by GDI | Oct 9, 2026 | Comment
by Dr Kelechi Ekuma, Senior Lecturer at GDI Effective public financial management reform in developing countries is usually approached as a question of appropriately reallocating power across institutions. However, the international evidence points to a much cheaper...
by GDI | Oct 8, 2026 | Comment
As GDI celebrates recent successes at the University of Manchester’s Strategic Partnership Awards, we’ve been reflecting on what makes an excellent partnership and the role of academics in producing data and knowledge alongside community members and local...
by GDI | Sep 30, 2026 | Comment
By Louisa Hann and Chris Jordan We’re delighted that two of GDI’s longstanding collaborative projects have been nominated for the University of Manchester’s inaugural Partnership Excellence Awards. The awards recognise the benefits of equitable collaboration for both...
by GDI | Sep 30, 2026 | Comment
by Gindo Tampubolon Yesterday, Prime Minister Andy Burnham proposed a National Care Service, free at the point of need, modelled on the National Health Service. The proposal is personal. Alzheimer’s disease recently robbed him of his father, who did not know...
by GDI | Sep 24, 2026 | Comment
By Tanja R. Müller, Professor of Political Sociology, Global Development Institute As an independent expert member of the Ausschuss Entwicklungsdienst und Humanitäre Hilfe (AEDHH), the Protestant committee for development assistance and humanitarian aid in Germany, I...
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....
