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Andrews, Matt - 2013

Leadership' is not a common topic for research in international development. In recent years, however, prominent … studies like the 2008 Growth Commission Report noted the importance of leadership in development. This and other studies … complex multi-agent leadership interventions - not individual heroes. …

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Explaining positive deviance in public sector reforms in development

Andrews, Matt - 2013

Public sector reforms are commonplace in developing countries. Much of the literature about these reforms reflects on their failures. This paper asks about the successes and investigates which of two competing theories best explain why some reforms exhibit such positive deviance. These theories...

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How do governments become great? Ten cases, two competing explanations, one large research agenda

Andrews, Matt - 2013

Governments can play great roles in their countries, regions, and cities; facilitating or leading the resolution of festering problems and opening new pathways for progress. Examples are more numerous than one might imagine and raise an important question: 'how do governments become great?'....

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Does successful governance require heroes? The case of Sergio Fajardo and the city of Medellín: A reform case for instruction

Fajardo, Alejandro; Andrews, Matt - 2014

abridged version of the story offers instructors a classroom case to discuss leaders and leadership in governance reform. …

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