by developmentatmanchester | Dec 18, 2015 | Comment, Policy, Uncategorized
By Cathy Wilcock, Doctoral Researcher, Global Development Institute Socrates and a pig walk into a bar. Socrates orders a fine bottle of claret and argues for hours with the bartender about Romantic poetry. Being infuriated by the bartender’s base reading of...
by developmentatmanchester | Dec 17, 2015 | Comment, Policy
Students on the MSc International Development programme travel to Uganda each year to conduct relevant research projects: In the first of three posts by students, Laura Dempsy reflects upon the difficulties Uganda is facing in its battle to eliminate mother to child...
by developmentatmanchester | Dec 14, 2015 | Comment, Policy, Uncategorized
The first semester of the Global Development Seminar Series was brought to a close with a fascinating lecture from Professor Ravi Kanbur last week. Professor Kanbur questioned if utilitarianism is really at odds with egalitarian ends, particularly for critical policy...
by developmentatmanchester | Dec 8, 2015 | Comment, Policy, Research Findings
By Dr Gale Raj-Reichert In recent years, there have been numerous labour violations in the global electronics industry. They include factory worker suicides, forced labour, child labour, excessive over-time, poisonings, illnesses, and deaths from chemical exposure....
by developmentatmanchester | Dec 2, 2015 | Comment, Policy
The Global Development Institute’s Professor David Hulme is currently president of the Development Studies Association. In his latest message to DSA members, David analyses the new UK aid strategy, recent research council changes and the potential development impact...
by developmentatmanchester | Nov 10, 2015 | Comment, Policy
By Dr Rory Horner In a new article published via Territory, Politics, Governance, Rory Horner reviews emerging evidence of the growth of South-South trade and argues for the need to move beyond win-win notions from development cooperation to highlight the commercial...
