by Global Development Institute | Jun 28, 2016 | Comment
Judith Krauss, Post-doctoral associate and Aarti Krishnan, PhD researcher, Global Development Institute “Let me say the most important thing first: I am the father of three daughters.” This memorable sentence kicked off a unique masterclass with Dr Hubert Escaith,...
by Global Development Institute | Jun 27, 2016 | Comment
By Minna Lehtinen, Communications Officer One way that governments can help reduce poverty is by implementing social welfare programmes for those with low incomes, but the design of such programmes must be done with great care to make sure they actually achieve their...
by Global Development Institute | Jun 22, 2016 | Comment
By Professor David Hulme, Executive Director of the Global Development Institute, University of Manchester and President of the Development Studies Association. Over the last few years, UK aid has acted as a lightning rod for criticism as it has risen to meet the...
by Global Development Institute | Jun 21, 2016 | Comment
Professor John Knight, The University of Oxford, recently spoke at the GDI on ‘the principal-agent problem, the developmental state, subjective well-being and social instability: China’s effective but flawed economic governance.’ Listen to the talk...
by Global Development Institute | Jun 20, 2016 | Comment
Luis Eduardo Pérez Murcia PhD researcher, Global Development Institute The ongoing war in Syria has left millions of people in conditions of displacement either within or across national borders. Not all Syrian asylum seekers and refugees fled following direct threats...
