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Our publications showcase the IfG’s sector-leading research, giving readers an impartial and evidence-based analysis of what makes good government.

Our publications showcase the IfG’s sector-leading research, giving readers an impartial and evidence-based analysis of what makes good government – and what could be improved.  

Insight papers offer a concise run-down of key issues, including our snap analysis of current events such as changes of government or emerging external challenges.

Analysis papers and longer reports dig deeper, drawing on long-running research projects, data analysis and interviews with experts and other key figures to answer the big questions facing government today, such as how to reform the civil service, the role of the tax system or the use of evidence in policy making.  

Our three data-driven reports – Whitehall Monitor, Parliamentary Monitor and Performance Tracker – provide an unrivalled stocktake of the civil service, parliament and public services respectively.

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03 SEP 2013 Report
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The New Persuaders III

This paper reports the results of the third IfG-Monocle Soft Power Index, the data for which was collected at the end of 2012. The resulting rankings

29 AUG 2013 Analysis paper
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Whitehall Monitor 2013

This report aims to build a systematic framework for thinking about the effectiveness of Whitehall. It focuses on the three elements needed to judge e

15 JUL 2013 Report
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Making Public Service Markets Work

This report explores government’s design and oversight of public service markets in employment services (the Work Programme), secondary education, car

24 JUN 2013 Report
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Meeting the Challenge?

Following our discussion paper on Civil Service capabilities, this report compares previous reforms to the proposals in the new Capabilities Plan publ

24 JUN 2013 Report
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Civil Service Capabilities

Improving the capability of the Civil Service is a huge challenge. This discussion paper examines some of the issues and challenges around making the

05 JUN 2013 Report
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The 2015/16 Spending Round

Fiscal consolidation is taking longer than planned. The Chancellor announced in the 2010 Emergency Budget that the budget deficit would be balanced wi