Entries by Augustino Ting Mayai

This article comments on the Failed State Index evaluation of South Sudan, arguing the report neglects how South Sudan’s failed state is largely a legacy of its history with Sudan.

This review responds mainly to the presidential decree on the restructuring of the national executive of July 2013, focusing primarily on the nature of the decision, the meaning of the reduced size of the government, and the political implications of the second decree.

How might less-informed policy-making lead to social injustice? How do the Government of South Sudan’s budgeting decisions impact the delivery of security, health services, and education at the local level? This study from 2012 analyzes institutional data, including government’s approved budgets, educational enrollments, health conditions and mortality rates, in order to map how social accountability and service delivery efforts relate to policy decisions in South Sudan.