Project Summary
This project is hosted by: Institute of Commonwealth Studies
- Research interests:
- Contemporary History, Globalization & Development, Local Government, Political Institutions, Social Sciences
- Regions:
- Africa, Africa, Asia, Asia, South America, South America
- Project period:
- 01-Oct-2012 - 30-Sep-2015
- Project summary:
- In recent years, as governments in the industrialised world have reduced spending on social programmes, governments in four major emerging countries (Brazil, India, China and South Africa) have by contrast intensified efforts to tackle poverty and inequality. This trend has been almost entirely ignored by scholars – even though these four governments increasingly influence international agendas, and even though they govern more than one-half of humankind. In this project, an 18-member international team, coordinated out of the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, will analyse the political and policy processes which have led to these new initiatives. Each of the four counties will first be examined in isolation and in depth, and then the four cases will be compared. Variations and commonalities across the four cases will be investigated. The analysis will consider the specific objectives that these governments have pursued, the specific policies that have been adopted, the financial and administrative resources available to the four governments, power dynamics involving advocates and opponents of the policies, and the political machinations that have been used.
The project is multi-disciplinary. The research team includes political scientists, sociologists, economists and specialists in policy analysis.
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Management Details
Lead researcher & project contact:
| Name | Position | Institute | Organisation | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professor James Manor | Emeritus Professor of Commonwealth Studies | Institute of Commonwealth Studies | School of Advance Study, University of London | james.manor@sas.ac.uk |
Funding:
| Funder | Grant type | Award |
|---|---|---|
| Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) | Rising Powers Scheme | £165k |
Related Activities
Related publications/articles:
| Title | Details | Publication date |
|---|---|---|
| Quality of Institutions on Education Policy Programmes. What Does Make Difference in Brazilian Education Policies? | Pereira, C. and Vargas, G. |
2014 |