by Global Development Institute | Mar 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
Professor Imraan Valodia, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, recently visited the GDI to give a talk entitled ‘A National Minimum Wage – Addressing inequality in the labour market in South Africa? In January 2019, South Africa introduced a national...
by Global Development Institute | Mar 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Hrishipara Daily Diaries project has been recording the daily money transactions of 70 low-income households in central Bangladesh, in some cases since May 2015. Bangladesh is famous for its microfinance banks (MFIs) and most of our ‘diarists’ have accounts with...
by Global Development Institute | Feb 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
Diana Mitlin, Professor of Global Urbanism, Global Development Institute Over the last few years, Bulawayo in Zimbabwe has experimented with a wide range of participatory planning techniques. A recent workshop in the city, also featuring experiences from Kenya and...
by Global Development Institute | Feb 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
Listen or watch Jelmer Kamstra and Zoe Abrahamson discuss civil society aid as balancing act – navigating between managerial and social transformative principles. Jelmer Kamstra has been Senior Policy Officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands...
by Global Development Institute | Jan 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
Listen or watch Nicholas Jepson, Global Development Institute, discuss how China’s growth transformed development strategies in the global south. Nicholas is currently a Hallsworth Research Fellow in Chinese Political Economy. His talk outlines his new book...
by Global Development Institute | Jan 29, 2020 | Comment, Uncategorized
Gindo Tampubolon, Lecturer in Poverty, Global Development Institute The Monterrey consensus (2002) on financing for development recognised the importance of investment for global development; appreciating the unique resources channelled through direct investment...
