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Why ‘billions to trillions’ has failed to attract investment in infrastructure
New estimates of the social rates of return on investment in road infrastructure in emerging market and developing economies highlight substantial unrealised gains from redirecting advanced-economy savings towards public investment in developing coun...
Military cooperation across borders reduced violence in the Sahel
Formal military cooperation between neighbouring states can reduce jihadist violence in border regions, as shown by causal evidence from the G5 Sahel Joint Force, which allowed armies to conduct joint operations and share intelligence across borders...
Why African cities are central to global development
900 million people will be added to African cities by 2050. Getting this unprecedented urban transition right is one of the defining development challenges of our time.
The long shadow of British rule: India's colonial legacy
Drawing on nearly 250 years of Indian colonial history, new research examines how direct British rule and landlord-based land tenure shaped access to schools, health centres, roads, and agricultural productivity across Indian districts. Updated analy...
How can African cities pay for stuff?
Astrid Haas joins Ideas in Development to discuss why African cities are so fiscally constrained, and what reforms in Mexico, the Philippines, and Sierra Leone can teach us.
