by Global Development Institute | Oct 8, 2020 | Comment
Prof David Hulme, Global Development Institute Oxfam’s reports on inequality have grabbed the headlines over the years – “8 men own the same wealth as 3.6 billion people” won global media coverage a few years ago and challenged many of the world’s business elite at...
by Global Development Institute | Oct 6, 2020 | Comment
We are delighted to announce a day-long symposium on 17th October to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the 5th Pan-African Congress which was held in Manchester. Organised by our Africa Research Group, the event will bring together researchers to discuss ‘75...
by Global Development Institute | Oct 6, 2020 | Comment
Whitney Banyai-Becker (GDI), Charity Mwangi (SDI Kenya) and Jane Wairutu (SDI Kenya) explain how Muungano’s work with the Kenyan Ministry of Health is helping to find data-driven solutions to Covid-19 that are appropriate in informal settlements. Muungano wa...
by Global Development Institute | Oct 1, 2020 | Comment
Researchers from the Global Development Institute have been awarded a new research contract of £32 million to establish the African Cities Research Consortium (ACRC), funded by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) as part of UK Aid. Led by...
by Global Development Institute | Sep 30, 2020 | Comment
Giovanni Pasquali, Shane Godfrey, Khalid Nadvi Enabled by the ESRC-GCRF grant (ES/S000453/1) as part of the project ‘Shifting South: decent work in regional value chains and South-South trade’. South-South trade between developing countries now exceeds North-South...
by Global Development Institute | Sep 7, 2020 | Comment
Professors Khalid Nadvi and David Hulme, current and former managing directors of GDI Last week saw the merger of the FCO and DFID, to create the new Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). In the midst of a global pandemic, we believe it’s absolutely...
