by Global Development Institute | Jun 29, 2017 | Research Findings
By Manoj K. Pandey, Vani S. Kulkarni and Raghav Gaiha Read the working paper: What are the relationships between ageing, depression, non-communicable diseases and disabilities in South Africa? Old age is often characterised by poor health due to isolation, morbidities...
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 24, 2017 | Comment
This blog originally appeared on the Manchester Migration Lab website By Dr Tanja R. Müller This post originally appeared on Tanja R. Müller’s blog Aspiration and Revolution In Germany, it is pre-election time. And the leader of the main opposition party, Social...
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...