iiG is a DFID funded research consortium investigating how improving institutions can impact on poverty
New Resources
- Understanding electoral violence: Lessons from Kenya, iiG Briefing Paper 23
- Attitudes towards citizenship in Nigeria, iiG Briefing Paper 22
- Do the Nigerian public trust their police?, iiG Briefing Paper 21
- How to improve knowledge and take-up of public services by the poor: The case of the RSBY National Health Insurance in India, iiG Briefing Paper 20
- Aspirations matter: Shaping aspirations can play a crucial role in enabling people to pull themselves out of poverty, iiG Briefing Paper 19
- When does community monitoring improve school performance?, iiG Briefing Paper 18
- Insurance products for the poor should not be poor products, iiG Briefing Paper 17
- iiG Concepts and Framework updated
Funding for iiG
iiG research is funded by the Department for International Development (DFID), The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the Open Society Institute. The views expressed are not necessarily those of the funding bodies.
This DFID Research Programme also funds the IPPG Consortium.
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iiG workshop:
'Improving revenue generation through taxation in Nigeria'. Read more>
Accountability and Governance:
Supporting Democratic Institutions and Clean and Peaceful Elections
- A lack of checks and balances gives politicians incentives to use fraud and violence during elections. Read more here, here & here>
Firm Development and Exports:
The Impact of the Kenyan Post-election Violence on the Kenyan Flower Export Industry
- Violence after the 2007 elections dramatically reduced the exports of Kenyan flower exporters. Read more>
Institutions for Inclusive Growth in Poor Settings:
To feed or to educate: Hard choices for the extremely poor
- Goats and chickens made poor people better off but didn't increase time children spent in school. Read more>
Forthcoming Events:
Latest:
Bangladeshi media highlight iiG research on the importance of access to finance for microenterprises: Financial Express (Bangladesh); Bangladesh Daily Star
Indian and other media coverage of iiG research on Indian health insurance for the poor: The Hindu; The Hindu Business Line; Deccan Herald; Qatar Tribune
Kenyan newspaper 'The Standard' refers to iiG research on Kenyan education