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When dictators introduce local elections, more democracy at the local level may mean less control for the rulers. For a time in rural China, elected village leaders implemented government policy, favouring popular policies, while pushing back against those that villagers didn’t like. Nancy Qian tells Tim Phillips how even in a dictatorship, democratic choices can sometimes shape local lives.
How can we take what we learn in educational RCTs and apply it at scale to many
schools, maybe in many countries? Adrienne Lucas talks to Tim Phillips about the
project she was part of to improve learning in Ghana, the difference between small-
and large-scale trials, and the challenge of...
Published 05/01/24
In high-income countries, we take a reliable electricity supply for granted. But in parts
of the world where that reliable electricity supply isn’t available, what is the effect of
frequent power outages on employment? Justice Tei Mensah of The World Bank tells
Tim Phillips about how power cuts...
Published 04/24/24