| When does service delivery improve the legitimacy of a fragile or conflict‐affected state? C Mcloughlin Governance 28 (3), 341-356, 2015 | 290 | 2015 |
| Engagement with non‐state service providers in fragile states: reconciling state‐building and service delivery R Batley, C Mcloughlin Development Policy Review 28 (2), 131-154, 2010 | 258 | 2010 |
| The politics of public services: A service characteristics approach R Batley, C Mcloughlin World Development 74, 275-285, 2015 | 164 | 2015 |
| Factors affecting state–non‐governmental organisation relations in service provision: Key themes from the literature C Mcloughlin Public Administration and Development 31 (4), 240-251, 2011 | 125 | 2011 |
| The role and impact of private schools in developing countries LD Ashley, C Mcloughlin, M Aslam, J Engel, J Wales, S Rawal, R Batley, ... Rigorous Literature Review, 2014 | 80 | 2014 |
| The politics and governance of public services in developing countries R Batley, W McCourt, C Mcloughlin Public Management Review 14 (2), 131-144, 2012 | 74 | 2012 |
| The politics of what works in service delivery: An evidence-based review C Mcloughlin, RJ Batley Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre Working Paper 6, 2012 | 48 | 2012 |
| State capacity and non-state service provision in fragile and conflict-affected states R Batley, C Mcloughlin University of Birmingham, 2009 | 38 | 2009 |
| When the virtuous circle unravels: Unfair service provision and state de-legitimation in divided societies C Mcloughlin Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding 12 (4), 527-544, 2018 | 35 | 2018 |
| The role and impact of private schools in developing countries–bibliography and literature reviews LD Ashley, C Mcloughlin, M Aslam, J Engel, J Wales, S Rawal, R Batley, ... London: DfID, 2014 | 25 | 2014 |
| Inside the black box of political will: 10 years of findings from the Developmental Leadership Program D Hudson, C McLoughlin, H Marquette, C Roche | 23 | 2018 |
| Communication and governance H Haider, C Mcloughlin, Z Scott The World Bank, 2011 | 19 | 2011 |
| Researching state legitimacy: A political approach to a political problem C Mcloughlin DLP, Research Paper 36, 2015 | 18 | 2015 |
| Fragile States: A Topic Guide C Mcloughlin, I Idris UK: GSDRC, University of Birmingham, UK, 2016 | 17 | 2016 |
| Topic guide on political economy analysis C McLoughlin Governance and Social Development Resource Centre, University of Birmingham, 2012 | 17 | 2012 |
| with Batley, R.(2012)‘The effects of sector characteristics on accountability relationships in service delivery’ C Mcloughlin London: Overseas Development Institute, 0 | 17 | |
| The technical is political D Harris, R Batley, C Mcloughlin, J Wales London: ODI, 2013 | 15 | 2013 |
| Topic Guide on Communications and Governance C Mcloughlin, Z Scott University of Birmingham, 2010 | 15 | 2010 |
| Sustainable livelihoods for refugees in protracted crises C Mcloughlin Knowledge, Evidence and Learning for Development: Helpdesk Report, 2017 | 13 | 2017 |
| Political systems: Topic guide Z Scott, C Mcloughlin GSDRC, University of Birmingham, 2014 | 13 | 2014 |
