Grassroots Reform in the Global South
Source: USAID | Year: 2017
This report asks whether, when, and how grassroots reforms in the developing world scale up. It is based on a careful review of approximately 150 peer-reviewed and gray-literature sources in five world regions—East Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), South Asia, and subSaharan Africa—with an eye toward drawing actionable lessons for international development professionals.
The authors conclude that reforms are most likely to scale up when they are defended by broad coalitions of local actors—including skilled professionals, like doctors, lawyers, and engineers, who have a degree of autonomy from central state authorities. Broader coalitions have more ideas and influence than narrow interest groups; they are more likely to have the latitude they need to put their ideas into practice.
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