Growth after the Coronavirus: Thoughts and Questions
written by Matt Andrews A lot of people ask me how governments should support economic growth in the period ‘After Coronavirus’. It is a vital question that I wrestle with […]
Economic Growth
Jumping the Wall
Guest blog written by Mohamed Hejres I applied for this course as I was seeking clarity on best practice and innovation that would support my organization. The issue that I […]
Don’t be Afraid to Change
Guest blog written by Joshua Higginbotham Coming into the course, I felt overconfident in my own policy-making abilities. Now, I realize that I don’t know as much as I thought […]
Enhancing the employability of young people in Guinea
Guest blog written by Thierno lliassa Balde The Guinean tertiary education and Technical Education and Professional Training (TVET) system is dominated by programs that do not meet the needs of […]
Three Lessons of PDIA, or the Art of Public Policy
Guest blog written by Olga Yulikova It is not surprising to anyone who is a part of the PDIA community that Matt Andrew’s book Building State Capability uses medical metaphors […]
The Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN)
Guest blog written by Abiodun Samson Oladipo, Adeola Busola Olayinka, Camilla Esther Araoye, Ibikunle Peter Olalekan, Emmanuel Oluwatosin Oke, Titi Oyeola. This is a team of development practitioners who work […]
Solving the Problem of Unemployment in Jordan
Guest blog written by Lara Khaled Abdullah Hussein, Mai Aziz Shafiq Elian, Rana Riad Al-Ansari This is a team of development practitioners who work as strategic planning, monitoring and evaluation specialists for […]
Building State Capability in the Western Cape, Step by Step
Building State Capability (BSC) has been successfully applying its Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA) methodology in various governments across the world, including in growth enhancing policy initiatives directly related to the […]
Youth Unemployment in Nepal
Guest blog written by Raunak Thapa, Sayujya Sharma, Shraddha Gautam, Srizu Bajracharya, Natasha Kafle, Sameer S.J.B. Rana This is a team of six development practitioners working for an NGO in […]
PDIA in Sri Lanka: Learning to Develop a Sustainable Tourism Project
Written by Tim McNaught and Anisha Poobalan Tourism is a strong contributor to Sri Lankan economic growth. The bulk of development in this sector has been in the south and […]