Premature load bearing: a fresh look at the WDR 2011
Guest blog written by Paul von Chamier In 2011 the World Development Report shed some light on the extent of the challenges that drive premature load bearing, a concept discussed […]
Fragile state
The role of PDIA in fragile states
The coherence and effectiveness of engagement with the world’s ‘fragile and conflict-affected states’—beyond ethical imperatives and geo-strategic considerations—turns on answers to two vexing questions. First, on what defensible basis is […]
BSC Video 2: Capability Trapped in a Big Stuck
In many nations today, the state has little capability to carry out basic functions like security, regulation or even core service delivery (health, education, water, etc). Enhancing this capability, especially […]
Aid and Fragility: PDIA at the UN
Earlier today, Lant Pritchett, Michael Woolcock, and Frauke de Weijer were on a panel for the Fragility and Aid: What Works? event held by the UNU-WIDER at the Permanent Mission […]