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...
by Global Development Institute | Jan 17, 2018 | Comment
Paul Barry, Cluster Convenor: Management and Governance in Development On Monday 18th December, seven first year PhD students from the Brooks Doctoral College met with a group of Global Development Institute academics to discuss informally how their PhD research is...
by Global Development Institute | Dec 19, 2017 | Comment
Dr Nicola Banks , Lecturer, International Development: Urban Development and Global Urbanism Christmas is a time for giving, when people think about how to extend their generosity to those in greater need. We put additional items in our trolley to donate for food...
by Global Development Institute | Dec 14, 2017 | Comment
Kunal Sen, Professor of Development Economics, Global Development Institute When commentators refer to rising inequality, they mostly mean increased inequality in rich countries like the US. But while national inequality may have increased in some countries, global...
