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Together these papers add new perspectives and a host of lessons on the science and the art of bridging research and policy, focusing on African Politics; Poverty Reduction; Primary Education; Aid and Finance.
List of contents
Introduction; Policy Entrepreneurship For Poverty Reduction: Bridging Research and Policy in International Development; Research, Policy and Practice: Why Developing Countries are Different; Bridging Research and Policy: Lessons From Policy Entrepreneurs; Bridging Research and Policy in India; Bridging Research and Policy: A UK Perspective; Bridging Research and Policy in Development: Perspectives from International Organizations; What Determines the Influence That Research Has on Policy-Making? Bridging Research and Policy; Research-Policy Case Studies; Will a Marshall Plan for Africa Make Poverty History? Poverty and Economic Policy: What Happens When Researchers Disagree? Bridging Research and Policy on Education, Training and Their Enabling Environments; Development Assistance and Development Finance: Evidence and Global; Policy Agendas
About the author
Julius Court specialises in research, evaluation and training on the topics of governance and development; bridging research and policy; and strengthening southern research capacity. He gained extensive experience of institutional and programme management as Executive Officer in the Office of the President at the United Nations University in Tokyo, Japan (1996-2002) and he is currently on the Council of the UK Development Studies Association. Simon Maxwell is Director of the Overseas Development Institute and formerly Director of the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, UK.
