2013 | Blog Post
Matt Andrews
Abstract
A key argument in my book is that reforms that actually improve functionality and yield institutions that work in complex contexts typically happen step-by-step. In Mozambique I say poco-a-poco.
The book explains the rationale for this by referring to the ‘muddling through’ work of Charles Lindblom. I argue that we need to create processes of ‘purposive muddling’ to overcome the limits of institutional reform in development.
Citation
Andrews, Matt. 2013. “Why development and institutional reform must be step-by-step.” The Limits of Institutional Reform.