by Global Development Institute | Sep 12, 2018 | Comment
Dr Sally Cawood, a PhD Alumna of the Global Development Institute recently returned to Bangladesh to feedback her PhD findings on Community Based Organisations (CBOs), water and sanitation in Dhaka’s low-income settlements. This blog shares some reflections on...
by Global Development Institute | Aug 23, 2018 | Comment, Research Findings, Uncategorized
Pablo Yanguas, Global Development Institute Honorary Fellow At a time when countries are highly integrated yet increasingly unequal there is no more important issue than ensuring that everyone lives well, but how do we achieve this? Old paradigms focused on...
by Global Development Institute | Aug 22, 2018 | Comment
Dr Joanne Jordan, Global Development Institute Honorary Fellow Since my first trip to Bangladesh in 2008, I have lost count of the number of times I have been asked the same question by those I interview as part of my research: ‘Will you tell our story so people know...
by Global Development Institute | Aug 20, 2018 | Comment
Armando Barrientos, Professor of Poverty and Social Justice, Global Development Institute The aim of this blog post is to throw light on Universal Basic Income (UBI) as a social policy. In current policy debates UBI proposals have a number of objectives: to address...
by Global Development Institute | Aug 17, 2018 | Comment
Daniel Diaz Vera, PhD Researcher, Global Development Institute Over recent decades, good governance has been seen as one of the key mechanisms for NGOs to build and sustain their legitimacy. For many NGOs, governance is embodied by a board of trustees which is often...
by Global Development Institute | Aug 14, 2018 | Comment, Research Findings
Kelechi Ekuma, Lecturer in Management, Governance and Development, Global Development Institute Researchers from the University of Manchester and the University of Melbourne recently meet at the Global Development Institute (GDI), University of Manchester to...