Improving Institutions for Pro-Poor Growth
The IPPG Programme is a shorthand name for the Research Consortium on Improving Institutions for Pro-Poor Growth, based at the Institute for Development Policy and Management, School of Environment and Development, University of Manchester, previously held at the London School of Economics.
The Programme Directors are Professor Kunal Sen (University of Manchester) and Dr Adrian Leftwich (University of York).
The Project is funded by the Department for International Development, with £2,470,510 being awarded over five years from September 2005 until August 2010. The inception year was hosted by the London School of Economics, with Professor John Harriss from the Development Studies Institute (DESTIN), in post as the Programme's Director, the project then moved to the University of Manchester in September 2006.
A report (PDF – 482KB) on the current research being undertaken by consortium members in Latin America, Africa and South Asia; the report also provides a brief background to the research and the intellectual paradigm which informs it.
If you would like further information on the Programme, please contact: IPPG, IDPM, School of Environment and Development, University of Manchester, Arthur Lewis Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M23 9PL; Telephone: +44 (0)161 306 6438; Fax: +44 (0)161 273 8829; Email.