by developmentatmanchester | Oct 31, 2014 | Uncategorized
By Rory Horner Rory Horner observes in an article in the current issue of Journal of Economic Geography how better development opportunities can be available outside global lead firms’ production networks, and how some regions and countries may benefit from...
by developmentatmanchester | Oct 24, 2014 | Uncategorized
By Tanja R. Müller Speaking about one of the latest current global humanitarian crises, the Ebola epidemic in (mainly) Western Africa, Justin Forsyth, Chief Executive of Save the Children is on the BBC flagship radio four Today Programme demanding ‘urgent action’. He...
by developmentatmanchester | Oct 14, 2014 | Uncategorized
By Dr Gale Raj-Reichert The global electronics industry is one of the largest industrial sectors in the global economy. It is highly competitive, innovative, and fast changing with short product cycles. Some estimate that the industry employs the most workers and...
by developmentatmanchester | Oct 8, 2014 | Uncategorized
By Rory Horner Rory Horner observes in a recent Area article how disciplinary divides between geography and development studies can impede understanding of contemporary phenomena, and how those problems can be effectively addressed. The world economic, social and...
by developmentatmanchester | Sep 30, 2014 | Uncategorized
by David Hulme It looks, thankfully, like DFID has survived the brunt of austerity savings made since the financial crash of 2008. While backroom costs have been cut, the government has stuck to its commitment to earmark 0.7% of Gross National Income for Official...
