by GDI | Sep 7, 2026 | Comment
By Rajesh Raj S N and Kunal Sen India’s informal economy is often discussed through the lives of its workers: low wages, insecure employment and the absence of social protection. All these issues matter. But there is another question that receives much less attention....
by GDI | Sep 1, 2026 | Comment
by Farzana Munshi, Professor of Economics at BRAC University and Professorial Research Fellow at GDI Why has Bangladesh’s steady economic growth not translated into commensurate labour market outcomes, and what does this mean for the country’s future development? My...
by GDI | Aug 26, 2026 | Comment
by Louisa Hann As the Global Development Institute welcomes its latest cohort of students, many will be contemplating how an education in Development Studies will shape their futures. Most sectors and disciplines are undergoing seismic changes thanks to the emergence...
by GDI | Aug 5, 2026 | Uncategorized
By Saumik Paul, Anikha S. Kumar, Jibin J K and Bhagya Gopakumar For generations, the vast paddy fields of Kuttanad, in the Indian state of Kerala, have sustained farming communities and contributed significantly to the state’s rice production. Known as the...
by GDI | Jul 31, 2026 | Comment
A new collection edited by Armando Barrientos, Matthew Carnes, Huck-Ju Kwon, Herbert Obinger, Leila Patel, and Carina Schmitt provides a thorough examination of social policy developments in the Global South. Social policy dynamics in the Global South have long been...
by GDI | Jul 16, 2026 | Uncategorized
By Luis Camilo Oyarzún When people think about creating a cooperative, they often imagine legal registration, governance structures, business plans, and financing. These are all important steps. But after spending the past few years researching and working alongside...
by GDI | Jul 15, 2026 | Comment
by Tanja Bastia, Thais França, Andrea Souto, Felicity Atieno Okoth, Lorena Izaguirre, Satrio Nindyo Istiko Between 29th and 2nd July, the International Migration Research Network (IMISCOE) held its annual conference in Girona. On the last day of the conference, we...
by GDI | Jul 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
by Louisa Hann To state the obvious, the world is a big place. Most of us rely on mainstream news outlets and other popular media to keep abreast of developments across continents and countries. While there’s an abundance of informative, high-quality information...
by GDI | Jul 7, 2026 | Comment
A new opportunity has arisen to join the virtual think tank BRICS+ Thinking as a Policy Fellow. Over the course of one year, the successful fellow will be tasked with producing a policy report on the changing nature of global governance, with a particular focus on...
by GDI | Jul 2, 2026 | Comment
By Kelechi Ekuma Artificial intelligence is transforming development practice, university education and graduate work. Development studies must respond not by chasing technological novelty, but by strengthening its distinctive capacity to interrogate power,...
