This edited book explores the link between institutional reforms, governance and services delivery in the Global South, mapping how and to what extent resource-

South Africa has achieved a lot on its path of socio-economic transformation since the end of Apartheid in 1994. While many challenges remain to foster inclusiv

The critical importance of well-performing public institutions and good governance for development and poverty reduction has come to the forefront in the 1990s.

What does it take to build and sustain effective government institutions? What have we learnt about the attempts to design and redesign public sector institutio

Developing countries commonly adopt reforms to improve their governments yet they usually fail to produce more functional and effective governments. Andrews arg