). Snower, Dennis J. In: CESifo Working Paper Series. RePEc:ces:ceswps:_12325.

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2025Universidades regionales y capacidades de funcionarios subnacionales en materia ambiental. Un estudio comparativo entre dos departamentos amazónicos de Perú y Colombia. (2025). Legona, Emilio Jess. In: Documentos de trabajo. RePEc:col:000547:022181.

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2025The Impacts of Maternity Benefits on Early Education: Evidence from India. (2025). Stocker, Abigail. In: Working Papers. RePEc:cwm:wpaper:173.

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2024The importance of ethnicity in perceived school and clinic quality in Africa. (2024). Sylwester, Kevin ; Tiku, Erickosowo. In: Economics Bulletin. RePEc:ebl:ecbull:eb-22-00847.

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2025Homecoming tourism and community social capital. (2025). Ruiz-Ballesteros, Esteban ; Jaraz-Arroyo, Germn ; Glvez-Garca, Mara-Cristina. In: Annals of Tourism Research. RePEc:eee:anture:v:110:y:2025:i:c:s0160738324001634.

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2025Evaluating the labor supply implications of a cash transfer program: Evidence from China. (2025). Chen, Shuai ; Cheng, Mingda ; Tan-Soo, Jie-Sheng. In: Journal of Development Economics. RePEc:eee:deveco:v:176:y:2025:i:c:s0304387825000641.

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2025Disentangling the heterogeneous effect of natural resources on economic growth. (2025). Aparicio-Prez, Daniel ; Ripolls, Jordi. In: Economic Modelling. RePEc:eee:ecmode:v:142:y:2025:i:c:s0264999324002840.

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2025Diffusing knowledge: Reoptimizing redistribution for growth and inequality. (2025). Tang, Xueli ; Liang, Yan ; Bandyopadhyay, Debasis. In: European Economic Review. RePEc:eee:eecrev:v:178:y:2025:i:c:s0014292125001461.

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2025Financial inclusion, inequality, and retirement trends among older workers. (2025). Marcelin, Isaac ; Sun, Wei. In: Global Finance Journal. RePEc:eee:glofin:v:66:y:2025:i:c:s1044028325000481.

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2025Improving the quality of basic education in ASEAN–Emerging challenges and reforms. (2025). Suryadarma, Daniel ; Asadullah, M ; Jilani, Amir Hamza ; Negara, Siwage Dharma. In: International Journal of Educational Development. RePEc:eee:injoed:v:116:y:2025:i:c:s0738059325000902.

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2025Patronage and pollution. (2025). Xu, Wenli ; Tang, Lianzhou. In: Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. RePEc:eee:jeeman:v:130:y:2025:i:c:s009506962400189x.

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2025Fueling inequality: A novel estimate from large-scale reforms. (2025). Mokhtari, Mohammadali ; Ghoddusi, Hamed. In: Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. RePEc:eee:jeeman:v:134:y:2025:i:c:s009506962500124x.

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2025Environmental regulation, resource dependence, and innovation and entrepreneurship vitality of Chinese cites. (2025). Liu, Dongtao ; Fan, Jianshuang ; Zhang, Junshen ; Ding, Liang ; Zhou, Lin. In: Resources Policy. RePEc:eee:jrpoli:v:101:y:2025:i:c:s0301420725000236.

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2025The curse or blessing of natural resources: impact on entrepreneurship and gender dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa. (2025). Patience, Metchouani Jasmine ; Fodop, Christelle Moko ; Seugue, John William ; Pilag, Charles Bertin. In: Resources Policy. RePEc:eee:jrpoli:v:105:y:2025:i:c:s0301420725001308.

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2025Does governance matter in mediating the resource curse? Evidence from Zambia. (2025). Odhiambo, Nicholas ; Saungweme, Talknice ; Nondo, Chali. In: Resources Policy. RePEc:eee:jrpoli:v:106:y:2025:i:c:s030142072500145x.

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2024On the contributing factors to shadow economy in Africa: Do natural resources, ethnicity and religious diversity make any difference?. (2024). Dada, James ; Al-Faryan, Mamdouh Abdulaziz Sa ; Arnaut, Marina ; Ajide, Folorunsho Monsur. In: Resources Policy. RePEc:eee:jrpoli:v:88:y:2024:i:c:s0301420723011893.

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2024Do African countries avoid the curse of natural resources on social cohesion?. (2024). Mbouombouo, Salim Ahmed ; Tsopmo, Pierre Christian ; Bime, Valentine Soumtang ; Mondjeli, Itchoko Motande. In: Resources Policy. RePEc:eee:jrpoli:v:98:y:2024:i:c:s0301420724006585.

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2025Evolutionary implementation with partially effective institutions. (2025). Lahkar, Ratul. In: Mathematical Social Sciences. RePEc:eee:matsoc:v:134:y:2025:i:c:p:1-13.

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2025The impact of economic sanctions on bilateral mergers and acquisitions. (2025). Carril-Caccia, Federico. In: European Journal of Political Economy. RePEc:eee:poleco:v:86:y:2025:i:c:s0176268025000102.

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2025Weapons and influence: Unpacking the impact of Chinese arms exports on the UNGA voting alignment. (2025). Zheng, Yawen ; Chen, Yiwen. In: European Journal of Political Economy. RePEc:eee:poleco:v:87:y:2025:i:c:s0176268025000266.

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2025ESG relevance in credit risk of development banks. (2025). Porenta, Jan ; Rant, Vasja. In: Research in International Business and Finance. RePEc:eee:riibaf:v:76:y:2025:i:c:s027553192500087x.

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2025The impacts of armed conflict on human development: A review of the literature. (2025). Rauh, Christopher ; Baliki, Ghassan ; Mueller, Hannes ; Vesco, Paola ; Leis, Maxine R ; Timlick, Alexa ; Knutsen, Carl Henrik ; von Uexkull, Nina ; Hall, Jonathan ; von Schreeb, Johan ; Guha-Sapir, Debarati ; Fjelde, Hanne ; Hegre, Hvard ; Eriksson, Anneli ; Swain, Ashok ; Dring, Stefan ; Rudolfsen, Ida ; Brck, Tilman. In: World Development. RePEc:eee:wdevel:v:187:y:2025:i:c:s0305750x24002766.

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2025Green with envy? The effects of inequality and equity within and across social groups on greenhouse gas emissions, 1990–2020. (2025). de Soysa, Indra. In: World Development. RePEc:eee:wdevel:v:188:y:2025:i:c:s0305750x24003565.

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2025The labour market effects of cash transfers to the unemployed: Evidence from South Africa. (2025). Köhler, Timothy ; Bhorat, Haroon ; Khler, Timothy. In: World Development. RePEc:eee:wdevel:v:188:y:2025:i:c:s0305750x24003607.

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2025Claiming the city: Citizenship and political connections in African neighborhoods. (2025). Paller, Jeffrey W ; Lawanson, Taibat ; Awal, Mohammed S ; Agbalajobi, Damilola. In: World Development. RePEc:eee:wdevel:v:192:y:2025:i:c:s0305750x25000956.

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2025Ostromian institutions and violence: Community forestry and Nepal’s civil war. (2025). Torrens, Gustavo ; Steinberg, Jessica ; Karna, Birendra K ; Cook, Nathan J. In: World Development. RePEc:eee:wdevel:v:192:y:2025:i:c:s0305750x25001032.

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2025Performance measurability, local government’s incentives, and regional air pollution reduction. (2025). Peng, Daoju ; Shen, Jianfu ; Fan, Kwok Yuen. In: World Development. RePEc:eee:wdevel:v:193:y:2025:i:c:s0305750x2500141x.

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2025Does the homicide resource curse exist? Evidence in selected countries. (2025). Totouom, Armand. In: World Development. RePEc:eee:wdevel:v:193:y:2025:i:c:s0305750x25001421.

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2025What do communities feel about community-driven development? Learning from investigations in rural Malawi. (2025). Kambewa, Daimon ; Higdon, Patrick ; Kasonga, Frank ; Tchuwa, Frank ; Krishna, Anirudh. In: World Development Perspectives. RePEc:eee:wodepe:v:38:y:2025:i:c:s2452292925000372.

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2025Impact of conditional cash transfer programs on health outcomes in Argentina: a retrospective, observational analysis based on MICS 2019/2020. (2025). Zapata, Maria Elisa ; Mossialos, Elias ; Nikoloski, Zlatko. In: LSE Research Online Documents on Economics. RePEc:ehl:lserod:127334.

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2025Harnessing Administrative Data for Impact: The Case of Jordan€™s Unified Cash Transfer Programme. (2025). Nimeh, Zina ; Janz, Teresa. In: Working Papers. RePEc:erg:wpaper:1802.

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2025Unconditional Cash Transfers and Child Welfare in Turkey: Short-Term Evidence from the Family Support Program. (2025). Aygun, Aysun Hiziroglu. In: Working Papers. RePEc:erg:wpaper:1811.

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2025Policy implementation is operational. (2025). Omamo, Steven Were. In: IFPRI discussion papers. RePEc:fpr:ifprid:177337.

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2025Cash, food, and vouchers: An overview of the evidence. (2025). Gentilini, Ugo ; Leight, Jessica. In: Other briefs. RePEc:fpr:othbrf:177186.

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2025The Structural Feasibility of Environmental Governance under Power Concentration in the Anthropocene. (2025). Bellanca, Nicolao. In: Working Papers - Economics. RePEc:frz:wpaper:wp2025_22.rdf.

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2025Why Development Is Rare: The Functional Architecture of Generative Development. (2025). Bellanca, Nicolao. In: Working Papers - Economics. RePEc:frz:wpaper:wp2025_23.rdf.

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2025Public Sector Transformation in Emerging Economies: Factors Affecting Change Adoption in Pakistan. (2025). Adali, Munir ; Foster, Scott ; Edghiem, Farag ; Al-Karaki, Wael ; Abbas, Khalid ; Eltweri, Ahmed ; Nawaz, Muhammad Kumar. In: Administrative Sciences. RePEc:gam:jadmsc:v:15:y:2025:i:4:p:126-:d:1623786.

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2025Cultivating Bonds: On Urban Allotment Gardens and Their Relationship with Social Capital. (2025). Fernandez-Salido, Noelia ; Gallego-Valads, Alfonso ; Serra-Castells, Carlos ; Garcs-Ferrer, Jorge. In: Agriculture. RePEc:gam:jagris:v:15:y:2025:i:10:p:1048-:d:1654200.

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2025Land Reforms Revisited: An Emerging Perspective on the Hellenic Land Administration Reform as a Wicked Policy Problem. (2025). Balla, Evangelia ; Madureira, Ana Mafalda ; Zevenbergen, Jaap. In: Land. RePEc:gam:jlands:v:14:y:2025:i:2:p:282-:d:1580061.

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2025Beyond Energy Access: How Renewable Energy Fosters Resilience in Island Communities. (2025). Chand, Devesh A ; Prasad, Ravita D ; Kumar, Rayash S. In: Resources. RePEc:gam:jresou:v:14:y:2025:i:2:p:20-:d:1578436.

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2025Differences in Assets, Strategies, and Livelihood Outcomes Among Oil Palm Smallholder Typologies in West Sulawesi, Indonesia. (2025). Anas, Khaeruddin ; Naping, Hamka ; Salman, Darmawan ; Tenriawaru, Andi Nixia. In: Sustainability. RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:17:y:2025:i:13:p:6064-:d:1693213.

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2025Having Faith in the Sustainable Livelihood Approach: A Review. (2025). Morse, Stephen. In: Sustainability. RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:17:y:2025:i:2:p:539-:d:1565245.

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2025Social Progress in the European Union: A Comparative Analysis at the National and Regional Levels. (2025). Tijani, Lela ; Lacmanovi, Sabina. In: Sustainability. RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:17:y:2025:i:4:p:1652-:d:1592726.

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2025Leveraging AI to Advance the Sustainable Development Goals in Moroccos Public Sector. (2025). Malainine, Cheklekbire ; Najari, Oussama. In: Post-Print. RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05110441.

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2026At scale implementation and the perils of fragmentation. (2026). Giunti, Sara ; Ghatak, Maitreesh ; Augsburg, Britta ; Malde, Bansi. In: IFS Working Papers. RePEc:ifs:ifsewp:26/03.

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2025Shaken Politics: The Electoral Outcomes of Disasters and Social Capital. (2025). Ventura, Marco ; Sabatini, Fabio ; Nicolini, Marcella ; Gualtieri, Giovanni. In: IZA Discussion Papers. RePEc:iza:izadps:dp17758.

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2025A Structural Analysis of Eurasian Economic Union States’ Gross Domestic Product: A Conservation of a Middle-Income Trap. (2025). Obidovskaya, Natalya ; Dmitriev, Sergey ; Dubovik, Mayya. In: Public Organization Review. RePEc:kap:porgrv:v:25:y:2025:i:1:d:10.1007_s11115-024-00790-0.

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2025Social capital facilitates emergent social learning. (2025). Craig, Alexander ; Storr, Virgil Henry. In: The Review of Austrian Economics. RePEc:kap:revaec:v:38:y:2025:i:2:d:10.1007_s11138-023-00635-x.

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2025Breaking Out of Low-Effort Traps: Bureaucratic Leadership by Persuasion. (2025). Haus, Martin. In: SocArXiv. RePEc:osf:socarx:9zx5w_v1.

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2025Beyond the Silicon Shield: TSMC, Geopolitical Turbulence, and the Institutional Politics of Global Tech Power. (2025). Liao, Kerwin Xiang. In: SocArXiv. RePEc:osf:socarx:ybxm5_v2.

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2025Integrating Environmental Justice into Child-Sensitive Social Protection: The Environmental Roots of Intergenerational Poverty in Amazonia. (2025). Carvalho, Thas. In: The European Journal of Development Research. RePEc:pal:eurjdr:v:37:y:2025:i:1:d:10.1057_s41287-024-00657-6.

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2025Divergent Paths to Modern Governance: A Meta-Analysis of Saudi Arabia€™s Transformation Journey. (2025). Al-Hajeri, Mohammed Hamad ; Tessema, Dereje B ; Burrell, Darrell Norman ; Ayenachew, Bereketeab Dereje ; Dereje, Bereketeab. In: Scientia Moralitas Journal. RePEc:smo:journl:v:10:y:2025:i:2:p:253-281.

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2025Exploring determinants and development paths of rural economy from sustainable common-pool resource governance perspective. (2025). Wang, Jiayi. In: Economics of Governance. RePEc:spr:ecogov:v:26:y:2025:i:3:d:10.1007_s10101-025-00330-6.

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2025Unconditional cash transfers and child schooling: a meta-analysis. (2025). Lau, Siew Yee ; Chong, Zhi Zheng. In: Empirical Economics. RePEc:spr:empeco:v:68:y:2025:i:2:d:10.1007_s00181-024-02647-3.

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2025Inclusive development of digital finance, family entrepreneurship and poverty reduction effect. (2025). Hong, Hui ; Wang, Chong ; Yue, Zhonggang. In: International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal. RePEc:spr:intemj:v:21:y:2025:i:1:d:10.1007_s11365-024-01035-8.

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2024Life may be unfair, but do democracies make it any less burdensome?. (2024). Oyekola, Olayinka. In: The Journal of Economic Inequality. RePEc:spr:joecin:v:22:y:2024:i:3:d:10.1007_s10888-023-09607-4.

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2025Development of social capital formation in context of left behind member of migrant at origin. (2025). Kumar, Manik ; Bharti, Indra Kant. In: Journal of Social and Economic Development. RePEc:spr:jsecdv:v:27:y:2025:i:1:d:10.1007_s40847-024-00321-z.

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2025How does institutional strength moderate the impact of mineral resources on economic growth? Evidence from sub-Saharan African countries. (2025). Albiman, Masoud Mohammed ; Hemed, Issa Mohd. In: Journal of Social and Economic Development. RePEc:spr:jsecdv:v:27:y:2025:i:1:d:10.1007_s40847-024-00341-9.

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2024Competitiveness, corruption, and income inequalities: approaching the ‘Janus’ face of development with simultaneous equation modelling. (2024). Syrmali, Maria-Eleni ; Salvati, Luca ; Rontos, Kostas ; Vavouras, Ioannis. In: Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology. RePEc:spr:qualqt:v:58:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1007_s11135-023-01644-5.

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2025Does dependence on natural resource rents reduce the quality of institutions in Africa?. (2025). Bayili, Piman Alain-Raphal ; Eugnie, Windkouni Haoua. In: Region et Developpement. RePEc:tou:journl:v:61:y:2025:p:71-95.

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2025When (not) to target social programs: the simple arithmetic of the effectiveness of scale-up. (2025). Jones, Sam ; Muchabel, Hilrio ; Massingue, Tela. In: WIDER Working Paper Series. RePEc:unu:wpaper:wp-2025-80.

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2025Different Faces of Participation: Social Involvement in Rural Planning in Poland. (2025). Maria, Bednarek-Szczepaska ; Damian, Mazurek. In: Quaestiones Geographicae. RePEc:vrs:quageo:v:44:y:2025:i:2:p:19-32:n:1006.

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2024Safety Nets in Contexts of Violence, Fragility and Forced Displacement : The Case of Burkina Faso and Cameroon. (2024). Saidi, Mira ; Lake, Milli May ; della Guardia, Anne Chartron. In: Social Protection Discussion Papers and Notes. RePEc:wbk:hdnspu:192987.

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2024Safety Nets in Contexts of Violence, Fragility and Forced Displacement. (2024). Saidi, Mira ; Lake, Milli ; della Guardia, Anne. In: World Bank Publications - Reports. RePEc:wbk:wboper:42067.

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2025Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations : Intertwined Crises, Multiple Vulnerabilities. (2025). Selcuk, Peter Metin ; Khadan, Jeetendra ; Hill, Samuel. In: Policy Research Working Paper Series. RePEc:wbk:wbrwps:11210.

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2025Women in Sciences and Engineering : Why Leveling Employment in Industrial Sectors Matters for Economic Diversification in Developing Countries. (2025). Omgba, Luc Dsir ; Avom, Dsir ; Malah-Kuete, Yselle Flora. In: Policy Research Working Paper Series. RePEc:wbk:wbrwps:11211.

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2025The Evolution of Local Participatory Democracy in Nepal. (2025). Bhusal, Thaneshwar ; Rao, Vijayendra ; Breen, Michael G. In: Policy Research Working Paper Series. RePEc:wbk:wbrwps:11252.

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2025Medium-Term Impacts of Integrated Social Safety Nets : Cash Transfers, Information Meetings, and Home Visits for Child Development. (2025). Stocker, Abigail ; Akresh, Richard ; Kazianga, Harounan ; de Walque, Damien. In: Policy Research Working Paper Series. RePEc:wbk:wbrwps:11270.

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2026Institutional Capacity for Policy Implementation : An Analytical Framework. (2026). Ramalho, Rita ; Kumar, Tanu ; Russell, Stuart Ehrlich ; Kim, Galileu. In: Policy Research Working Paper Series. RePEc:wbk:wbrwps:11279.

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2024Financial development, institutions, and economic growth nexus: A spatial econometrics analysis using geographical and institutional proximities. (2024). Law, Siong Hook ; Ahmad, Mahyudin. In: International Journal of Finance & Economics. RePEc:wly:ijfiec:v:29:y:2024:i:3:p:2699-2721.

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2024Shifting the focus? From individual to collective‐level effects of cash transfers: A systematic review of the impacts on social capital. (2024). Holvoet, Nathalie ; Dewachter, Sara ; Grisolia, Filippo. In: Journal of International Development. RePEc:wly:jintdv:v:36:y:2024:i:7:p:2725-2768.

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2025Social capital, gender‐based resilience, and well‐being among urban and rural households in Togo. (2025). SODOKIN, Koffi ; Akakpo, Afi Florence ; Couchoro, Mawuli Kodjovi. In: Journal of International Development. RePEc:wly:jintdv:v:37:y:2025:i:1:p:251-299.

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2025Rescuing state capacity: Proceduralism, the new politicization, and public policy. (2025). Moynihan, Donald P. In: Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. RePEc:wly:jpamgt:v:44:y:2025:i:2:p:364-378.

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2025Prospering through Prospera: A dynamic model of CCT impacts on educational attainment and achievement in Mexico. (2025). Todd, Petra ; Parker, Susan ; Behrman, Jere ; Zhang, Weilong. In: Quantitative Economics. RePEc:wly:quante:v:16:y:2025:i:1:p:133-183.

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2025Natural Resource and Food Import Dependence of Africa: Can Democracy Slowdown Dependence?. (2025). Asongu, Simplice ; Ngassam, Sylvain B ; Douanla, Sandrine G. In: Sustainable Development. RePEc:wly:sustdv:v:33:y:2025:i:3:p:4204-4226.

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2025From exclusion to integration: How informal workers can improve urban waste management. (2025). Suleiman, Yaser ; Kornprobst, Tim Lukas ; Roll, Michael ; Jabal, Hussein Abu ; Abu, Hani Ahmad. In: IDOS Policy Briefs. RePEc:zbw:idospb:333600.

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2006SOCIAL COHESION, INSTITUTIONS, AND GROWTH In: Economics and Politics.
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2006Social Cohesion, Institutions, and Growth.(2006) In: Working Papers.
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2017New Approaches to Identifying State Fragility In: Journal of Globalization and Development.
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2026Reconciling Multi-Level Rights-Based Commitments in Development: Assessing the Legal and Administrative Imperatives of Responding to Education, Health Care, and Environment Protection Challenges In: The Law and Development Review.
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2024Reconciling Multi-Level Rights-Based Commitments in Development : Assessing the Legal and Administrative Imperatives of Responding to Education, Health Care, and Environment Protection Challenges.(2024) In: Policy Research Working Paper Series.
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2007Empowerment, Deliberative Development and Local Level Politics in Indonesia: Participatory Projects as a Source of Countervailing Power In: Global Development Institute Working Paper Series.
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2007A Relational Approach to the Theory and Practices of Economic Development In: Global Development Institute Working Paper Series.
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2009Using Mixed Methods in Monitoring and Evaluation: Experiences from International Development’ In: Global Development Institute Working Paper Series.
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2010Using mixed methods in monitoring and evaluation : experiences from international development.(2010) In: Policy Research Working Paper Series.
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2007Using Mixed Methods to Assess Social Capital in Low Income Countries: A Practical Guide In: Global Development Institute Working Paper Series.
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2007Breaking Legal Inequality Traps: New Approaches to Building Justice Systems for the Poor in Developing Countries In: Global Development Institute Working Paper Series.
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2012The projection of development: cinematic representation as an(other) source of authoritative knowledge? In: Global Development Institute Working Paper Series.
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2013The Projection of Development: Cinematic Representation as A(nother) Source of Authoritative Knowledge?.(2013) In: Journal of Development Studies.
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2013The projection of development : cinematic representation as an(other) source of authoritative knowledge ?.(2013) In: Policy Research Working Paper Series.
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2008The Fiction of Development: Literary Representation as a Source of Authoritative Knowledge In: Global Development Institute Working Paper Series.
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2008The Fiction of Development: Literary Representation as a Source of Authoritative Knowledge.(2008) In: Journal of Development Studies.
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2008Arrested Development: The Political Origins and Socio-Economic Foundations of Common Violence in Jamaica In: Global Development Institute Working Paper Series.
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2009How and Why Does History Matter for Development Policy? In: Global Development Institute Working Paper Series.
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2011How and Why Does History Matter for Development Policy?.(2011) In: Journal of Development Studies.
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2010How and why does history matter for development policy ?.(2010) In: Policy Research Working Paper Series.
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2009Towards a Plurality of Methods in Project Evaluation: A Contextualised Approach to Understanding Impact Trajectories and Efficacy In: Global Development Institute Working Paper Series.
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2009Toward a plurality of methods in project evaluation: a contextualised approach to understanding impact trajectories and efficacy.(2009) In: Journal of Development Effectiveness.
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2009Global Poverty and Inequality: A Brief Retrospective and Prospective Analysis In: Global Development Institute Working Paper Series.
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2009Interim Institutions and the Development Process: Opening Spaces for Reform in Cambodia and Indonesia In: Global Development Institute Working Paper Series.
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2012The politics of rule of law systems in developmental states: political settlements as a basis for promoting effective justice institutions for marginalized groups In: Global Development Institute Working Paper Series.
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2002Solutions when the Solution is the Problem: Arraying the Disarray in Development In: Working Papers.
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2004Solutions When the Solution is the Problem: Arraying the Disarray in Development.(2004) In: World Development.
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2010Capability Traps? The Mechanisms of Persistent Implementation Failure - Working Paper 234 In: Working Papers.
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2012Escaping Capability Traps through Problem-Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA) In: Working Papers.
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2017Escaping Capability Traps through Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA).(2017) In: CID Working Papers.
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2012Escaping Capability Traps through Problem-Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA).(2012) In: Working Paper Series.
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2013Escaping Capability Traps Through Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA).(2013) In: World Development.
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2012Escaping Capability Traps through Problem-Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA).(2012) In: Scholarly Articles.
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2012Escaping Capability Traps Through Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA).(2012) In: WIDER Working Paper Series.
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2012Looking Like a State: Techniques of Persistent Failure in State Capability for Implementation In: CID Working Papers.
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2013Looking Like a State: Techniques of Persistent Failure in State Capability for Implementation.(2013) In: Journal of Development Studies.
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2012Looking Like a State: Techniques of Persistent Failure in State Capability for Implementation.(2012) In: WIDER Working Paper Series.
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2013Using Case Studies to Explore the External Validity of ‘Complex’ Development Interventions In: CID Working Papers.
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2013Using Case Studies to Explore the External Validity of Complex Development Interventions.(2013) In: Working Paper Series.
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2013Using Case Studies to Explore the External Validity of Complex Development Interventions.(2013) In: WIDER Working Paper Series.
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2014Engaging with Fragile and Conflict-Affected States In: CID Working Papers.
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2014Engaging with Fragile and Conflict-Affected States.(2014) In: Working Paper Series.
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2015Trust, Voice, and Incentives: Learning from Local Success Stories in Delivery in MENA In: CID Working Papers.
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2015The Challenge of Building (Real) State Capability In: CID Working Papers.
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2015The Challenge of Building (Real) State Capability.(2015) In: Working Paper Series.
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2015Doing Problem Driven Work In: CID Working Papers.
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2015Doing Problem Driven Work.(2015) In: Working Paper Series.
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2016Managing Your Authorizing Environment in a PDIA Process In: CID Working Papers.
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2016Doing Iterative and Adaptive Work In: CID Working Papers.
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2016Scaling PDIA through Broad Agency, and Your Role In: CID Working Papers.
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2016The Big Stuck in State Capability for Policy Implementation In: CID Working Papers.
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2018Enhancing Public Health Outcomes in Developing Countries: From Good Policies and Best Practices to Better Implementation In: CID Working Papers.
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2018Enhancing Public Health Outcomes in Developing Countries: From Good Policies annd Best Practices to Better Implementation.(2018) In: Working Paper Series.
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2019Why Does Hirschmanian Development Remain Mired on the Margins? Because Implementation (and Reform) Really is a Long Voyage of Discovery In: CID Working Papers.
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2019Reasons for Using Mixed Methods in the Evaluation of Complex Projects In: CID Working Papers.
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2019When Do Development Projects Enhance Community Well-Being? In: CID Working Papers.
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2023Responding Adaptively to the COVID-19 Crisis in Indonesia: Insights and Implications from an Indonesian Governance Program In: CID Working Papers.
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2023Process and Implementation Evaluations: A Primer In: CID Working Papers.
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2014Culture, Politics, and Development In: Working Paper Series.
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2014Culture, politics, and development.(2014) In: Policy Research Working Paper Series.
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2001Microenterprise and social capital:: A framework for theory, research, and policy In: Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics).
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2007Governance in the Gullies: Democratic Responsiveness and Leadership in Delhis Slums In: World Development.
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2005Governance in the gullies : democratic responsiveness and leadership in Delhis slums.(2005) In: Policy Research Working Paper Series.
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2005The fiction of development: knowledge, authority and representation In: LSE Research Online Documents on Economics.
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2008Toward an Economic Sociology of Chronic Poverty: Enhancing the Rigor and Relevance of Social Theory In: Working Papers.
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2025Nearshoring in Hermosillo: Analysis of Economic Growth Opportunities In: Growth Lab Working Papers.
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2003The Varieties of Resource Experience: How Natural Resource Export Structures Affect the Political Economy of Economic Growth In: Middlebury College Working Paper Series.
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2004The Varieties of Resource Experience: How Natural Resource Export Structures Affect the Political Economy of Economic Growth.(2004) In: Middlebury College Working Paper Series.
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2016Social Capital, Trust and Well-being in the Evaluation of Wealth In: NBER Working Papers.
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2016Social capital, trust, and well-being in the evaluation of wealth.(2016) In: Policy Research Working Paper Series.
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2005The Varieties of Resource Experience: Natural Resource Export Structures and the Political Economy of Economic Growth In: The World Bank Economic Review.
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2000Social Capital: Implications for Development Theory, Research, and Policy. In: The World Bank Research Observer.
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2017Building State Capability: Evidence, Analysis, Action In: OUP Catalogue.
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2009The next 10 years in development studies: From modernization to multiple modernities, in theory and practice In: The European Journal of Development Research.
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2024Book reviews In: The Journal of Economic Inequality.
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2014Conditional, unconditional and everything in between: a systematic review of the effects of cash transfer programmes on schooling outcomes In: Journal of Development Effectiveness.
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2004Exploring Social Capital Debates at the World Bank In: Journal of Development Studies.
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2013Intersubjective Meaning and Collective Action in Developing Societies: Theory, Evidence and Policy Implications In: Journal of Development Studies.
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2021The Sounds of Development: Musical Representation as A(nother) Source of Development Knowledge In: Journal of Development Studies.
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2025Examining business reform committees: findings from a new global dataset In: Journal of Economic Policy Reform.
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2023Examining Business Reform Committees : Findings from a New Global Dataset.(2023) In: Policy Research Working Paper Series.
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2025Social sustainability and the development process: what is it, why does it matter, and how can it be enhanced? In: Oxford Development Studies.
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2023Social Sustainability and the Development Process : What Is It, Why Does It Matter, and How Can It Be Enhanced ?.(2023) In: Policy Research Working Paper Series.
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2001Small States in a Global Economy: the Role of Institutions in Managing Vulnerability and Opportunity in Small Developing Countries In: WIDER Working Paper Series.
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2014Engaging with Fragile and Conflict-Affected States: An Alternative Approach to Theory, Measurement and Practice In: WIDER Working Paper Series.
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2016The Middle-Income Trap: Myth or Reality? In: Research and Policy Briefs.
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2017Enhancing the quality of public service delivery : insights from recent research In: Research and Policy Briefs.
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2015Operationalizing the Science of Delivery Agenda to Enhance Development Results In: World Bank Publications - Reports.
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2008Legal Pluralism and Equity In: World Bank Publications - Reports.
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2005Assessing Social Exclusion and Mobility in Brazil In: World Bank Publications - Reports.
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2005Customary Law and Policy Reform : Engaging with the Plurality of Justice Systems In: World Bank Publications - Reports.
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2012Role of Law and Justice in Achieving Gender Equality In: World Bank Publications - Reports.
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2004Measuring Social Capital : An Integrated Questionnaire In: World Bank Publications - Books.
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2015Trust, Voice, and Incentives : Learning from Local Success Stories in Service Delivery in the Middle East and North Africa In: World Bank Publications - Books.
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2018Alternative Paths to Public Financial Management and Public Sector Reform In: World Bank Publications - Books.
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2023Social Sustainability in Development In: World Bank Publications - Books.
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2008Social Exclusion and Mobility in Brazil In: World Bank Publications - Books.
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2022Measuring What Matters : Principles for a Balanced Data Suite That Prioritizes Problem-Solving and Learning In: Policy Research Working Paper Series.
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2024What Data-Rich Assessments of Socioeconomic Inequality and Mobility in Rich Countries Overlook in Poor Countries In: Policy Research Working Paper Series.
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2024A Learning Agenda for Community-Driven Development : Responding to Complex Contextual, Evaluation, and Inference Challenges In: Policy Research Working Paper Series.
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2025Ten Consequential and Actionable ‘Social’ Contributions to the Theory, Practice, and Evaluation of Development In: Policy Research Working Paper Series.
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2025Process Legitimacy and Development : Analytical Framings, Implications, and Applications In: Policy Research Working Paper Series.
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2000Ongoodpoliticians andbadpolicies - social cohesion, institutions, and growth In: Policy Research Working Paper Series.
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2005Empowerment and local level conflict mediation in Indonesia : a comparative analysis of concepts, measures, and project efficacy In: Policy Research Working Paper Series.
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2007Local conflict and development projects in Indonesia : part of the problem or part of a solution ? In: Policy Research Working Paper Series.
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2011Intersubjective meaning and collective action infragilesocieties : theory, evidence and policy implications In: Policy Research Working Paper Series.
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2014Integrating qualitative methods into investment climate impact evaluations In: Policy Research Working Paper Series.
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2017Documenting Myanmars social transformation : insights from six rounds of research on livelihoods and social change in rural communities In: Policy Research Working Paper Series.
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2017How (not) to fix problems that matter : assessing and responding to Malawis history of institutional reform In: Policy Research Working Paper Series.
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2019Implementing Adaptive Approaches in Real World Scenarios : A Nigeria Case Study, with Lessons for Theory and Practice In: Policy Research Working Paper Series.
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2020Toward Successful Development Policies : Insights from Research in Development Economics In: Policy Research Working Paper Series.
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2013Relative Effectiveness of Conditional and Unconditional Cash Transfers for Schooling Outcomes in Developing Countries: A Systematic Review In: Campbell Systematic Reviews.
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2007Higher education, policy schools, and development studies: what should masters degree students be taught? In: Journal of International Development.
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