In recent years, there has been increasing interest in whether and how bureaucratic
effectiveness contributes to development. Just what makes for an effective bureaucracy and …

The rapid advancement of telehealth technologies has the potential to revolutionize
healthcare delivery, especially in developing countries and resource-limited settings …

This commentary points to the poor state of empirical measures of the quality of states, that
is, executive branches and their bureaucracies. Much of the problem is conceptual, as there …

Background Leadership is key to strengthening performance of Health Systems. Leadership
styles are important organizational antecedents, especially in influencing employee's …

The term governance does not have a settled definition today, and it has at least three main
meanings. The first is international cooperation through nonsovereign bodies outside the …

The phenomenon of digitisation of the public sector is an irreversible process that affects
both the way public institutions are organised and the communication relationships between …

Despite increased prominence and funding of global health initiatives, efforts to scale up
health services in developing countries are falling short of the expectations of the Millennium …

In recent years, there has been increasing interest in the potential of transparency—the
provision of information to the public—to improve governance in both developed and …

This issue of Development Policy Review arises from a study of the impact and effectiveness
of transparency and accountability initiatives (TAIs) in different development sectors. It …

In many nations today the state has little capability to carry out even basic functions like
security, policing, regulation or core service delivery. Enhancing this capability, especially in …