by developmentatmanchester | Mar 2, 2015 | Uncategorized
by Chris Jordan, Communications and Research Uptake Manager at Brooks World Poverty Institute There’s an increasing pressure both in the UK and around the world for researchers to demonstrate the tangible benefits to society of their work. ‘Impact’, ‘uptake’ and...
by developmentatmanchester | Feb 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
By Ralitza Dimova The occupational portfolio choice of small farmers in rural environments is among the most high profile areas of research and policy debate in development economics. One key focus area is the choice between relatively risk-free – though less...
by developmentatmanchester | Feb 9, 2015 | Research Findings
By Development @ Manchester, Two journal articles involving Manchester Rising Powers research have been included in a free online article collection featuring the most downloaded articles published in Routledge Social Sciences journals in 2014. New Middle-Class...
by developmentatmanchester | Jan 26, 2015 | Research Findings
By Ralitza Dimova Approximately 200 million people around the world are actively looking for work; if they formed their own country, it would be the fifth largest in the world.[i] [ii] Developing countries account for more than half of these people. The number of...
by developmentatmanchester | Jan 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
By David Hulme, As we enter 2015, Professor David Hulme looks ahead to the next twelve months in international development as the Millennium Development Goals come to an end and plans take shape for the next phase. This year, 2015, will be an important year for ideas...
by developmentatmanchester | Dec 22, 2014 | Uncategorized
By Lauren Gifford and Jonas Bruun Two veterans of UN climate talks cut through the jargon and tell us what’s new and trending at this year’s summit in Lima, Peru. (Photo: cancilleriadeperu / Flickr) The 20th annual UN Climate Change Conference (Conference of the...
by developmentatmanchester | Dec 15, 2014 | Uncategorized
By Niaz Asadullah and Antonio Savoia Bangladesh’s economy has recorded remarkable economic performance in the new millennium, though its per capita income has remained low. Even more spectacular has been the steady improvement in its levels of many social development...
by developmentatmanchester | Dec 8, 2014 | Uncategorized
By Joanne Jordan Social capital is becoming increasingly recognised as having a key role in enhancing resilience to climate stress. Joanne Jordan, Lecturer in Climate Change and Development at IDPM, considers in a paper recently published in Climate and Development,...
by developmentatmanchester | Dec 2, 2014 | Uncategorized
By Nicola Banks The Apprentice is one of my TV highlights. Watching through open fingers as Lord Alan Sugar tries to find his next business partner amongst a bunch of hapless contestants makes one thing very clear: No amount of self-belief can make you a successful...
by developmentatmanchester | Nov 24, 2014 | Uncategorized
By Tanja Müller Of course something was to happen for the 3oth anniversary of Band Aid, and the recent Ebola epidemic provided an opportunity too good to miss for self-obsessed Geldof and company! I will not engage here with the wider critique of the Band Aid approach...
