by Global Development Institute | Oct 24, 2022 | Comment
Development studies often focuses on the negative: constraints, challenges, negative impacts, etc. But what if we could use new digital datasets to identify positive deviants: outlier individuals, households, districts and others that outperform their peers in...
by Global Development Institute | Oct 3, 2022 | Comment
The GDI Lecture Series is back, and after the last three years, we are finally In-Person. As previously, the Global Development Institute Lecture Series provides space for leading development thinkers to discuss their latest research and ideas. Lectures are free and...
by Global Development Institute | Oct 3, 2022 | Comment
Juno Ellison, Wellcome EDI Research Placement intern The outcomes for migrants are often determined by how states define and value their skill sets. Defining such skills has become increasingly controversial in migration research as there are a variety of contemporary...
by Global Development Institute | Sep 29, 2022 | Comment
Nusrat Jahan, Dr Imran Matin and Prof David Hulme Urban Change Bangladesh’s cities are changing fast…make that very fast. They are rising and spreading as their populations are exploding. The share of the country’s urban population has been growing rapidly since...
by Global Development Institute | Sep 29, 2022 | Comment
In this episode, Stefano Ponte talks to Aarti Krishnan about his research into sustainability, the wine and seafood value chains in South Africa and his recent book Business, Power and Sustainability in a World of Global Value Chains....