Sebastian Galiani, Deputy Minister at the Argentinian Treasury on the past and future of economic reforms in Argentina.

Sebastian Galiani, Deputy Minister at the Argentinian Treasury on the importance of history in formulating economic policy.

The dysfunctions of identity based elections can be overcome with reservations, by curtailing poor leaders securing power based on identity alone

Understanding why states are (in)effective shows us how to target reforms and tailor policy design to the implementing bureaucracy’s capacity

Allowing old-regime agents to remain in power during democratic transitions facilitates elite capture, which lowers public good provision

Kaushik Basu discusses global development issues, including the World Bank’s changing mission and its engagement with the world

The economic and political consequences of the partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947

Politicians in Pakistan provide patronage and are perceived as corrupt. Regime instability and incumbency disadvantage may explain their behaviour.

Voxdev Editor-in-Chief, Tavneet Suri, explains how problems with technology during Kenya's 2013 elections have implications for this year’s vote.