Urban Wire

Lessons from Agricultural Policy Implementation in Africa Show How to Shift from Intent to Action

Identifying strong policies is not enough to drive transformation.

Countering COVID-19 in Kenyan Counties by Assessing Health Care Capabilities and Population Risks

With county-level data, the national government can flatten the curve and better allocate limited resources in line with individual counties' circumstances.

International Development

How Developing Countries Can Manage the COVID-19 Economic Impact

Sharpening awareness of structural vulnerabilities and weaknesses may build consensus and galvanize action on needed reforms and investments to accelerate recovery and support longer-term development.

International Development

Why Are Women Opting Out of India’s Growing Economy?

Women’s labor force participation in India has decreased from 33 percent in 2005 to 24 percent in 2019.

International Development

Kenya’s Optimistic Revenue Forecasts Are Causing Problems, but Better Tools Can Help

Kenya’s National Treasury has a track record of significantly overestimating revenues in the national budget.

International Development

How Can We Minimize the Disruption of Political Transition in Developing Countries?

Kenya's disputed 2017 elections created long periods of uncertainty across Kenya’s national and local government.

International Development

Gender Norms and Women’s Economic Empowerment in Low-Income Countries: What We Learned by Reviewing the Evidence

Women around the world face barriers to participating in the labor force.

International Development

Is there a right way to accommodate rapid urban growth in developing countries?

Should cities in developing countries fix what they already have or start fresh?

International Development

Greater transparency is still possible for single-party democracies in Africa

Achieving transparency is a formidable challenge in some sub-Saharan African countries, a third of which have been ruled by a single party for several decades.