Global Development Institute Blog

Frustrated youth and failed democracy

The dynamics of well being, aspirations and politics in Egypt. By Dr Solava Ibrahim What is the impact of the Arab Spring on Egyptian citizens? How did the uprisings affect people’s aspirations and their relationship with the state? The literature on the Arab...

MDGs to SDGs: all change or no change?

Watch Professor David Hulme as he addresses at Bradford University on the shift that has occurred from the Millennium Development Goals. View the slides Our playlist of videos on MDGs and SDGs Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in...

Optimistic rebels vs. the anti-politics machine

By Chris Lyon The secret has been out the bag for a while now. Time was when the very mention of the words ‘inequality’, ‘distribution’, ‘power’, or, god forbid, ‘state’ in polite development conversation would see canapés dropped in shock and waiters scurrying to...

Gender challenges

The Global Development Institute is hosting an “in conversation” event, marking the launch of Gender Challenges, a three volume compendium of Professor Bina Agarwal’s path-breaking selected papers. Bina Agarwal, Professor of Development Economics and Environment at...