by Global Development Institute | Jun 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
By Werner Peña Read Werner Peña’s working paper ‘What are the determinants of chronic and transient poverty in El Salvador?’ The situation of being in poverty can be experienced by households with different intensities over time: some can be trapped...
by Global Development Institute | Jun 27, 2017 | Comment
Professor David Hulme pays tribute to Dr Saman Kelegama The sad news of Dr Saman Kelegama’s untimely death had shocked friends and academic collaborators across the world. At Manchester, as elsewhere, we feel the loss. Our condolences go out to all of his family...
by Global Development Institute | Jun 22, 2017 | Uncategorized
By Dr Eleni Sifaki, Research Associate, Global Development Institute The geography of global development in the 21st century is shifting. Horner and Hulme call for a shift in academic development studies and development policy from ‘international development’ to...
by Global Development Institute | Jun 21, 2017 | Comment
Chris Jordan, Communications and Impact Manager, Global Development Institute For most development-focused academics, the main reason they join the profession is to contribute towards positive social change. Contrary to the increasingly outdated image of out of touch...
by Global Development Institute | Jun 20, 2017 | Comment
Dr Joanne C. Jordan, Global Development Institute, University of Manchester, UK Climate change is one of the biggest environmental and development challenges of the 21st century. But we will not all face this challenge in the same way, as the impacts of climate change...
by Global Development Institute | Jun 12, 2017 | Comment
Sally Cawood, PhD researcher at the Global Development Institute discusses domestic violence in the slums of Bangladesh in our latest podcast. Note: This article gives the views of the author/academic featured and does not represent the views of the Global...
by Global Development Institute | Jun 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
By Dr Tom Gillespie, Lecturer in Poverty, Inequality & Pro-Poor Politics Rory Horner and David Hulme’s recent GDI working paper calls for a shift away from the 20th century paradigm of international development, based on the division of the world into Global North...
by Global Development Institute | Jun 5, 2017 | Comment
By Hamza Arsbi, who is currently studying at the Global Development Institute for an MSc in International Development. This month, The University of Manchester honoured a group of students, alumni, and staff at the Making a Difference Awards for the amazing work being...
by Global Development Institute | Jun 1, 2017 | Comment
We have big ambitions at the GDI and to make them happen, we need the best research and teaching staff. If you have an outstanding track record and a commitment to social justice, then please come and join us. Click on the job titles for more information: ...
by Global Development Institute | May 31, 2017 | Comment
By Dr Rory Horner, Lecturer in Globalisation and Political Economy In a new paper published in Global Networks, Rory Horner and Jim Murphy argue that significant discontinuities are present between the business practices Indian pharmaceutical firms deploy in...
