Gender and social assistance program
Vidhya Unnikrishnan, Lecturer in Development Economics, Global Development Institute There is a growing debate on the need to focus on the gender aspect of the social assistance program. The risks of economic vulnerability and poverty differ between men and women....
Abed Bhai obituary
Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, founder of BRAC, sadly passed away at the end of last year. Many within the Global Development Institute work closely with BRAC and the news deeply touched many colleagues. Professor David Hulme recalls his experience of working with Abed Bhai. I...
Professor David Hulme warns against DFID merger
Since the election, the idea of the Conservative government merging DFID into the Foreign Office has been heavily rumoured. Despite denials, a speech by Liam Fox and a subsequent leader article in The Times both backing a merger gave further credence to the proposals....