by Global Development Institute | Jan 16, 2017 | Comment
By Rory Horner Have we all been “divided and conquered” by the super-rich? Political divides and polarisation were highly apparent in the UK and the US in 2016, and are highly prominent elsewhere in Europe. Votes for Brexit and Donald Trump have brought renewed...
by Global Development Institute | Jan 12, 2017 | Comment
David Hulme continues our series on the big development trends to look out for in 2017 Donald Trump has promised to make the USA “great” again. A central element of this strategy seems to be protectionism but, I think even more important will be his stance on climate...
by Global Development Institute | Jan 11, 2017 | Comment
By Dr Judith Krauss, Post-doctoral Associate, Global Development Institute Cadbury’s decision to shift its sustainability focus away from Fairtrade towards its parent-company’s ‘Cocoa Life’ scheme has sent shivers down the spine of many Fairtrade supporters. The BBC...
by Global Development Institute | Jan 9, 2017 | Comment
The Global Development Institute was saddened to hear of the recent death of Sir Tony Atkinson – a long-standing leader on inequality research including the recently published ‘Inequality: What is to be done?’ At a time when of a growing consensus identifying...
by Global Development Institute | Jan 5, 2017 | Comment
Joanne Jordan continues our series on the big development trends to look out for in 2017 In 2016 the main focus around climate change issues was on ratifying and maintaining international momentum after the Paris Agreement. In the future I think we need to see much...
