Minouche Shafik, Director of LSE, discusses the importance of a healthy private sector in the recovery of fragile economies.

Management interventions are shown to have significant and positive short-term effects. But do these effects still persist 8 years later?

FDI is crucial for creating jobs and ensuring economic growth. John Sutton explains how African countries should attract foreign investment.

A business plan competition successfully identified entrepreneurs capable of effectively utilising capital to grow their business in Nigeria.

The primary cause of incomplete infrastructure projects in Ghana is poor financial planning. This video documents the evolution of this study.

How can smallholder farmers in Africa overcome barriers and export their produce to valuable Western markets?

Ed Gleaser on why urbanisation is the best way to foster economic growth, and how cities should be planned.

Tony Addison, Chief Economist and Deputy Director of UNU-WIDER, discusses the key barriers to growth and how to overcome them.

Eliana La Ferrara outlines four ways to improve state functionality in fragile environments.