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Making policy better
Our report proposes a series of changes to embed better policy making into the system.
Modernising ministerial accountability for decentralised public services
Our report focuses on how ministerial accountability will affect the government's plans to decentralise public services.
Balancing Act
The Institute for Government's report studies the role of parliament in the process of making major public appointments.
Government by Explanation
What level and type of parliamentary scrutiny maximises the effectiveness of government?
System Error: Fixing the flaws in government IT
This report sets out the case for a new approach to IT in the public sector, based on platform and agile.
All aboard?
This summary report contains the Institute for Government's recommendations to ensure new look Whitehall boards can be as effective as possible..
The State of Commissioning
Bold claims about payment by results mechanisms all depend on capacity for provision entering into new, uncertain, markets.
Getting into the policy MINDSPACE
The ongoing reforms to higher education are an opportunity for the coalition to show its commitment to improving policy through behavioural economics.
The curse of the decentralising minister
How can the curse of responsibility without power best be managed?