Bureaucratic responsiveness depends on organisational capacity as well as political alignment. Bureaucracies with slack resources – rather than general capacity – are more likely to adopt political changes, commit to timelines, and implement policies faster. Analysing 1,430 UK legislative requests, the study confirms that slack resources enhance adaptability and expedite policy execution.

The Blavatnik Index of Public Administration report 2024 provides comparative benchmarking data on the activities and performance of civil services around the world.

The Brazilian SUS is one of the largest universal health systems in the world. This policy brief outlines a series of recommendations to enhance shared management within SUS's existing institutional framework, in accordance with the constitutional principle of regionalisation of health. Key proposals include increasing resources and professionalising the regional branches of state health secretariats to provide stronger support to municipalities.

Violence, abuse, and harassment against politically-active women is an escalating global issue. Comprehensive solutions involving governments, political parties, civil society, and social media regulation are essential to address this growing problem and protect women in politics.

This Policy Brief highlights challenges with source code non-disclosure in trade agreements, which hinder AI regulation. It recommends revising or removing these provisions to balance business confidentiality with the need for effective oversight and accountability.

This paper from the Lemann Foundation Programme at Oxford analyses AI's impact on government, highlighting algorithmic accountability, global examples, Brazil's governance strategy, and needed improvements.

This study looks at how parents can help young children (ages 3-5) develop important skills, like math and reading (phonics), especially in low- and middle-income countries where there aren't many programs aimed at improving home learning. The researchers conducted an experiment to test an intervention that encourages parents to teach these skills at home.

This report, commissioned by the Global Innovation Hub for Improving Value in Health and produced by the Lemann Foundation Programme, looks at coordination and equity in health as two key focus areas.

Despite global crises and public indifference, journalism excels in exposing corruption, yet struggles to engage the public. This paper explores reasons for this gap, with examples from Kenya and around the world.

This article presents new systematic analysis of the gap between education policy and practice across 50 countries during COVID-19, a time of substantial policy innovation.

This paper looks at how anti-corruption agencies struggle with maintaining impartiality, especially in corruption-prone regions, focusing on the Korean Corruption Investigation Office (CIO) and the initial criticism it faced for selective case handling.

Central banks must be trustworthy and predictable to maintain economic stability. This paper explores the growing roles of central banks, emphasising the need for better integration of trust-building theories and practices.