What’s the big idea? The big question today is whether the organizations and institutions designed to promote “development” that are controlled by the OECD countries can remain relevant to the needs and goals of the developing countries. I argue that the political coalition for national development in the rich countries is shrinking in favor of support for a loose coalition of single-issue kinky development and that is increasingly irrelevant to the development challenges countries face as they, thankfully, move out of dire poverty.
“Can Rich Countries be Reliable Partners for National Development?” 2015. Horizons: Journal of International Relations and Sustainable Development. This paper argues the interests of rich countries and developing countries on development have diverged in a way that makes a coherent strategy “development assistance” organizations near impossible.
Assessing Aid: What Works, What Doesn’t and Why, Oxford University Press, November 1998. (with David Dollar).
“Does Participation Improve Project Performance? Establishing Causality with Subjective Data.” World Bank Economic Review, vol. 9 no.2, May 1995. (with Jon Isham and Deepa Narayan).