Global Development Institute Blog

GDI Digest: Behind the Headlines

GDI Digest: Behind the Headlines

by Louisa Hann In these times of economic and geopolitical upheaval, global development issues have been making frequent headlines. In recent months, for example, we’ve seen the controversial opening of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (an infrastructural project...
Is it time to give municipal socialism a chance?

Is it time to give municipal socialism a chance?

by Seth Schindler, Professor of Urban Politics and Development Every autumn the University of Manchester slowly awakes from hibernation and lumbers into the new academic year. This awakening is accompanied by the springtime optimism of new beginnings, even as darkness...