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Policy-making, the challenges of reductionism and the role of evidence 14 Jan 2012 | 12:16 am
In the context of a discussion on kitemarks for policy, Claire Melamed of ODI mentioned the kitemark, tweeting “national resources still have to be allocated [between] diff[erent] things. some way of ...
Why I think a social policy kitemark won’t work 13 Jan 2012 | 08:06 am
This post came courtesy of a Guardian article, which then floated around the ether for a bit. It comes from the Cabinet Secretary, Sir Jeremy Haywood, who tentatively puts forth the idea for a ‘kite m...
Democratic Ownership and the Busan Partnership 6 Jan 2012 | 01:47 am
The debate about the qualifying adjective for ownership was vibrant and intense during the lead-up to Busan. Contenders included ‘country’, ‘democratic’ and ‘inclusive ‘ ownership? In the end, ‘democr...
Ownership and results in Busan: the risks of policy conditionality 30 Nov 2011 | 09:43 am
In the Busan High Level Forum, the attention has focused on transparency and the BRICS inclusion. However, this has distracted from what is for me the crux of the whole document: the marriage of democ...
Thin gruel at Busan 25 Nov 2011 | 03:35 am
The biggest ball in aid effectiveness, the fourth High Level Forum, is being held next week in Busan, Korea, and sadly I shall not be going to it. Instead, I shall be reading the documents while sweep...
