#DevTrends2017: Why Donald Trump Will Make China Great
David Hulme continues our series on the big development trends to look out for in 2017 Donald Trump has promised to make the USA “great” again. A central element of this strategy seems to be protectionism but, I think even more important will be his stance on climate...
Difficult news for Fairtrade chocolate – what does this mean for cocoa sustainability and Fairtrade?
By Dr Judith Krauss, Post-doctoral Associate, Global Development Institute Cadbury’s decision to shift its sustainability focus away from Fairtrade towards its parent-company’s ‘Cocoa Life’ scheme has sent shivers down the spine of many Fairtrade supporters. The BBC...
In remembrance of Sir Tony Atkinson – a leader in inequality research and thinking
The Global Development Institute was saddened to hear of the recent death of Sir Tony Atkinson – a long-standing leader on inequality research including the recently published ‘Inequality: What is to be done?’ At a time when of a growing consensus identifying...
#DevTrends2017: Will the gendered impacts of climate change be taken seriously?
Joanne Jordan continues our series on the big development trends to look out for in 2017 In 2016 the main focus around climate change issues was on ratifying and maintaining international momentum after the Paris Agreement. In the future I think we need to see much...