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Protective Leviathanism
Praxis Working Paper Series · Jul 22, 2026
A full research article on how rights against private domination can expand public power, using post-Nirbhaya India, feminist legal theory, CEDAW norms, surveillance, emergency infrastructure, and carceral governance as...
DownloadThe Worldwide Governance Indicators
World Bank Policy Research Working Paper Series · Jul 26, 2026
An actual open working paper on aggregate governance indicators, measurement, and comparative institutional analysis. Source: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository / Policy Research Working Paper Series. PDF: https://ope...
DownloadThe Political Economy of Deposit Insurance
World Bank Policy Research Working Paper Series · Jul 26, 2026
An actual open working paper using political economy analysis to study deposit insurance design across countries. Source: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository / Policy Research Working Paper Series. PDF: https://openkno...
DownloadEffects of Corporate Governance on the Performance of State-Owned Enterprises
World Bank Policy Research Working Paper Series · Jul 26, 2026
An actual open working paper examining corporate governance reforms and state-owned enterprise performance. Source: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository / Policy Research Working Paper Series. PDF: https://openknowledge...
DownloadPolitical Institutions and Human Development
World Bank Policy Research Working Paper Series · Jul 26, 2026
An actual open working paper on political institutions, governance, and human development outcomes. Source: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository / Policy Research Working Paper Series. PDF: https://openknowledge.worldba...
DownloadImproving Enrollment and Learning through Videos and Mobiles
World Bank Policy Research Working Paper Series · Jul 26, 2026
An actual open education working paper on video, mobile distribution, enrollment, and learning interventions. Source: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository / Policy Research Working Paper Series. PDF: https://openknowled...
DownloadToward Successful Development Policies
World Bank Policy Research Working Paper Series · Jul 26, 2026
An actual open working paper on institutions, policy design, and the conditions for successful development policy. Source: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository / Policy Research Working Paper Series. PDF: https://openkn...
DownloadThe Long-Term Impact of High School Financial Education
Miriam Bruhn; Gabriel Garber; Sergio Firpo · Jul 26, 2026
An actual open working paper studying long-term impacts of financial education and student learning outcomes. Source: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository / Policy Research Working Paper Series. PDF: https://openknowled...
DownloadThe Corporate Governance of Banks
World Bank Policy Research Working Paper Series · Jul 26, 2026
An actual open working paper on bank governance, institutional supervision, and financial-sector accountability. Source: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository / Policy Research Working Paper Series. PDF: https://openknow...
DownloadData Transparency in the Middle East and North Africa
World Bank Policy Research Working Paper Series · Jul 26, 2026
An actual open working paper on data transparency, anti-corruption incentives, and institutional quality. Source: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository / Policy Research Working Paper Series. PDF: https://openknowledge.w...
DownloadLearning-Adjusted Years of Schooling (LAYS)
World Bank Policy Research Working Paper Series · Jul 26, 2026
An actual open education working paper introducing learning-adjusted years of schooling as a measure of education and human capital. Source: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository / Policy Research Working Paper Series. P...
DownloadFindings from the Global Data Regulation Diagnostic
World Bank Policy Research Working Paper Series · Jul 26, 2026
An actual open working paper on data regulation, data governance, and wider governance institutions. Source: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository / Policy Research Working Paper Series. PDF: https://openknowledge.worldb...
DownloadLeveraging Social Cohesion for Development Outcomes
World Bank Policy Research Working Paper Series · Jul 26, 2026
An actual open working paper on social cohesion, development outcomes, and institutional trust. Source: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository / Policy Research Working Paper Series. PDF: https://openknowledge.worldbank.o...
DownloadImpact of Public-Private Partnerships on Private School Performance
World Bank Policy Research Working Paper Series · Jul 26, 2026
An actual open education working paper examining public-private partnerships and school performance. Source: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository / Policy Research Working Paper Series. PDF: https://openknowledge.worldb...
DownloadThe Role of Justice in Development
World Bank Policy Research Working Paper Series · Jul 26, 2026
An actual open working paper on justice institutions, development, property-rights institutions, and contracting institutions. Source: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository / Policy Research Working Paper Series. PDF: ht...
DownloadAssessing the Success of National Human Rights Action Plans
World Bank Policy Research Working Paper Series · Jul 26, 2026
An actual open working paper using political economy reasoning to study national human-rights action plans and implementation incentives. Source: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository / Policy Research Working Paper Seri...
DownloadQuality Education and the Efficiency of Public Expenditure
World Bank Policy Research Working Paper Series · Jul 26, 2026
An actual open education economics working paper on public expenditure, education quality, and policy efficiency. Source: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository / Policy Research Working Paper Series. PDF: https://openkno...
DownloadThe Global Survey of Public Servants
World Bank Policy Research Working Paper Series · Jul 26, 2026
An actual open working paper on public servants, bureaucratic institutions, and governance measurement for comparative public administration. Source: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository / Policy Research Working Paper...
DownloadWhat Does Political Economy Tell Us about Economic Development - and Vice Versa?
Philip Keefer · Jul 26, 2026
An actual policy research working paper reviewing how collective action, institutions, and political market imperfections shape development outcomes. Source: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository / Policy Research Workin...
DownloadInstitutional Capacity for Policy Implementation
World Bank Policy Research Working Paper Series · Jul 26, 2026
An actual open working paper on implementation capacity and institutional performance, relevant to public policy, strategy, and governance studies. Source: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository / Policy Research Working...
DownloadWhat Is State Capacity?
World Bank Policy Research Working Paper Series · Jul 26, 2026
An actual open working paper on state capacity, institutional performance, and public administration, installed for student research use. Source: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository / Policy Research Working Paper Seri...
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