by Global Development Institute | Oct 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
Listen or watch Raquel Rolnik, professor of Urban Planning at the University of São Paulo discuss her new book ‘Urban warfare: housing under the empire of finance’ In cities across the world the story is the same – housing is in crisis and...
by Global Development Institute | Oct 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
Nick Jepson is a Hallsworth Fellow in Chinese political economy within the Global Development Institute at The University of Manchester. Later this year his book, In China’s Wake: How the Commodities Boom Transformed development strategies in the Global South, will be...
by Global Development Institute | Oct 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
Listen or watch Professor Rhys Jenkins, University of East Anglia, discuss his book “How China Is Reshaping the Global Economy” China’s growing economic involvement in Africa and Latin America have been a source of controversy and debate. Although there...
by Global Development Institute | Sep 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
Listen or watch Professor Stephanie Barrientos, Global Development Institute, discuss her new book Gender and work: capturing the gains in Global Value Chains. Building on years of detailed empirical research across different industries and in several countries,...
by Global Development Institute | Sep 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
We are delighted to announce the autumn line-up for our GDI Lecture series. The series brings leading development thinkers to Manchester to discuss their latest research and ideas. Lectures are free and open to staff, students and the general public. All the lectures...
by Global Development Institute | Aug 30, 2019 | News, Research Findings, Uncategorized
Dr Gindo Tampubolon, Lecturer in Poverty, Global Development Institute Indonesia is the fourth most populous country with more than 210 million people, undergoing wrenching demographic and epidemiologic transitions. The country is young, though its adult population is...
