by Global Development Institute | Dec 15, 2021 | Comment
Armando Barrientos, Emeritus Professor, Global Development Institute Read the first in this series ‘Why did Rawls reject welfare state capitalism?’ Read the second in this series ‘Building welfare states in Latin America, but which type? Welfare...
by Global Development Institute | Dec 9, 2021 | Comment
Armando Barrientos, Emeritus Professor, Global Development Institute Read the first in this series ‘Why did Rawls reject welfare state capitalism?’ In response to the impact of Covid-19 on poverty and inequality in the region, ECLAC has called Latin...
by Global Development Institute | Dec 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
Antonio Savoia recently took part in an online panel discussion hosted by UNU-WIDER and the OECD Development Centre. The event explored Developing Fiscal States in Africa bringing together academia, policy practitioners and development partners. The panel discussion...
by Global Development Institute | Dec 1, 2021 | Comment
Armando Barrientos, Emeritus Professor, Global Development Institute In response to the impact of Covid-19 on poverty and inequality in the region, the Economic Commission for Latin America ECLAC has called for Latin American countries to build welfare states. Is this...
by Global Development Institute | Nov 30, 2021 | Comment
Gindo Tampubolon, Lecturer in Poverty, Global Development Institute The Conference of Parties (COP) 26 and its Glasgow Pact to phase-down coal remind the world once again of the need to come up with innovative technology to adapt and to mitigate the effects of our...
by Global Development Institute | Nov 26, 2021 | Comment
Aoife Devaney, MSc International Development: Environment Climate Change and Development, Global Development Institute November in Glasgow typically marks a retreat to the indoors from the often harsh and unforgiving Scottish weather conditions. However, this November...
by Global Development Institute | Nov 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
David Hulme, Professor of Development Studies, Global Development Institute It is with great sadness that we report the death of Professor John Toye, an internationally leading scholar of economic history and international development. John held many important...
by Global Development Institute | Nov 17, 2021 | Comment
Armando Barrientos, Emeritus Professor, Global Development Institute Policy responses to Covid-19 have encouraged discussion of the future scope of social assistance, and social protection. Social assistance infrastructure – registries, payment systems, poverty...
by Global Development Institute | Nov 11, 2021 | Comment
By Irene Okhade and Bridgit Kabah On 19th May 2021, the Global Development Institute and the wider University of Manchester community received with sadness, news of the demise of their alumnus, respected researcher and academic colleague, Dr Franklin Yayra Adorsu...
by Global Development Institute | Nov 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
Johan A Oldekop, Charis Enns and Rose Pritchard, Global Development Institute, The University of Manchester John Kerry, the US climate envoy, has high hopes for the outcomes of COP26. Indeed, politicians across political divides have stressed the ‘make or break’...
