Low tax compliance in low- and middle-income countries around the world limits the ability of governments to offer effective public services. This paper reports the results of a randomly rolled out text...
Although research has established the importance of state capacity in economic development, less is known about how state capacity comes about and the role of external partners in the process. This paper...
For many students, teachers are the adults with whom they will interact the most. Successful teachers are likely to be the first role models that young people encounter outside the home. They teach content...
The economic and social development of nations relies on their population having physical access to services and employment opportunities. For the vast majority of the 3.4 billion people living in rural...
If teachers were paid more based on their performance, will they be more effective? Will teachers teach better and will students learn more? Can teacher pay-for-performance (PFP) programs motivate better...
Pay levels for public sector workers—and especially teachers—are a constant source of controversy. In many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, protests and strikes suggest that pay is low, while simple comparisons...
This report presents the case of the state of Ceara in Brazil that overcame adverse socioeconomic conditions to substantially improve education outcomes with efficient use of resources. Despite having...
One state on the northeastern coast of Brazil along with its best-performing municipality has transformed its education system in the last two decades. Ceará has jumped to fourth place among all Brazil’s...
Quality education is crucial to a thriving society. It delivers lower rates of poverty and faster economic growth. In Brazil, the relatively poor, northeastern state of Ceará made impressive gains in the...
One state on the northeastern coast of Brazil along with its best-performing municipality has transformed its education system in the last two decades. Ceará has jumped to fourth place among all Brazil’s...
Quality education is crucial to a thriving society. It delivers lower rates of poverty and faster economic growth. In Brazil, the relatively poor, northeastern state of Ceará made impressive gains in the...
Following a decade of centralization, decentralization and re-centralization of the responsibility to collect property tax revenue, the Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) has struggled with high levels of...
Patient satisfaction surveys are an increasingly common element of efforts to evaluate the quality of healthcare. Many patient satisfaction surveys in low and middle-income countries frame statements positively...