The IGC is celebrating its 10-year anniversary by showcasing our most transformational growth ideas from the past decade. Running until December 2019, each week will focus on a key component of economic growth. This week focuses on public sector effectiveness.

1. Energy for all 2. Tax for development 3. Firm productivity 4. Public sector effectiveness 5. Women’s economic empowerment 6. Productive jobs 7. Reducing state fragility 8. Cities driving growth 9. Technology 10. Small and growing businesses 11. Trade and industrialisation 12. Social protection 13. Climate change, pollution, and renewables 14. Democracy and accountability IGC10: Highlights
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Information and innovation in the public sector

Bureaucrats frequently make difficult policy choices with limited information. Public service incentives to seek out quality information and schemes to lower the cost of...

Walter Brown, Daniel Rogger, Ella Spencer, Martin Williams

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Civil service reform: A summary of IGC research

This sub-thematic summary highlights the IGC’s research on civil service reform over the past 10 years. Governments are the main provider of services such as health,...

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Ghana’s infrastructure: The mystery of misspending

A collaboration between IGC researcher Martin Williams and Ghana’s civil service found that 1/3 of infrastructure projects were not being finished and this was primarily a...

Martin Williams, Nana Kwasi Agyekum Dwamena

Sustainable growth in developing countries requires effective public servants to deliver services such as health, education, infrastructure, and property rights. However the public sector often suffers from low capacity, inefficiency, and poor productivity. IGC research aims to understand the underlying causes of these issues and provide policy solutions relevant to their country context.
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