Background reading
1. The political economy of reform processes in partner countries
Policy Dialogue under the New Aid Approach: Which Role for Medium-sized Donors ?
Theoretical Reflections and Views from the Field
by Nadia Molenaers and Robrecht Renard
Institute of Development Policy and Management, June 2008
Adobe PDF file (44 pp. 575 kB)
Good governance, aid modalities and poverty reduction
From better theory to better practice
The Advisory Board for Irish Aid, 2008
Adobe PDf file (76 pp. 760 kB)
Overseas Development Institute (2009): Analysing governance and political economy in sectors
Workshop Report ODI 2009
Booth, D. (2006): Drivers of Change and Development in Malawi
Adobe PDF file (93 pp. 992 kB)
Kossof, S., Booth, D. (2009): Uganda roads. A problem-focused political economy exercise using a ‘layered’ approach.
Presentation to Joint Donor Workshop
2. The relevance of political economy analysis for the approaches of German Development Cooperation
Mathauer, I., GTZ (2009): Capacity Development in the Health Sector: Better Health through healthy Governance
Adobe PDF file (32 pp. 2.9 MB)
Leadership and effective government
Chapter 5: World Health Report 2008 - Now more than ever
pp. 81 - 98
World Health Organization, Geneva
Full report - Adobe PDF file (148 pp. 3.2 MB)
Boesen, N. and ECPDM (2008): Addressing governance in sector operations
Adobe PDF file (64 pp. 1.0 MB)
3. Political economy from the users' perspective
Jaffré, Y. et Olivier de Sardan, J.-P. (2003): Une médicine inhospitalière. Les difficiles relations entre soignants et soignés dans cinq capitales d’Afrique de l’Ouest
http://etudesafricaines.revues.org/index6000.html
Moore, M. and Unsworth, S. (2010): An upside down view of governance
http://www.opendemocracy.net/mick-moore-sue-unsworth/upside-down-view-of-governance
Bangura, S. (2010): Rethinking Accountability in Africa - a practitioner's perspective
http://www.cop-mfdr-africa.org/profiles/blogs/rethinking-accountability-in-1
