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Publication - Project Report
Where the rubber hits the road: A review of decentralisation in Myanmar and the roads sector
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Project
Support to Ethnic Armed Organisations' Economic Working Committee for Peace Negotiations
Increasing attention is now given to the importance of addressing economic issues in peace agreements, as this can help to address root causes of conflict and lay a foundation for a sustainable economic framework. Conversely, if economic issues are not adequately addressed during the peace process, this can drive a return to conflict and create instability. Precisely which...
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Publication - Project Report
Key economic issues for Myanmar’s peace negotiations
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Publication - Working Paper
Making moves matter: Experimental evidence on incentivising bureaucrats through performance-based transfers
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Person
Graham Sianjase
Graham Sianjase has work experience which spans the telecoms, energy, and ISP industries -- in which he has worked in both commercial and technology roles. His educational background is a blend of engineering and business. Graham holds an MSc in Telecommunications with Business (best student awardee) from University College London (UCL) where he was a Chevening Scholar....
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Person
Imad Ahmed
Imad Ahmed is pursuing a PhD in the development economics of infrastructure investment at The Bartlett, UCL on an SCPM studentship. He previously served Rwanda’s Secretary to the Treasury as Special Policy Advisor on Large Investments and the Rwanda Development Board as a Transactions Advisor. Before that he worked in African private equity. He earned his MIB degree...
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Person
Jim Meikle
Jim Meikle is Professor in the Economics of the Construction Sector at UCL’s Bartlett School of Construction & Project Management. Since 2005, he has worked on international construction price comparison studies in the West Balkans (for the European Union), and Africa (for African Development Bank) and on comparison methodology development for the World Bank; studies on...
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Publication - Policy Brief
Small-scale farmers and large machines: The why and how of agricultural mechanisation in Ghana
Despite the small farm sizes and large investment required for agricultural machinery, cereal-producing farmers in Ghana have widely adopted tractor plowing. This brief uses a case study of Yendi district to understand how the sharing of tractor service works, and the impact that tractor use has on the use of labour and other inputs. The research finds that the...
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Person
Frances Cossar