by Global Development Institute | May 11, 2020 | Comment
The story so far The first blog in this series was written just after an anti-coronavirus lockdown was enforced in Bangladesh on 26th March 2020. We showed how the shock was dealt with at the time by the 60 low-income households in central Bangladesh who volunteer as...
by Global Development Institute | May 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
Thomas Agyekum Kyeremeh, Doctoral Researcher, Global Development Institute The globe is at a critical juncture of a deadly novel pandemic which appears to have taken virtually everyone by surprise. Global leaders, multinational corporations, state institutions, local...
by Global Development Institute | May 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
Tom Gillespie, Hallsworth Research Fellow, Global Development Institute and Kate Hardy, Associate Professor, University of Leeds Addressing world leaders on Monday, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson claimed that ‘it is humanity against the virus – we are in this...
by Global Development Institute | May 5, 2020 | Uncategorized
Richard Heeks, Professor of Development Informatics, Global Development Institute and Basma Albanna, Researcher, Global Development Institute Nations around the world are struggling with their response to the Covid-19 pandemic. In particular, they seek guidance on...
by Global Development Institute | May 4, 2020 | Comment
In this episode, Seth Schindler & Tom Gillespie discuss their new research on deindustrialisation in the cities of the Global South. Seth and Tom have recently published an article on ‘Deindustrialization in cities of the Global South’ with Nicola...
