Information on "Education" and "Eastern Africa"
January 2012
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Jan 2012
More than just ‘Demand’: Malawi’s Public-Service Community Scorecard
Author: Leni Wild, Daniel Harris
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
This Project Briefing seeks to contribute to evidence regarding community-based monitoring instruments, such as scorecards, through political economy analysis of a community scorecard initiative in Malawi. More on «More than just ‘Demand’: Malawi’s Public-Service Community Scorecard» -
2012
Africa Spectrum, Vol 47, No 2-3
Author: Mareike Schomerus, Kristof Titeca, Vishwas Satgar, Francis B Nyamnjoh, Bruce Whitehouse, Sten Hagberg, Gabriella Körling, Sverker Finnström, Roman Loimeier, Akin Iwilade, Konrad Czernichowski, Dominik Kopiński, Andrzej Polus, Jeannett Martin, Laetitia Wayaffe, Raluca Perneş, Henning Melber, Stef Vandeginste, Matthijs Bogaards
Publisher: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA) / Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation / Hamburg University Press
This double issue addresses current themes on the African continent in terms of regional conflict and transition. More on «Africa Spectrum, Vol 47, No 2-3» -
2012
AJCR Volume 12 No. 3, 2012
Author: Jannie Malan, Andy Storey, Barry M. Shapiro, René Koopman, Gideon A.J. van Dyk, Cori Wielenga, Amanda E. Boniface, Oluchi O. Okere, Joseph Kehinde Fasae, Marie-Christine Schwager
Publisher: African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD)
This issue of the AJCR includes case studies on violence and peace efforts in Rwanda and Sudan, two articles on trust building and mediation in South Africa. More on «AJCR Volume 12 No. 3, 2012 » -
2012
Efficiency of Local Service Provision in Zambia's Health, Education and Road Sectors
Author: Stefan Leiderer, Maximilian Geigenmüller, Anja Hornig, Kathrin Kästle, Christopher Smith, Franziska Tröger
Publisher: German Development Institute
This study evaluates how budget allocations in Zambia are transformed into service delivery and the provision of public goods in selected sectors (health, education, roads) and how the operational efficiency of budget implementation in Zambia could b... More on «Efficiency of Local Service Provision in Zambia's Health, Education and Road Sectors »
December 2011
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Dec 2011
The High Return to Private Schooling in a Low-Income Country
Author: Tessa Bold, Mwangi Kimenyi, Germano Mwabu, Justin Sandefur
Publisher: Center for Global Development (CGD)
Using data from Kenya, the authors of this paper find a large effect of private schooling on test scores, equivalent to one full standard deviation. More on «The High Return to Private Schooling in a Low-Income Country»
November 2011
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Nov 2011
Dowry and Division: Youth and State Building in South Sudan
Author: Marc Sommers, Stephanie Schwartz
Publisher: United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
South Sudan has one of the world’s youngest populations with most South Sudanese youth undereducated and underemployed. More on «Dowry and Division: Youth and State Building in South Sudan» -
Nov 2011
The Political Economy of Community Scorecards in Malawi
Author: Leni Wild, Daniel Harris
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
This report details research investigating how community scorecards have worked in Malawi and what some of the wider lessons might be. More on «The Political Economy of Community Scorecards in Malawi»
October 2011
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Oct 2011
Why Did Abolishing Fees Not Increase Public School Enrollment in Kenya?
Author: Tessa Bold, Mwangi Kimenyi, Germano Mwabu, Justin Sandefur
Publisher: Center for Global Development (CGD)
A large empirical literature has shown that user fees signicantly deter public service utilization in developing countries. More on «Why Did Abolishing Fees Not Increase Public School Enrollment in Kenya?»
July 2011
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Jul 2011
Ascending Out of Poverty
Author: Robert Miller, Francis Z Karin, Kate Bird, Esther K Nteza, Raphael Gitau, Mary Mathenge
Publisher: Chronic Poverty Research Centre (CPRC)
This paper looks at inheritance through minimally-structured interviews with several generations of Kenyan families, seeking to explain that the how and why of poverty can be understood in the wider family context. More on «Ascending Out of Poverty» -
Jul 2011
Education and Resilience in Conflict- and Insecurity-Affected Northern Uganda
Author: Kate Bird, Kate Higgins, Andy McKay
Publisher: Chronic Poverty Research Centre (CPRC)
This paper explores the relationship between conflict, education and the intergenerational transmission of poverty in Northern Uganda. More on «Education and Resilience in Conflict- and Insecurity-Affected Northern Uganda»
