
Political Economy Analysis of the Business Environment in Eleven Middle-Income Countries - Policy Brief 12
Reforming the business environment needs to be understood not only as a technical challenge but, as importantly, as a challenge to the political economy. This Policy Brief, based on an analysis by The Policy Practice for the UK's cross-government Prosperity Fund, reviews experience in 11 middle income countries and identifies key issues, common themes and unanswered questions.
Latest News from The Policy Practice - February 2025
In this monthās newsletter we discuss:
š¹The launch of the next Political Economy Analysis for Climate Action training course starting in May
š¹ Issues-Based Programming (IBP): A fresh look at mobilising stakeholders for change, with insights from TPP Director Gareth Williams.
š¹ New Work in the Francophone Sahel: Addressing governance, conflict, and development challenges in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Senegal.
š¹ Political Economy of Disaster Management & Climate Adaptation: A new collaboration with UNDP to assess governance and institutional responses to climate disasters.
Launch of our next Political Economy Analysis for Climate Action training course
Our Political Economy Analysis for Climate Action training course is an interactive 8-session online course (two sessions per week) running from 19 May - 19 June 2025. ItĀ focusesĀ on how political economy analysis can maximise the effectiveness of action on climate change. See our flyer to register.
Policy and Practice Brief 18 - Nine lessons from Issue-based programming
This Policy and Practice brief from TPP DirectorĀ Gareth WilliamsĀ discussesĀ Issues-Based Programming (IBP), a development approach which mobilises stakeholders to drive change around locally defined issues. This paper examines its application in several countries through case studies of UK-funded projects and assesses IBP's effectiveness, highlighting successes and failures.