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The Public Impact Observatory

Welcome to our Public Impact Observatory, a unique database of public policy case studies. Using our Public Impact Fundamentals we have analysed hundreds of examples of public policy succeeding or failing, drawing out the key lessons for future policy work

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New Zealand’s Public Financial Management Reforms

by Julia Schnatz on September 2, 2019

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The Austin Homelessness Advisory Committee

by Linnéa Larsson on March 21, 2019

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Philadelphia’s Indego Bike Sharing System

by Julia Schnatz on March 20, 2019

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Council for Third Age in Singapore

by Johanna Hopp on August 3, 2018

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New York City’s Mayor’s Office for Economic Opportunity

by CPI on June 6, 2018

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Fighting Corruption in Botswana

by Linnéa Larsson on January 18, 2018

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Land Reform in Rwanda

by Lisa Schaefer on December 21, 2017

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Conflict management during Zambian elections

by Lisa Schaefer on December 13, 2017

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The Construction of the Delhi Metro

by Lisa Schaefer on November 27, 2017

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The 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act in the US

by Lisa Schaefer on October 30, 2017

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Crowdsourcing Better Education Policy in Reykjavik

by Martin King on September 18, 2019

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Building Consensus and Compromise on Uber in Taiwan

by Martin King on September 18, 2019

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Access to Fertility Treatment through Democracy Seoul

by Martin King on September 18, 2019

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Statistics New Zealand’s Public Engagement on the 2018 Census

by Martin King on September 18, 2019

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Urban Redevelopment in Madrid

by Martin King on September 18, 2019

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Estonia Citizens’ Assembly, Restoring Political Legitimacy

by Martin King on September 18, 2019

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The Montreal Protocol

by Lisa Schaefer on September 3, 2019

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Land use and transport in Denmark

by Stevan Ćirković on September 2, 2019

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Education reform in Finland and the comprehensive school system

by Ella Jordan on September 2, 2019

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Bolsa Família in Brazil

by Stevan Ćirković on September 2, 2019

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The Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) in Norway

by Cristina Figaredo on September 2, 2019

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Smoking ban in the United Kingdom

by Margot Gagliani on September 2, 2019

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