Professionalization of political communication in developing countries: methodological perspectives from India’s election campaigns by Sharma, AD

“…Understanding India’s election campaigns, thus, demands studying shadowy actors like political consultants, spin doctors, pollsters, social media mercenaries, and ‘troll farm’ operators who increasingly provide services to political parties and politicians. …”

Elite strategies and incremental policy change: The expansion of primary education in India by Mangla, A

“…These officials operated beneath the political radar, layering small-scale initiatives on top of the mainstream school system. …”

Corruption and contractors in the Atlantic world, 1754-1763 by Graham, A

“…Military finance was inherently complex and opaque, and open to misinterpretation. Although shared political loyalties held together the contractors and their agents and helped to police their behaviour, other imperial and colonial components of the British state had different priorities and therefore saw the public service in different ways. …”

Good Health at Low Cost 25 years on: lessons for the future of health systems strengthening. by Balabanova, D, Mills, A, Conteh, L, Akkazieva, B, Banteyerga, H, Dash, U, Gilson, L, Harmer, A, Ibraimova, A, Islam, Z, Kidanu, A, Koehlmoos, T, Limwattananon, S, Muraleedharan, V, Murzalieva, G, Palafox, B, Panichkriangkrai, W, Patcharanarumol, W, Penn-Kekana, L, Powell-Jackson, T, Tangcharoensathien, V, McKee, M

“…In 1985, the Rockefeller Foundation published Good health at low cost to discuss why some countries or regions achieve better health and social outcomes than do others at a similar level of income and to show the role of political will and socially progressive policies. 25 years on, the Good Health at Low Cost project revisited these places but looked anew at Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Kyrgyzstan, Thailand, and the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, which have all either achieved substantial improvements in health or access to services or implemented innovative health policies relative to their neighbours. …”

Good health at low cost 25 years on: Lessons for the future of health systems strengthening by Balabanova, D, Mills, A, Conteh, L, Akkazieva, B, Banteyerga, H, Dash, U, Gilson, L, Harmer, A, Ibraimova, A, Islam, Z, Kidanu, A, Koehlmoos, T, Limwattananon, S, Muraleedharan, V, Murzalieva, G, Palafox, B, Panichkriangkrai, W, Patcharanarumol, W, Penn-Kekana, L, Powell-Jackson, T, Tangcharoensathien, V, McKee, M

“…In 1985, the Rockefeller Foundation published Good health at low cost to discuss why some countries or regions achieve better health and social outcomes than do others at a similar level of income and to show the role of political will and socially progressive policies. 25 years on, the Good Health at Low Cost project revisited these places but looked anew at Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Kyrgyzstan, Thailand, and the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, which have all either achieved substantial improvements in health or access to services or implemented innovative health policies relative to their neighbours. …”