by Global Development Institute | Aug 1, 2017 | Research Findings, Uncategorized
By Stuart Rutherford, Honorary Research Fellow at The Global Development Institute In developing countries like Bangladesh, Digital Financial Services (DFS) usually refers to transactions made over the mobile phone, using variants of the system pioneered in Kenya by...
by Global Development Institute | Jul 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
The Global Development Institute (GDI) has launched a brand new podcast series bringing listeners the latest thinking, insight and debate in development studies. The series will feature lectures, seminars and workshops from across the Institute as well as discussions...
by Global Development Institute | Jul 27, 2017 | Comment
By Geetika Dang, Vani S. Kulkarni and Raghav Gaiha One in three women throughout the world experience physical and/or sexual violence from a partner. In South Asia, the figure rises to nearly 40%. In India, the incidence of serious crimes against women, including...
by Global Development Institute | Jul 25, 2017 | Comment
by Anja Ruehlemann While I was doing my Masters in International Development at The University of Manchester my mentor Dr Joanne Jordan not only triggered my passion for climate change topics, but also laid the path to one of my most memorable experiences. The...
by Global Development Institute | Jul 21, 2017 | Comment
Amelia Olvera De la O, MSc Public Policy and Management ‘17, Nayaret Inaipil Leal, MSc Public Policy and Management ‘17 On a warm Friday evening in May, we joined 130 of our fellow postgraduate students on fieldwork from the Global Development Institute at our hotel...
by Global Development Institute | Jul 21, 2017 | Comment
Dr Tom Gillespie joined GDI in January 2017 as Lecturer in International Development, and holds a PhD from the University of Leeds. His research looks at urban development, and we chatted with him about how that research relates to global inequalities and his upcoming...
by Global Development Institute | Jul 14, 2017 | Comment
Dr Cathy Wilcock – Migration Lab Co-ordinator and Researcher This post originally appeared on the Migration Lab blog The Manchester International Festival 2017 is in full swing. The festival specialises in commissioning new creative work and each year Manchester...
by Global Development Institute | Jul 14, 2017 | Comment
By Nadine Suliman If I was told a year ago that I will be living in Bangladesh for a few months to research climate change and development issues, I wouldn’t have believed it. But then I was encouraged by my thesis supervisor, Dr Joanne Jordan, to apply to be a...
by Global Development Institute | Jul 13, 2017 | Uncategorized
Jaco Renken, Lecturer, Information and Communication Technology for Development, Global Development Institute This post originally appeared on the ICT4D blog Are there any benefits to be derived from a regional network that would not readily emanate from a smaller...
by Global Development Institute | Jul 10, 2017 | Comment
Dr Rory Horner, Lecturer in Globalisation and Political Economy The composition of global inequality is changing. Between-country inequalities, although vast, are mostly falling, while the relative share of within-country inequalities within global inequalities is...
