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Michael Woolcock

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Working papers

  1. Maliki Achmad & Graham Teskey & Anna Winoto & Michael Woolcock, 2023. "Responding Adaptively to the COVID-19 Crisis in Indonesia: Insights and Implications from an Indonesian Governance Program," CID Working Papers 425, Center for International Development at Harvard University.
  2. Patricia J. Rogers & Michael Woolcock, 2023. "Process and Implementation Evaluations: A Primer," CID Working Papers 433, Center for International Development at Harvard University.
  3. Bridges,Kate & Woolcock,Michael, 2022. "Measuring What Matters : Principles for a Balanced Data Suite That PrioritizesProblem-Solving and Learning," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10051, The World Bank.
  4. Artuc,Erhan & Cull,Robert J. & Dasgupta,Susmita & Fattal Jaef,Roberto N. & Filmer,Deon P. & Gine,Xavier & Jacoby,Hanan G. & Jolliffe,Dean Mitchell & Kee,Hiau Looi & Klapper,Leora & Kraay,Aart C. & Loa, 2020. "Toward Successful Development Policies : Insights from Research in Development Economics," Policy Research Working Paper Series 9133, The World Bank.
  5. Bridges,Kate & Woolcock,Michael, 2019. "Implementing Adaptive Approaches in Real World Scenarios : A Nigeria Case Study, with Lessons for Theory and Practice," Policy Research Working Paper Series 8904, The World Bank.
  6. Michael Woolcock, 2019. "When Do Development Projects Enhance Community Well-Being?," CID Working Papers 355, Center for International Development at Harvard University.
  7. Michael Woolcock, 2019. "Why Does Hirschmanian Development Remain Mired on the Margins? Because Implementation (and Reform) Really is 'a Long Voyage of Discovery'," CID Working Papers 347, Center for International Development at Harvard University.
  8. Michael Woolcock, 2019. "Reasons for Using Mixed Methods in the Evaluation of Complex Projects," CID Working Papers 348, Center for International Development at Harvard University.
  9. Michael Woolcock, 2018. "Enhancing Public Health Outcomes in Developing Countries: From Good Policies and Best Practices to Better Implementation," CID Working Papers 340, Center for International Development at Harvard University.
  10. Michael Woolcock, 2017. "Enhancing the quality of public service delivery : insights from recent research," Research and Policy Briefs 117146, The World Bank.
  11. Lant Pritchett & Matt Andrews & Michael Woolcock, 2017. "Escaping Capability Traps through Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA)," Growth Lab Working Papers 240, Harvard's Growth Lab.
  12. Pursch,Samuel James & Woodhouse,Andrea Fitri & Woolcock,Michael & Zurstrassen,Matthew Pierre, 2017. "Documenting Myanmar's social transformation : insights from six rounds of research on livelihoods and social change in rural communities," Policy Research Working Paper Series 8055, The World Bank.
  13. Bridges,Katherine & Woolcock,Michael, 2017. "How (not) to fix problems that matter : assessing and responding to Malawi's history of institutional reform," Policy Research Working Paper Series 8289, The World Bank.
  14. Matt Andrews & Lant Pritchett & Michael Woolcock, 2016. "Managing Your Authorizing Environment in a PDIA Process," CID Working Papers 312, Center for International Development at Harvard University.
  15. Greg Larson & Norman Loayza & Michael Woolcock, 2016. "The Middle-Income Trap: Myth or Reality?," Research and Policy Briefs 104230, The World Bank.
  16. Matt Andrews & Lant Pritchett & Michael Woolcock, 2016. "The Big Stuck in State Capability for Policy Implementation," CID Working Papers 318, Center for International Development at Harvard University.
  17. Matt Andrews & Lant Pritchett & Michael Woolcock, 2016. "Doing Iterative and Adaptive Work," CID Working Papers 313, Center for International Development at Harvard University.
  18. Kirk Hamilton & John F. Helliwell & Michael Woolcock, 2016. "Social Capital, Trust and Well-being in the Evaluation of Wealth," NBER Working Papers 22556, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  19. Matt Andrews & Lant Pritchett & Michael Woolcock, 2016. "Scaling PDIA through Broad Agency, and Your Role," CID Working Papers 315, Center for International Development at Harvard University.
  20. Matt Andrews & Lant Pritchett & Michael Woolcock, 2015. "Doing Problem Driven Work," CID Working Papers 307, Center for International Development at Harvard University.
  21. Hana Brixi & Ellen Lust & Michael Woolcock, 2015. "Trust, Voice, and Incentives: Learning from Local Success Stories in Delivery in MENA," CID Working Papers 295, Center for International Development at Harvard University.
  22. Matt Andrews & Lant Pritchett & Michael Woolcock, 2015. "The Challenge of Building (Real) State Capability," CID Working Papers 306, Center for International Development at Harvard University.
  23. Woolcock, Michael, 2014. "Culture, Politics, and Development," Working Paper Series rwp14-041, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government.
  24. Mendoza Alcantara, Alejandra & Woolcock, Michael, 2014. "Integrating qualitative methods into investment climate impact evaluations," Policy Research Working Paper Series 7145, The World Bank.
  25. Michael Woolcock, 2014. "Engaging with Fragile and Conflict-Affected States: An Alternative Approach to Theory, Measurement and Practice," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2014-097, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
  26. Michael Woolcock, 2014. "Engaging with Fragile and Conflict-Affected States," CID Working Papers 286, Center for International Development at Harvard University.
  27. Michael Woolcock, 2013. "Using Case Studies to Explore the External Validity of ‘Complex’ Development Interventions," CID Working Papers 270, Center for International Development at Harvard University.
  28. David Lewis & Dennis Rodgers & Michael Woolcock, 2012. "The projection of development: cinematic representation as an(other) source of authoritative knowledge?," Global Development Institute Working Paper Series 17612, GDI, The University of Manchester.
  29. Lant Pritchett & Matt Andrews & Michael Woolcock, 2012. "Escaping Capability Traps through Problem-Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA)," Working Papers 299, Center for Global Development.
  30. Lant Pritchett & Michael Woolcock & Matt Andrews, 2012. "Looking Like a State: Techniques of Persistent Failure in State Capability for Implementation," CID Working Papers 239, Center for International Development at Harvard University.
  31. Deval Desai & Michael Woolcock, 2012. "The politics of rule of law systems in developmental states: 'political settlements' as a basis for promoting effective justice institutions for marginalized groups," Global Development Institute Working Paper Series esid-008-12, GDI, The University of Manchester.
  32. Gauri, Varun & Woolcock, Michael & Desai, Deval, 2011. "Intersubjective meaning and collective action in'fragile'societies : theory, evidence and policy implications," Policy Research Working Paper Series 5707, The World Bank.
  33. Lant Pritchett, Michael Woolcock, Matt Andrews, 2010. "Capability Traps? The Mechanisms of Persistent Implementation Failure - Working Paper 234," Working Papers 234, Center for Global Development.
  34. Michael Woolcock & Simon Szreter & Vijayendra Rao, 2009. "How and Why Does History Matter for Development Policy?," Global Development Institute Working Paper Series 6809, GDI, The University of Manchester.
  35. Michael Woolcock, 2009. "Global Poverty and Inequality: A Brief Retrospective and Prospective Analysis," Global Development Institute Working Paper Series 7809, GDI, The University of Manchester.
  36. Michael Bamberger & Vijayendra Rao & Michael Woolcock, 2009. "Using Mixed Methods in Monitoring and Evaluation: Experiences from International Development’," Global Development Institute Working Paper Series 10709, GDI, The University of Manchester.
  37. Daniel Adler & Caroline Sage & Michael Woolcock, 2009. "Interim Institutions and the Development Process: Opening Spaces for Reform in Cambodia and Indonesia," Global Development Institute Working Paper Series 8609, GDI, The University of Manchester.
  38. Michael Woolcock, 2009. "Towards a Plurality of Methods in Project Evaluation: A Contextualised Approach to Understanding Impact Trajectories and Efficacy," Global Development Institute Working Paper Series 7309, GDI, The University of Manchester.
  39. David Lewis & Dennis Rodgers & Michael Woolcock, 2008. "The Fiction of Development: Literary Representation as a Source of Authoritative Knowledge," Global Development Institute Working Paper Series 2008, GDI, The University of Manchester.
  40. Michael Woolcock, 2008. "Toward an Economic Sociology of Chronic Poverty: Enhancing the Rigor and Relevance of Social Theory," Working Papers id:1354, eSocialSciences.
  41. Imani Duncan-Waite & Michael Woolcock, 2008. "Arrested Development: The Political Origins and Socio-Economic Foundations of Common Violence in Jamaica," Global Development Institute Working Paper Series 4608, GDI, The University of Manchester.
  42. Daniel Adler & Doug Porter & Michael Woolcock, 2008. "Legal Pluralism and Equity," World Bank Publications - Reports 30542, The World Bank Group.
  43. Michael Woolcock & Elizabeth Radin, 2007. "A Relational Approach to the Theory and Practices of Economic Development," Global Development Institute Working Paper Series 0907, GDI, The University of Manchester.
  44. Christopher Gibson & Michael Woolcock, 2007. "Empowerment, Deliberative Development and Local Level Politics in Indonesia: Participatory Projects as a Source of Countervailing Power," Global Development Institute Working Paper Series 0807, GDI, The University of Manchester.
  45. Veronica Nyhan Jones & Michael Woolcock, 2007. "Using Mixed Methods to Assess Social Capital in Low Income Countries: A Practical Guide," Global Development Institute Working Paper Series 1207, GDI, The University of Manchester.
  46. Caroline Sage & Michael Woolcock, 2007. "Breaking Legal Inequality Traps: New Approaches to Building Justice Systems for the Poor in Developing Countries," Global Development Institute Working Paper Series 1707, GDI, The University of Manchester.
  47. Barron, Patrick & Diprose, Rachael & Woolcock, Michael, 2007. "Local conflict and development projects in Indonesia : part of the problem or part of a solution ?," Policy Research Working Paper Series 4212, The World Bank.
  48. William Easterly & Jozef Ritzan & Michael Woolcock, 2006. "Social Cohesion, Institutions, and Growth," Working Papers 94, Center for Global Development.
  49. Lewis, David & Rodgers, Dennis & Woolcock, Michael, 2005. "The fiction of development: knowledge, authority and representation," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 379, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
  50. Gibson, Christopher & Woolcock, Michael, 2005. "Empowerment and local level conflict mediation in Indonesia : a comparative analysis of concepts, measures, and project efficacy," Policy Research Working Paper Series 3713, The World Bank.
  51. Jha, Saumitra & Rao, Vijayendra & Woolcock, Michael, 2005. "Governance in the gullies : democratic responsiveness and leadership in Delhi's slums," Policy Research Working Paper Series 3694, The World Bank.
  52. Jonathan Isham & Michael Woolcock & Lant Pritchett & Gwen Busby, 2003. "The Varieties of Resource Experience: How Natural Resource Export Structures Affect the Political Economy of Economic Growth," Middlebury College Working Paper Series 0308, Middlebury College, Department of Economics.
  53. Lant Pritchett & Michael Woolcock, 2002. "Solutions when the Solution is the Problem: Arraying the Disarray in Development," Working Papers 10, Center for Global Development.
  54. Deborah Brautigam & Michael Woolcock, 2001. "Small States in a Global Economy: the Role of Institutions in Managing Vulnerability and Opportunity in Small Developing Countries," WIDER Working Paper Series DP2001-37, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
  55. Ritzen, Jo & Easterly, William & Woolcock, Michael, 2000. "On"good"politicians and"bad"policies - social cohesion, institutions, and growth," Policy Research Working Paper Series 2448, The World Bank.

Articles

  1. David Lewis & Dennis Rodgers & Michael Woolcock, 2021. "The Sounds of Development: Musical Representation as A(nother) Source of Development Knowledge," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 57(8), pages 1397-1412, August.
  2. Milante Gary & Woolcock Michael, 2017. "New Approaches to Identifying State Fragility," Journal of Globalization and Development, De Gruyter, vol. 8(1), pages 1-10, June.
  3. Sarah Baird & Francisco H.G. Ferreira & Berk Özler & Michael Woolcock, 2014. "Conditional, unconditional and everything in between: a systematic review of the effects of cash transfer programmes on schooling outcomes," Journal of Development Effectiveness, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 6(1), pages 1-43, January.
  4. Lant Pritchett & Michael Woolcock & Matt Andrews, 2013. "Looking Like a State: Techniques of Persistent Failure in State Capability for Implementation," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 49(1), pages 1-18, January.
  5. Sarah Baird & Francisco H. G. Ferreira & Berk Özler & Michael Woolcock, 2013. "Relative Effectiveness of Conditional and Unconditional Cash Transfers for Schooling Outcomes in Developing Countries: A Systematic Review," Campbell Systematic Reviews, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 9(1), pages 1-124.
  6. David Lewis & Dennis Rodgers & Michael Woolcock, 2013. "The Projection of Development: Cinematic Representation as A(nother) Source of Authoritative Knowledge?," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 49(3), pages 383-397, March.
  7. Andrews, Matt & Pritchett, Lant & Woolcock, Michael, 2013. "Escaping Capability Traps Through Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA)," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 51(C), pages 234-244.
  8. Varun Gauri & Michael Woolcock & Deval Desai, 2013. "Intersubjective Meaning and Collective Action in Developing Societies: Theory, Evidence and Policy Implications," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 49(1), pages 160-172, January.
  9. Michael Woolcock & Simon Szreter & Vijayendra Rao, 2011. "How and Why Does History Matter for Development Policy?," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 47(1), pages 70-96.
  10. Michael Woolcock, 2009. "Toward a plurality of methods in project evaluation: a contextualised approach to understanding impact trajectories and efficacy," Journal of Development Effectiveness, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 1(1), pages 1-14.
  11. Michael Woolcock, 2009. "The next 10 years in development studies: From modernization to multiple modernities, in theory and practice," The European Journal of Development Research, Palgrave Macmillan;European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI), vol. 21(1), pages 4-9, February.
  12. David Lewis & Dennis Rodgers & Michael Woolcock, 2008. "The Fiction of Development: Literary Representation as a Source of Authoritative Knowledge," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 44(2), pages 198-216.
  13. Jha, Saumitra & Rao, Vijayendra & Woolcock, Michael, 2007. "Governance in the Gullies: Democratic Responsiveness and Leadership in Delhi's Slums," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 35(2), pages 230-246, February.
  14. Michael Woolcock, 2007. "Higher education, policy schools, and development studies: what should masters degree students be taught?," Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 19(1), pages 55-73.
  15. William Easterly & Jozef Ritzen & Michael Woolcock, 2006. "Social Cohesion, Institutions, And Growth," Economics and Politics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 18(2), pages 103-120, July.
  16. Jonathan Isham & Michael Woolcock & Lant Pritchett & Gwen Busby, 2005. "The Varieties of Resource Experience: Natural Resource Export Structures and the Political Economy of Economic Growth," The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank, vol. 19(2), pages 141-174.
  17. Pritchett, Lant & Woolcock, Michael, 2004. "Solutions When the Solution is the Problem: Arraying the Disarray in Development," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 32(2), pages 191-212, February.
  18. Anthony Bebbington & Scott Guggenheim & Elizabeth Olson & Michael Woolcock, 2004. "Exploring Social Capital Debates at the World Bank," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 40(5), pages 33-64.
  19. Woolcock, Michael, 2001. "Microenterprise and social capital:: A framework for theory, research, and policy," Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), Elsevier, vol. 30(2), pages 193-198, March.
  20. Woolcock, Michael & Narayan, Deepa, 2000. "Social Capital: Implications for Development Theory, Research, and Policy," The World Bank Research Observer, World Bank, vol. 15(2), pages 225-249, August.

Books

  1. Sokbunthoeun So & Michael Woolcock & Leah April & Caroline Hughes & Nicola Smithers, 2018. "Alternative Paths to Public Financial Management and Public Sector Reform," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 29924.
  2. Andrews, Matt & Pritchett, Lant & Woolcock, Michael, 2017. "Building State Capability: Evidence, Analysis, Action," OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press, number 9780198747482.
  3. Hana Brixi & Ellen Lust & Michael Woolcock, 2015. "Trust, Voice, and Incentives : Learning from Local Success Stories in Service Delivery in the Middle East and North Africa [Confiance, voix au chapitre et mesures incitatives : Tirer des leçons du ," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 21607.
  4. Estanislao Gacitúa Marió & Michael Woolcock, 2008. "Social Exclusion and Mobility in Brazil," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 6340.
  5. Grootaert Grootaert & Deepa Narayan & Veronica Nyhan Jones & Michael Woolcock, 2004. "Measuring Social Capital : An Integrated Questionnaire," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 15033.

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  1. NEP-PPM: Project, Program and Portfolio Management (9) 2007-04-28 2009-10-24 2010-04-17 2012-07-23 2012-09-30 2012-12-06 2014-11-17 2019-04-01 2019-10-14. Author is listed
  2. NEP-SOC: Social Norms and Social Capital (7) 2005-12-14 2005-12-14 2006-08-19 2010-10-02 2011-07-02 2015-09-05 2016-09-04. Author is listed
  3. NEP-DEV: Development (5) 2003-05-15 2006-08-19 2007-04-28 2009-10-24 2009-10-24. Author is listed
  4. NEP-HPE: History and Philosophy of Economics (4) 2010-10-02 2011-07-02 2016-09-04 2019-04-01
  5. NEP-CWA: Central and Western Asia (3) 2005-12-14 2010-10-02 2011-07-02
  6. NEP-AGR: Agricultural Economics (2) 2014-11-17 2020-02-17
  7. NEP-HEA: Health Economics (2) 2018-09-03 2018-09-17
  8. NEP-HIS: Business, Economic and Financial History (2) 2009-10-24 2010-10-02
  9. NEP-LTV: Unemployment, Inequality and Poverty (2) 2006-08-19 2016-09-04
  10. NEP-POL: Positive Political Economics (2) 2005-12-14 2006-08-19
  11. NEP-SEA: South East Asia (2) 2017-04-02 2023-03-20
  12. NEP-URE: Urban and Real Estate Economics (2) 2005-12-14 2019-10-14
  13. NEP-AFR: Africa (1) 2006-08-19
  14. NEP-ARA: MENA - Middle East and North Africa (1) 2017-04-02
  15. NEP-CBA: Central Banking (1) 2006-08-19
  16. NEP-CDM: Collective Decision-Making (1) 2017-09-10
  17. NEP-CUL: Cultural Economics (1) 2015-09-05
  18. NEP-EDU: Education (1) 2017-04-02
  19. NEP-EVO: Evolutionary Economics (1) 2010-10-02
  20. NEP-HAP: Economics of Happiness (1) 2016-09-04
  21. NEP-HME: Heterodox Microeconomics (1) 2015-01-19
  22. NEP-MAC: Macroeconomics (1) 2016-09-04
  23. NEP-NEU: Neuroeconomics (1) 2014-11-17
  24. NEP-PBE: Public Economics (1) 2006-08-19
  25. NEP-PKE: Post Keynesian Economics (1) 2010-10-02
  26. NEP-TRA: Transition Economics (1) 2004-11-22

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