Lecturer in Public Administration and Development
Department of International Development (ID) and Department of Government
Biography
Nilima Gulrajani obtained a PhD in Management Studies from Trinity College, Cambridge. Her research examined the impacts of new management practices for the legitimacy and effectiveness of multilateral development organizations.
Before joining the LSE, Nilima completed degrees in Economics and Political Science at McGill University and was a Bill Gates Scholar at the University of Cambridge. She has worked at the Canadian Ministry of Finance, the Global Economic Governance Programme at the University of Oxford and the World Bank.
Research interests and areas of supervision
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Performance management and aid effectiveness
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Organizational dynamics in development
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Comparative public administration and development policy
Selected recent publications
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Gulrajani, N. (forthcoming) "New Vistas for Development Management: Examining Radical-Reformist Possibilities and Potential" Public Administration and Development
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Gulrajani, N. (2009) "The Future of Development Management" DESTIN Working Paper Series No. 99
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Gulrajani, N. (2008) "Making Global Accountability Street-Smart: Re-conceptualizing Dilemmas and Examining Dynamics" Global Economic Governance Working Paper No. 45
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Gulrajani, N (2007) 'Supporting the state through aid? The case of Vietnam' in Welsh, J and Woods, N (eds) Aid for Good Governance: Learning from Experience. University of Toronto Press.
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Gulrajani, N (2006) 'The Art of Fine Balances: The Challenge of Institutionalizing the Comprehensive Development Framework Inside the World Bank' in Stone, D and Wright, C (eds) The World Bank and Governance: A Decade of Reform and Reaction. Routledge.
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Gulrajani, N, Mulley, S and Woods, N (2005) 'Who Needs More Coordination? The United Nations and Development Assistance' Journal of International Law and International Relations. 2(1): p.27-39.
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