by Global Development Institute | Feb 9, 2018 | Comment
We are pleased to announce Why We Lie About Aid, a book by Dr Pablo Yanguas research fellow with the Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre, is to be published on 15 February. You can pre-order your copy here. Foreign aid is about charity....
by Global Development Institute | Feb 9, 2018 | Comment
Dr Tanja R. Müller, Senior Lecturer in Development Studies The week that saw the release of Zero Draft of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration also saw multiple protests in front of Rwandan embassies in many countries, including the UK, Germany,...
by Global Development Institute | Feb 9, 2018 | Comment
Listen to Ha-Joon Chang, The University of Cambridge, in conversation with David Hulme, Executive Director of the Global Development Institute, and Mihai Codreanu, Chair of the Post-Crash Economics Society. They discuss pluralist economics, the need for a curriculum...
by Global Development Institute | Feb 5, 2018 | Comment
My name is John Mukabi and am from Kenya. It’s exactly now two months since I came to Manchester. When I first landed in the UK it was a dream come true! Since childhood, I had ambitions to study abroad and when I graduated with my first degree five years ago the...
by Global Development Institute | Jan 30, 2018 | Comment
Pablo Yanguas, University of Manchester Secretary of State for International Development Penny Mordaunt has warned recipient governments that they face cuts in UK aid if they don’t “put their hands in their pockets”. Her warning is grounded on a claim of public...
by Global Development Institute | Jan 30, 2018 | Comment
Rory Horner, University of Manchester; Daniel Haberly, University of Sussex; Seth Schindler, University of Sheffield, and Yuko Aoyama, Clark University The world is currently witnessing a new backlash against economic globalisation. Supporters of the UK’s exit from...
