by Global Development Institute | Feb 6, 2017 | Comment
Our colleagues in the Alliance Manchester Business School have launched two Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) on Water Supply and Sanitation Policy in Developing Countries, taught by Professor Dale Whittington and Dr Duncan Thomas. The courses will also feature...
by Global Development Institute | Feb 2, 2017 | Comment, Research Findings
By Aarti Krishnan and Dr Judith Krauss, PhD Researchers at the Global Development Institute In an era when sustainability has become a buzzword, two key questions arise regarding sustainability standards in global production networks: what drivers underlie the...
by Global Development Institute | Feb 1, 2017 | Comment
Following on from Rory Horner’s review of Oxfam’s recent report ‘An economy for the 99%‘, Tanja Müller presents a different view. This post was first published on Tanja’s blog. No doubt, global inequalities are a serious issue, and they...
by Global Development Institute | Jan 31, 2017 | Comment
Dr Tomas Frederiksen is a Lecturer in International Development at GDI and also one of our alumni. He is co-investigator on the ESID natural resources project, focusing on particular on the interactions between political settlements and corporate social responsibility...
by Global Development Institute | Jan 30, 2017 | Comment, Uncategorized
30 October – 1 November 2017, Chancellors Conference Centre, Manchester The University of Manchester’s Migration Lab invites proposals for papers, workshops, exhibitions and performances which respond to the theme of ‘migration in the context of uncertainty and...