Success stories within the road transport sector on reducing greenhouse gas emission and producing ancillary benefits by Brand, C

Climate for a transport change. TERM 2007 : indicators tracking transport and environment in the European Union by Brand, C

Poverty and the Social Sectors: The World Bank in Pakistan 1990-2003. by Birdsall, N, Malik, A, Vaishnav, M

“…Indeed, its resolve to do just that is evident in dozens of official and unofficial studies and assessments, in the Bank’s country assistance strategies, and in the content of its loans. …”

Bhutan: Multidimensional Poverty Index 2022

“…</p> <p>The Moderate MPI measures multidimensional poverty across 14 weighted indicators grouped within three dimensions of health, education and living standards and will be updated and used as the official national MPI of Bhutan throughout the coming decade. …”

Investigative journalism and political power in China by Wang, H

“…<p>It has long been held in the West that investigative journalism presents itself as an adversary to officialdom, exposing problems in the public domain and demanding a response from public officials. However, since much of the literature is based on experiences in the US and the UK, the way in which Chinese investigative journalists interact with politicians is not represented sufficiently.…”

Inequality in educational opportunities and outcomes: Evidence From Young Lives data in Vietnam by Le Thuc, D, Nguyen Thi Thu, H

“…This paper utilises Young Lives longitudinal data on two cohorts of 3,000 children in Vietnam, as well as a wealth of official Government data, to present a broad picture of the education sector in the country, focusing on inequality. …”

Gauging the global impacts of the 'panama papers' three years later by Graves, D, Shabbir, N

“…With a content analysis of impacts self-reported by journalists over three years, we show that ‘deliberative’ outcomes indicating official discussion or investigation have been the most common impact, evident in 45 percent of jurisdictions tracked; we find evidence of ‘individualistic’ outcomes involving accountability for specific people or companies in a third, and of 'substantive’ legal or policy change in 18 percent. …”

An assessment of the Young Lives sampling approach in Peru by Flores, E, Escobal, J, Escobal, J

“…The Peru team selected study sites with a pro-poor bias by randomly choosing clusters of equal population from a sub-sample which excluded districts located in the top five per cent of the official poverty map developed in 2000 by the Fondo Nacional de Cooperación para el Desarrollo (FONCODES, the National Fund for Development and Social Compensation). …”

Childhood, transitions and well-being in Peru: a literature review by Ames, P, Rojas, V

“…This document provides a broad context for the Young Lives research being done in Peru by reviewing the academic literature, research findings, statistics and official documents available. It was carried out by the Young Lives qualitative researchers, and thus privileges the main areas to be explored by qualitative research in its first two rounds of data collection (2007 and 2008). …”

Young Lives Preliminary Country Report: Vietnam by Tuan, T, Thi Lan, P, Harpham, T, Thu Huong, N, Duc Thach, T, Tod, B, Thi Dua, T, Thi Van Ha, N

“…Despite this achievement, there is growing concern about inequality and the vulnerability of poor children. There are no official data on the numbers of children working, but various NGO reports have shown that many work in very hazardous and difficult conditions. …”

Young Lives Preliminary Country Report: Vietnam. by Tuan, T, Lan, P, Harpham, T, Huong, N, Thach, T, Tod, B, Dua, T, Ha, N

“…Despite this achievement, there is growing concern about inequality and the vulnerability of poor children. There are no official data on the numbers of children working, but various NGO reports have shown that many work in very hazardous and difficult conditions. …”

Eco-monsters & eco-fighters: China's investments in Serbia's heavy manufacturing industry as seen through an environmental lens by Prelec, T

“…Making use of interviews with activists and experts, as well as of official documents and government responses, the paper analyses the ways in which environmental concerns, governance issues, and a &#x2018;closed&#x2019; government are interlinked. …”

Nepal Multidimensional Poverty Index: Analysis towards action

“…This report provides the first update to Nepal’s official national Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI). …”

A shock to the system by Hayes, J

“…The purpose of this research is to evaluate the way in which the Act is being applied by officials and the uses to which it is being put by journalists. …”

Madrid, a Bilingual Community: a view from the classroom by Woore, R

“…I then describe some of the key things that struck me in the lessons that I observed and in my conversations with teachers, head teachers, English language assistants and regional ministry officials. The report focuses mainly on the nature of students’ learning, both of English as an L2 and within other academic subject areas; the pedagogical approaches taken; and some of the successes and challenges of teaching through English as experienced at the school level. …”

The UK’s kleptocracy problem: How servicing post-Soviet elites weakens the rule of law by Heathershaw, J, Cooley, A, Mayne, T, Michel, C, Prelec, T, Sharman, J, Soares de Oliveira, R

“…In keeping with global standards, the UK has officially adopted a risk-based approach to anti-money laundering. …”

Computational propaganda in the United States of America: Manufacturing consensus online by Woolley, S, Guilbeault, D

“…The qualitative findings are based upon nine months of fieldwork on the campaign trail, including interviews with bot makers, digital campaign strategists, security consultants, campaign staff, and party officials. During the 2016 campaign, a bipartisan range of domestic and international political actors made use of political bots. …”

Form survey questions: supporting evidence for Difficult Forms: How government agencies interact with citizens by Bastow, S, Boucek, F, Campbell, R, Dunleavy, P, Margetts, H

“…. * Departments and agencies need to use diverse methods to keep their forms under review and to speed up changes in response to problems. Officials need to take a behaviourally realistic view of how citizens fill in forms and to cut back the length of guidance leaflets as well as forms themselves. …”

Policy learning and public sector information technology: Contractual and e-government changes in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand. by Dunleavy, P, Margetts, H, Bastow, S, Tinkler, J, Yared, H

“…The primary research methodology used has been detailed Web research and systematic documentation analysis across the three governments, extensive interviewing with over 110 officials and IT industry personnel across our countries (mainly focusing on central governments), and somein depth unobtrusive measures censuses and survey work within the UK carried out during 1999 and 2001.…”