Improving Public Spending Efficiency and Transparency in Panama
Guest blog by Daniel Lombana, IPP ’25 Enrolling in the Harvard Kennedy School program Implementing Public Policy has been one of the best educational decisions I have ever made. I […]
Public Finance
Exploring the lack of access to revenue in Wyoming
Guest blog by Tom Brauer, Justin D. Farley, Amber Pollock In Wyoming, much like throughout the United States, communities lack access to revenue and control of the revenue-raising mechanisms needed […]
New Podcast: Reflections on Applying PDIA to PFM in Africa
We have released a new episode in our podcast series A Decade of Building State Capability. In this episode, BSC Director Salimah Samji interviews Joana Bento and Danielle Serebro, Programme […]
Death and Taxes in Papua New Guinea
Guest blog written by Minnie Banimbi, Salome Delabu, Michelle Fimaimba, Cieran Kelly, Eunice Takendu Embarking on a journey through the PDIA course, we discovered a rich tapestry of skills crucial […]
New Podcast: Andrew Lawson Reflects on his Evaluation of PDIA in Africa
We have released a new episode in our podcast series A Decade of Building State Capability. Our second episode of the series features Andrew Lawson who did an independent evaluation of […]
Adopting PDIA to Create Better Capabilities in the Public Finance of Oaxaca, Mexico
Guest blog by Tomas Gonzalez No matter where you come from or how old you are, if you are reading this, it is possible that you are or going to […]
Tax Administration in Trinidad and Tobago
Guest blog by Chiedza Juru, Gigi Hui, Michael Bediako, Manuel Sada Vazquez, Therese Wagner As we found out throughout this course, the challenges faced by the Government of Trinidad and […]
Imagining the Future of Parks and Libraries in Bristol, UK
Guest blog by Louis Costa, Sofia Martinez, Anjali Nemorin, Mahabuba Rahman, Leonardo da Silveira, Prasanya Thirupathy Over the course of the “PDIA in action” class at the Kennedy School, our […]
Assess your Authorisation, Acceptability, and Adoption while Implementing Public Policy
Guest blog by Kingsley Emu, IPP 2021 I have taken four courses in the Executive Education Program of the Harvard Kennedy School in the last six years. These are Public Financial […]
Budgeting, planning, and economic strategy in Mozambique
Guest blog by Bruce Byiers Several years ago, I was involved in what seemed like quite a practical, consultative – perhaps even problem-driven – project in Mozambique: to better connect their […]