Author

Richard Crook

Observed names: Crook, R. C., Crook, Richard, R. C CROOK, R. C. Crook, R. CROOK, R. Crook, RICHARD C. CROOK, RICHARD CROOK, Richard C Crook, Richard C. Crook, Richard Charles Crook

Observed institutions: University of London, University of Huddersfield, Université de Bordeaux, University of Sussex, Institute of Development Studies, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, African Studies Association of the United Kingdom, University of Glasgow, University of Birmingham, London School of Economics and Political Science

OpenAlex ID: A5074811067

Democracy and Decentralisation in South Asia and West Africa: Participation, Accountability and Performance

1998 · Richard Crook, James Manor · 498

Decentralisation and poverty reduction in Africa: the politics of local–central relations

2003 · Richard C. Crook · Public Administration and Development · 427

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Democracy and Decentralisation in South Asia and West Africa

1998 · Richard C. Crook, James Manor · Cambridge University Press eBooks · 372

Decentralisation and Poverty-Alleviation in Developing Countries : A Comparative Analysis or, is West Bengal Unique?

2001 · Richard Crook, Alan Sturla Sverrisson · OpenDocs (Institute of Development Studies) · 219

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Bringing citizen voice and client focus into service delivery

2001 · Neil McGarvey, Anne Marie Goetz, et al. · 210

Winning Coalitions and Ethno-regional Politics: the Failure of the Opposition in the 1990 and 1995 Elections in Cote D'ivoire

1997 · R. C CROOK · African Affairs · 188

Patrimonialism, Administrative Effectiveness and Economic Development in Côte D'ivoire

1989 · RICHARD C. CROOK · African Affairs · 110

Urban Service Partnerships, ‘Street-Level Bureaucrats’ and Environmental Sanitation in Kumasi and Accra, Ghana: Coping with Organisational Change in the Public Bureaucracy

2006 · Richard Crook, Joseph Ayee · Development Policy Review · 97

Rethinking civil service reform in Africa: ‘islands of effectiveness’ and organisational commitment

2010 · Richard C. Crook · Commonwealth and Comparative Politics · 92

Decolonization, the Colonial State, and Chieftaincy in the Gold Coast

1986 · RICHARD C. CROOK · African Affairs · 77

Governance for development in Africa:building on what works

2011 · David Booth, Richard Crook · 76

Four years of the Ghana district assemblies in operation: Decentralization, democratization and administrative performance

1994 · Richard C. Crook · Public Administration and Development · 64

"Toilet wars" : urban sanitation services and the politics of public-private partnerships in Ghana

2003 · Joseph R. A. Ayee, Richard Crook · OpenDocs (Institute of Development Studies) · 56

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‘No‐party’ politics and local democracy in Africa: Rawlings’ Ghana in the 1990s and the ‘Ugandan model’

1999 · Richard C. Crook · Democratization · 52

Legitimacy, Authority and the Transfer of Power in Ghana

1987 · Richard C. Crook · Political Studies · 52

Democratic decentralisation and institutional performance: Four Asian and African experiences compared

1995 · Richard C. Crook, James Manor · The Journal of Commonwealth & Comparative Politics · 48

Access to Justice and Land Disputes in Ghana’s State Courts: The Litigants’ Perspective

2004 · Richard C. Crook · The Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law · 45

Politics, the Cocoa Crisis, and Administration in Côte d'Ivoire

1990 · Richard C. Crook · The Journal of Modern African Studies · 39

To What Extent Can Decentralised Forms of Government Enhance the Development of Pro-poor Policies and Improve Poverty-alleviation Outcomes?

2011 · Richard C Crook, Alan Sturla Sverrisson · 38

Conclusion: Rethinking African Governance and Development

2011 · Richard C. Crook, David Booth · IDS Bulletin · 28

Cocoa Booms, the Legalisation of Land Relations and Politics in Cote D'Ivoire and Ghana:Explaining Farmers' Responses

2001 · Richard C Crook · IDS Bulletin · 28

Research Summary 15, "Toilet Wars": Urban Sanitation Services and the Politics of Public-Private Partnerships in Ghana. IDS Working Paper No. 213.

2003 · Joseph R. A. Ayee, Richard Crook · 22

State, Society and Political Institutions in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana

1990 · Richard Crook · IDS Bulletin · 22

Political Corruption: the Ghana case

1976 · R. CROOK · African Affairs · 22

State courts and the regulation of land disputes in Ghana : the litigants' perspective

2005 · Richard Crook · OpenDocs (Institute of Development Studies) · 19

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Works count: 74

Citation count: 3,068

H-index: 22

I10-index: 33