"Andrew Laing, ISE’s Public Economics Practice Manager, analyzes the key components of performance and policy-based budgeting and how practitioners can test budget systems to spot the often fine…
“…While we still do not know the full impact of the pandemic in terms of lives lost and the public health ramifications, we do know that the fiscal response will be massive and have consequences that…
“This Recovery and Resilience Note looks at response and recovery communications for governments and public officials, focusing on effective citizen-centric communications during times of crisis that…
"Based on pilot town halls in Afghanistan, this piece examines how citizens can participate in the formulation of the national budget. Initial findings identified citizens’ stronger-than-expected…
"This brief discusses various aspects of the Citizens’ Charter approach to poverty reduction. These include incorporating a deeper understanding of poverty dynamics into the program’s architecture,…
"Policymakers and the international community struggle with how to deliver essential services in the context of violent conflict... Community Driven Development (CDD)… has been utilized as a tool to…
"A foundation of post-conflict state-building is whether the state can deliver services to poor people on a large scale. Successful delivery of services provides tangible incentives for people to…
"This brief discusses Afghanistan’s community context, the lessons learned from the National Solidarity Program, and the design and outcomes of the new electoral system in the Citizens’ Charter…
"Afghanistan’s Citizens’ Charter (CC) program is national in scope… the core model of facilitation must be able to adapt to a broad range of socio-economic environments. This brief unpacks the black…
"The comparative advantage of Community Driven Development (CDD) projects when it comes to controlling corruption is that they can harness social controls… to complement the more standard tools of…
