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Authored by economists, policymakers, and development practitioners, the blog offers insights into global challenges, including gender equality, resilient and sustainable development, effective taxation, and rapid urbanisation.

Woman looking at products at a textile market stall in Ethiopia where Chinese imports are helping boost manufacturing.

Pursuit of African industrialisation: Lessons from manufacturing growth in Ethiopia

Marina Mavungu Ngoma
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How distance affects public service delivery illustrated by locals driving motorbikes on a dusty road in Bunjako, Mpigi district, Uganda.

How distance from local administrators affects public service delivery in Uganda

Marcelo Gantier Mita
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Leveraging electronic fiscal devices in Tanzania

Twivwe Siwale, Saugata Mittra, Alfred Shauri
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A woman uses a homemade water bottle to pipe water in rural Bangladesh while economies of scale can be used to leverage infrastructure pricing.

Pricing decisions for maximising impact: Leveraging economies of scale in Bangladesh

Anna Tompsett, Ahasan Habib
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Increasing air purifier adoption could help severe air pollution illustrated by rubbish burning beside the main road in the Dhaka University area in Dhaka, Bangladesh as a rickshaw cycles past with passengers wearing face masks.

Why don’t households in Bangladesh adopt indoor air purifiers?

Martin Mattsson, Teevrat Garg, Maulik Jagnani, Ashfaqul Chowdhury
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How rural migrants are integrating in Quelimane, Mozambique as a man on a stationary bicycle looks on at a colourful market with traders in the background.

The political economy of integrating rural migrants in a Mozambican city

Alex Armand, Wayne Sandholtz, Pedro Vicente
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Pursuit of African industrialisation: Lessons from manufacturing growth in Ethiopia

Marina Mavungu Ngoma

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Woman looking at products at a textile market stall in Ethiopia where Chinese imports are helping boost manufacturing.
How distance from local administrators affects public service delivery in Uganda

Marcelo Gantier Mita

Blog

How distance affects public service delivery illustrated by locals driving motorbikes on a dusty road in Bunjako, Mpigi district, Uganda.
Leveraging electronic fiscal devices in Tanzania

Twivwe Siwale, Saugata Mittra, Alfred Shauri

Blog

Man hands holding pos machine.jpg
Pricing decisions for maximising impact: Leveraging economies of scale in Bangladesh

Anna Tompsett, Ahasan Habib

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A woman uses a homemade water bottle to pipe water in rural Bangladesh while economies of scale can be used to leverage infrastructure pricing.
Why don’t households in Bangladesh adopt indoor air purifiers?

Martin Mattsson, Teevrat Garg, Maulik Jagnani, Ashfaqul Chowdhury

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Increasing air purifier adoption could help severe air pollution illustrated by rubbish burning beside the main road in the Dhaka University area in Dhaka, Bangladesh as a rickshaw cycles past with passengers wearing face masks.
The political economy of integrating rural migrants in a Mozambican city

Alex Armand, Wayne Sandholtz, Pedro Vicente

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How rural migrants are integrating in Quelimane, Mozambique as a man on a stationary bicycle looks on at a colourful market with traders in the background.
Facilitating resilience enhancement and inclusive growth in Ghana

Hsi-Chuan Wang

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Building a more resilient Ghana with flood mitigation measures is important for villagers from a village in northern Ghana pictured fleeing floods carrying belongings and children.
The critical minerals opportunity

Shahrukh Wani

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Copper is a critical mineral for clean energy. Workers in Zambia moving copper at a warehouse in Zambia to be transported to ports such as Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Durban in South Africa.
Inclusive education and work permits: Transforming lives of Syrian refugees in Jordan

Sarah Winton

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Syrian children looking away walking in single file as they exit a class at a Jordan refugee camp, Zaatari, as a teacher waves them on.
Understanding the gradual adoption of electricity in rural South Africa

Taryn Dinkelman

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Electrification in rural South Africa is slow, demonstrated by a man overlooking a kitchen using fire to cook.
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