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Working Papers

2021

1. Collective music-making as ‘asset-based social policy’: a pilot study
   Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics

2019

2. Two Africas? Why Africa’s ‘growth miracle’ has barely reduced poverty
   Discussion Papers, University of Nottingham, CREDIT

2017

3. Taxpayer’s dilemma: how can ‘fiscal contracts’ work in developing countries?
   Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics View citations (5)

2016

4. Colonial Legacy and Poverty Reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa
   Discussion Papers, University of Nottingham, CREDIT
5. The political economy of 'linked' progressive taxation in Africa and Latin America
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

2013

6. Fighting Discrimination: W. Arthur Lewis and the Dual Economy of Manchester in the 1950s
   Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics
   Also in Global Development Institute Working Paper Series, GDI, The University of Manchester (2012) View citations (1)
7. Two Africas? Why Africa’s ‘Growth Miracle’ is barely reducing poverty
   Global Development Institute Working Paper Series, GDI, The University of Manchester View citations (1)

2012

8. Fiscal Composition and Aid Effectiveness: A Political-Economy Model
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Fiscal Composition and Aid Effectiveness: A Political Economy Model, World Development, Elsevier (2015) View citations (17) (2015)
9. Politics, Public Expenditure and the Evolution of Poverty in Africa 1920-2009
   Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics View citations (2)
   Also in Global Development Institute Working Paper Series, GDI, The University of Manchester (2010) View citations (3)
10. The African Political Business Cycle: Varieties of Experience
    Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article The African Political Business Cycle: Varieties of Experience, Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2016) View citations (6) (2016)
11. The politics of what works for the poor in public expenditure and taxation: a review
    Global Development Institute Working Paper Series, GDI, The University of Manchester

2011

12. Microfinance Non-Financial Services: A Key for Poverty Alleviation? Lessons from Mexico
    Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics View citations (1)

2010

13. Can Micro Health Insurance Reduce Poverty? Evidence from Bangladesh
    Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Can Micro Health Insurance Reduce Poverty? Evidence From Bangladesh, Journal of Risk & Insurance, The American Risk and Insurance Association (2011) View citations (32) (2011)
14. Evaluating the Health Effects of Micro Health Insurance Placement: Evidence from Bangladesh
    Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Evaluating the Health Effects of Micro Health Insurance Placement: Evidence from Bangladesh, World Development, Elsevier (2011) View citations (8) (2011)
15. ‘Marvellous intellectual feasts’:Arthur Lewis at the London School of Economics 1933–1948
    Global Development Institute Working Paper Series, GDI, The University of Manchester

2009

16. Assessing the success of microinsurance programmes in meeting the insurance needs of the poor
    Working Papers, United Nations, Department of Economics and Social Affairs View citations (8)
17. Incentivising trust
    Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Incentivising trust, Journal of Economic Psychology, Elsevier (2011) View citations (4) (2011)
18. Microcredit, labour, and poverty impacts in urban Mexico
    Global Development Institute Working Paper Series, GDI, The University of Manchester
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2009)
19. Poverty and Economic Growth in Russia’s Regions
    Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics

2008

20. Debt and Health
    Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics View citations (11)

2007

21. Aid Volatility, Policy and Development
    Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Aid Volatility, Policy and Development, World Development, Elsevier (2008) View citations (49) (2008)
22. Economic Crisis and Political Participation in a Transitional Economy: Evidence from Russia
    WEF Working Papers, ESRC World Economy and Finance Research Programme, Birkbeck, University of London
23. The ‘political poverty trap’: Bolivia 1999-2007
    WEF Working Papers, ESRC World Economy and Finance Research Programme, Birkbeck, University of London View citations (1)

2005

24. Aid, agriculture and poverty in developing countries
    Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Aid, Agriculture and Poverty in Developing Countries, Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2007) View citations (41) (2007)
25. Bolivia during the global crisis 1998-2004: towards a macroeconomics of microfinance
    Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Bolivia during the global crisis 1998-2004: towards a 'macroeconomics of microfinance', Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2006) View citations (10) (2006)
26. Budget support, conditionality and poverty
    Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics View citations (2)
27. Capital controls re-examined: the case for ‘smart’ controls
    Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article Capital Controls Re‐examined: The Case for ‘Smart’ Controls, The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell (2006) View citations (1) (2006)
28. Community development finance institutions and the ‘poverty trap’: social and fiscal impact
    Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics
29. The development of trust and social capital in rural Uganda: An experimental approach
    Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics View citations (12)
    Also in Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2004, Royal Economic Society (2004) View citations (2)

2000

30. How Can Impact Assessment Take Into Account Wider Social and Economic Impacts?
    Working Papers, University of Sussex, Imp-Act: Improving the Impact of Microfinance on Poverty: Action Research Program View citations (3)
31. How Can Impact Assessments Facilitate Stronger Collaboration Between DFOs?
    Working Papers, University of Sussex, Imp-Act: Improving the Impact of Microfinance on Poverty: Action Research Program

1998

32. The use of control groups in impact assessments for microfinance
    ILO Working Papers, International Labour Organization View citations (2)

1993

33. Policy and Capital Market Constraints to the African Green Revolution: A study of maize and sorghum yields in Kenya, Malawi and Zimbabwe
    Innocenti Occasional Papers, Economic Policy Series View citations (1)

1990

34. Increased Aid Flows and Human Resource Development in Africa
    Innocenti Occasional Papers, Economic Policy Series

Undated

35. The importance of a better design of conditionality for improving implementation of World Bank-supported reforms: The case of Sub-Saharan African countries
    Working Papers, Business School - Economics, University of Glasgow

Journal Articles

2025

1. Is Microcredit Effective? It Depends on the Context: New Results from a Study in Bolivia
   The European Journal of Development Research, 2025, 37, (3), 593-642

2020

2. The political economy of progressive fiscal contracts in Africa and Latin America
   Development Policy Review, 2020, 38, (4), 411-427 View citations (1)

2018

3. Why has export diversification been so hard to achieve in Africa?
   The World Economy, 2018, 41, (4), 1025-1044 View citations (8)

2016

4. Applying the Lewis Model in Industrialized Countries: W. Arthur Lewis and the Dual Economy of Manchester in the 1950s
   Manchester School, 2016, 84, (1), 95-124
5. The African Political Business Cycle: Varieties of Experience
   Journal of Development Studies, 2016, 52, (7), 917-932 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper The African Political Business Cycle: Varieties of Experience, Working Papers (2012) View citations (7) (2012)

2015

6. Fiscal Composition and Aid Effectiveness: A Political Economy Model
   World Development, 2015, 69, (C), 106-115 View citations (17)
   See also Working Paper Fiscal Composition and Aid Effectiveness: A Political-Economy Model, WIDER Working Paper Series (2012) View citations (1) (2012)

2014

7. AID, SECURITY AND DEVELOPMENT: INNOVATIVE APPROACHES
   Journal of International Development, 2014, 26, (8), 1126-1126
8. CHALLENGES IN EVALUATING DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATIONS: THE CASE OF A STREET THEATRE PROGRAMME TO ADDRESS RACISM
   Journal of International Development, 2014, 26, (8), 1149-1160
9. Financial Exit Routes from the ‘Poverty Trap’: A Study of Four UK Cities
   Urban Studies, 2014, 51, (4), 744-762 View citations (1)
10. HOW IS DISASTER AID ALLOCATED WITHIN POOR COMMUNITIES? RISK SHARING AND SOCIAL HIERARCHY
    Journal of International Development, 2014, 26, (8), 1097-1114 View citations (11)
11. SECURITY FOR ALL, DEVELOPMENT FOR SOME? THE INCORPORATION OF SECURITY IN UK'S DEVELOPMENT POLICY
    Journal of International Development, 2014, 26, (8), 1127-1148
12. THE SHORT‐ AND LONG‐TERM EFFECTS OF DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS: EVIDENCE FROM ETHIOPIA
    Journal of International Development, 2014, 26, (8), 1161-1180
13. WHO WANTS TO GIVE FOREVER? GIVING MEANING TO SUSTAINABILITY IN DEVELOPMENT
    Journal of International Development, 2014, 26, (8), 1181-1196 View citations (2)
14. WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT AS A DEVELOPMENT GOAL: TAKING A FEMINIST STANDPOINT
    Journal of International Development, 2014, 26, (8), 1115-1125 View citations (4)
15. Where is the 'Plus' in 'Credit-Plus'? The Case of Chiapas, Mexico
    Journal of Development Studies, 2014, 50, (12), 1700-1716 View citations (1)

2013

16. "Marvellous Intellectual Feasts": Arthur Lewis at the London School of Economics, 1933-48
    History of Political Economy, 2013, 45, (2), 187-221
17. Wage Arrears and Protest Behavior: What Do We Learn from Russia's Financial Crisis&quest
    Comparative Economic Studies, 2013, 55, (2), 359-379

2012

18. Introduction
    Journal of International Development, 2012, 24, S1-S2

2011

19. Can Micro Health Insurance Reduce Poverty? Evidence From Bangladesh
    Journal of Risk & Insurance, 2011, 78, (1), 57-82 View citations (32)
    See also Working Paper Can Micro Health Insurance Reduce Poverty? Evidence from Bangladesh, Working Papers (2010) View citations (6) (2010)
20. Evaluating the Health Effects of Micro Health Insurance Placement: Evidence from Bangladesh
    World Development, 2011, 39, (3), 399-411 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Evaluating the Health Effects of Micro Health Insurance Placement: Evidence from Bangladesh, Working Papers (2010) View citations (3) (2010)
21. Incentivising trust
    Journal of Economic Psychology, 2011, 32, (5), 890-897 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Incentivising trust, Working Papers (2009) View citations (1) (2009)
22. RETRACTED ARTICLE: Trust and conditionality; Or, can the World Bank ‘Leopard’ change its spots?
    The Review of International Organizations, 2011, 6, (3), 483-483

2010

23. John C. H. Fei and Gustav Ranis. Growth and Development from an Evolutionary Perspective. (Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1997, ISBN 978-0631218890, 480 pp)
    Journal of International Development, 2010, 22, (6), 821-822

2009

24. Liberalisation and poverty in Africa since 1990-Why is the operation of the 'invisible hand' uneven?
    Journal of International Development, 2009, 21, (6), 749-756 View citations (1)

2008

25. Aid Volatility, Policy and Development
    World Development, 2008, 36, (10), 2082-2102 View citations (49)
    See also Working Paper Aid Volatility, Policy and Development, Working Papers (2007) View citations (4) (2007)
26. Historical roots of poverty: A symposium
    Journal of International Development, 2008, 20, (8), 987-995 View citations (1)
27. Introduction: The Volatility of Overseas Aid
    World Development, 2008, 36, (10), 2045-2047 View citations (3)
28. Measuring and explaining poverty in six African countries: A long-period approach
    Journal of International Development, 2008, 20, (8), 1049-1079 View citations (34)
29. The macroeconomic impact of aid volatility
    Economics Letters, 2008, 99, (3), 486-489 View citations (23)

2007

30. Aid, Agriculture and Poverty in Developing Countries
    Review of Development Economics, 2007, 11, (1), 139-158 View citations (41)
    See also Working Paper Aid, agriculture and poverty in developing countries, Working Papers (2005) View citations (6) (2005)

2006

31. Bolivia during the global crisis 1998-2004: towards a 'macroeconomics of microfinance'
    Journal of International Development, 2006, 18, (2), 237-261 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper Bolivia during the global crisis 1998-2004: towards a macroeconomics of microfinance, Working Papers (2005) View citations (10) (2005)
32. Capital Controls Re‐examined: The Case for ‘Smart’ Controls
    The World Economy, 2006, 29, (9), 1203-1226 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Capital controls re-examined: the case for ‘smart’ controls, Working Papers (2005) (2005)

2005

33. Aid, Government Expenditure, and Aggregate Welfare
    World Development, 2005, 33, (3), 355-370 View citations (46)

2004

34. Aid, Poverty Reduction and the 'New Conditionality'
    Economic Journal, 2004, 114, (496), F217-F243 View citations (103)
35. Avoiding the elephant traps: a commentary on the International Finance Facility
    Journal of International Development, 2004, 16, (6), 879-886
36. INSTITUTIONS AND POLITICS IN A LEWIS‐TYPE GROWTH MODEL
    Manchester School, 2004, 72, (6), 751-773 View citations (2)
37. Introduction
    Journal of International Development, 2004, 16, (3), 291-300
38. Microfinance, labour markets and poverty in Africa: a study of six institutions
    Journal of International Development, 2004, 16, (3), 467-500 View citations (9)
39. Microfinance, social capital formation and political development in Russia and eastern Europe: a pilot study of programmes in Russia, Slovakia and Romania
    Journal of International Development, 2004, 16, (3), 407-427 View citations (4)
40. Symposium on the International Finance Facility: introduction
    Journal of International Development, 2004, 16, (6), 863-864
41. Working with the ultra-poor: learning from BRAC experiences
    Journal of International Development, 2004, 16, (3), 387-406 View citations (25)

2002

42. The African green revolution as a pro-poor policy instrument
    Journal of International Development, 2002, 14, (6), 695-724 View citations (16)

2001

43. Aid policies and growth: in search of the holy grail
    Journal of International Development, 2001, 13, (7), 1023-1038 View citations (60)
44. Attacking Poverty and the 'post-Washington consensus'
    Journal of International Development, 2001, 13, (3), 307-313 View citations (2)
45. Introduction
    Journal of International Development, 2001, 13, (7), 811-811
46. Microfinance and Poverty in Bolivia
    Journal of Development Studies, 2001, 37, (4), 101-132 View citations (67)
47. The IMF After the Asian Crisis: Merits and Limitations of the ‘Long‐term Development Partner’ Role
    The World Economy, 2001, 24, (5), 597-629 View citations (2)

2000

48. Are Poverty and Social Goals Attainable in the Transition Region?
    Development Policy Review, 2000, 18, (1), 107-120
49. Globalisation, Economic Policy and Convergence
    The World Economy, 2000, 23, (5), 613-634 View citations (14)
50. Recommendations on the use of micro-hydro power in rural development
    Journal of International Development, 2000, 12, (7), 975-983 View citations (9)

1999

51. A model of social capital and access to productive resources
    Journal of International Development, 1999, 11, (7), 921-934 View citations (7)
52. Editorial
    Journal of International Development, 1999, 11, (7), 917-919
53. Impact of technological change on income distribution and poverty in Bangladesh agriculture: an empirical analysis
    Journal of International Development, 1999, 11, (7), 935-955 View citations (14)
54. Legacies of apartheid: the distribution of income in South Africa
    Journal of International Development, 1999, 11, (7), 985-1004
55. Micro-macro linkages in financial markets: the impact of financial liberalization on access to rural credit in four African countries
    Journal of International Development, 1999, 11, (3), 367-384 View citations (10)
56. Questioning virtuous spirals: micro-finance and women's empowerment in Africa
    Journal of International Development, 1999, 11, (7), 957-984 View citations (33)
57. Social protection as social risk management: conceptual underpinnings for the social protection sector strategy paper
    Journal of International Development, 1999, 11, (7), 1005-1027 View citations (49)
58. The impact of agricultural policy liberalization on rural communities in Mexico
    Journal of International Development, 1999, 11, (7), 1029-1042 View citations (3)

1998

59. Microenterprise finance: Is there a conflict between growth and poverty alleviation?
    World Development, 1998, 26, (5), 783-790 View citations (92)

1997

60. EDITORIAL
    Journal of International Development, 1997, 9, (4), 435-435
61. The World Bank, "Global Keynesianism" and the distribution of the gains from growth
    World Development, 1997, 25, (11), 1949-1956
    See also Chapter The World Bank, ‘Global Keynesianism’ and the Distribution of the Gains from Growth, Palgrave Macmillan Books, 1998, 377-388 (1998) (1998)

1996

62. Editorial introduction
    Journal of International Development, 1996, 8, (5), 579-579
63. The Failure of Aid and Adjustment Policies in Sub-Saharan Africa: Counter-Examples and Policy Proposals
    Journal of African Economies, 1996, 5, (3), 406-43 View citations (12)

1995

64. Assessing adjustment in Africa
    World Development, 1995, 23, (9), 1459-1473 View citations (25)
65. Development economics and the underdevelopment of sub‐Saharan Africa
    Journal of International Development, 1995, 7, (5), 685-706
66. Policy arena: Japan and the developing world
    Journal of International Development, 1995, 7, (2), 243-243

1994

67. Adjustment in Africa
    Development Policy Review, 1994, 12, (3), 319-327 View citations (3)
68. Editorial introduction
    Journal of International Development, 1994, 6, (5), 463-464

1993

69. Has recovery begun? "Africa's adjustment in the 1980s" revisited
    World Development, 1993, 21, (10), 1583-1606 View citations (12)
70. Tropical gangsters by Robert Klitgaard. (London and New York: I. R. Tauris, 1991, pp. 281, £14.95)
    Journal of International Development, 1993, 5, (3), 346-346

1992

71. Aid, the public sector and the market in less developed countries: A return to the scene of the crime
    Journal of International Development, 1992, 4, (2), 139-150 View citations (59)
72. Editor's introduction
    Journal of International Development, 1992, 4, (2), 119-119

1991

73. Overseas aid: The impact on britain and Germany by R. S. May, D. Schumacher and M. H. MALEK. (New York and London, Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1989, pp. 265, £35.)
    Journal of International Development, 1991, 3, (1), 93-94

1990

74. Aid, the Public Sector and the Market in Less Developed Countries: A Reply
    Economic Journal, 1990, 100, (399), 224-25 View citations (1)
75. Review article: In defence of development banking
    Journal of International Development, 1990, 2, (3), 399-403

1989

76. Review article: Effective stabilisation policy in less developed countries
    Journal of International Development, 1989, 1, (2), 273-280
77. Structural adjustment and agricultural performance in Sub‐Saharan Africa 1980–87
    Journal of International Development, 1989, 1, (3), 321-355 View citations (6)

1988

78. The Design of Structural Adjustment Programmes
    Development Policy Review, 1988, 6, (4), 395-413 View citations (4)

1987

79. Aid, the Public Sector and the Market in Less Developed Countries
    Economic Journal, 1987, 97, (387), 616-41 View citations (207)

1986

80. Agricultural Performance in Kenya since 1970: Has the World Bank Got it Right?
    Development and Change, 1986, 17, (3), 513-530 View citations (3)

1985

81. Lending to the Poorest: Early Lessons from the Small Farmers' Development Programme, Nepal
    Development Policy Review, 1985, 3, (2), 193-207 View citations (4)
82. The Political Economy of Foreign Aid: A Model of the Market for a Public Good
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1985, 33, (2), 373-93 View citations (64)
83. Towards a Predictive Model of Overseas Aid Expenditures
    Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 1985, 32, (1), 1-19 View citations (2)
84. When is a Policy Instrument not an Instrument? Fiscal Marksmanship in Britain, 1951–84
    Journal of Public Policy, 1985, 5, (1), 69-85

1984

85. Agricultural Development and Government Policy: A Reply
    Economic History Review, 1984, 37, (3), 414-416 View citations (1)
86. The International Debt Crisis
    Development Policy Review, 1984, 2, (1), 91-98
87. ‘Popularity Functions’ and the Role of the Media: A Pilot Study of the Popular Press
    British Journal of Political Science, 1984, 14, (1), 117-129 View citations (3)

1983

88. The Politics of Evaluation: A Comparative Study of World Bank and Ukoda Evaluation Procedures
    Development and Change, 1983, 14, (4), 593-608

1982

89. Agricultural Development and Government Policy in Settler Economies: The Case of Kenya and Southern Rhodesia, 1900–60
    Economic History Review, 1982, 35, (3), 390-408 View citations (3)
90. Marketing Systems and Income Distribution: The Case of Milk Producers in Highland Peru
    Food Research Institute Studies, 1982, 18, (3), 18 View citations (1)
91. The Quality of Overseas Aid
    Development Policy Review, 1982, A15, (2), 46-56

1981

92. Aid as obstacle: Twenty questions about our foreign aid and the hungry Frances Moore Lappe, Joseph Collins and David Kinley Institute for Food and Development Policy, San Francisco, CA, 1980, 192 pp, $4.95
    Food Policy, 1981, 6, (3), 211-211

1980

93. Aid, Savings and Growth Revisited
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1980, 42, (2), 79-95 View citations (89)

1979

94. Reply to Robson and Landell-Mills
    World Development, 1979, 7, (1), 87-88 View citations (2)

1978

95. The Southern African customs union: A reappraisal
    World Development, 1978, 6, (1), 31-43 View citations (3)

1976

96. Towards a "Satisficing" Theory of Economic Policy
    Economic Journal, 1976, 86, (341), 59-72 View citations (2)

Books

2015

1. The Politics of Poverty Reduction
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (1)
   Also in OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press (2012) View citations (21)

2013

2. Sir Arthur Lewis
   Great Thinkers in Economics, Palgrave Macmillan

Chapters

2017

1. Overseas Aid as an Instrument of Development Finance
   Palgrave Macmillan

2013

2. Disenchantment in the Caribbean, 1958–63
   Palgrave Macmillan
3. Princeton and Retirement, 1963–91
   Palgrave Macmillan
4. The Caribbean in Turmoil: Prologue to a Biography
   Palgrave Macmillan
5. The Colonial Office and the Genesis of Development Economics
   Palgrave Macmillan
6. The Manchester Years: Lewis as Social and Political Activist
   Palgrave Macmillan
7. Why Visiting Economists Fail: The Turning Point in Ghana 1957–8
   Palgrave Macmillan
8. ‘It takes hard work to be accepted in the academic world’: Manchester University, 1948–57
   Palgrave Macmillan
9. ‘Marvellous intellectual feasts’: The LSE Years, 1933–48
   Palgrave Macmillan
10. ‘The fundamental cure for poverty is not money but knowledge’: Lewis’s Legacy
    Palgrave Macmillan

1998

11. The World Bank, ‘Global Keynesianism’ and the Distribution of the Gains from Growth
    Palgrave Macmillan
    See also Journal Article The World Bank, "Global Keynesianism" and the distribution of the gains from growth, Elsevier (1997) (1997)

1994

12. Policy and Capital Market Constraints to the African Green Revolution: A Study of Maize and Sorghum Yields in Kenya, Malawi and Zimbabwe, 1960–91
    Palgrave Macmillan View citations (8)