by Global Development Institute | Aug 30, 2018 | Uncategorized
Dan Brockington, Nicola Banks, Mathilde Maitrot and David Hulme One of the vices of poverty is not being able to access that little bit of extra money when you need it. An opportunity comes up, such as a job interview, or a useful animal you can buy, but you do not...
by Global Development Institute | Aug 23, 2018 | Comment, Research Findings, Uncategorized
Pablo Yanguas, Global Development Institute Honorary Fellow At a time when countries are highly integrated yet increasingly unequal there is no more important issue than ensuring that everyone lives well, but how do we achieve this? Old paradigms focused on...
by Global Development Institute | Jul 25, 2018 | Comment, Uncategorized
We were delighted to host the 2018 Development Studies Association Annual Conference at The University of Manchester, focused on global inequalities, a theme which is one of the University’s five research beacons. Development Studies has a long tradition at...
by Global Development Institute | Jul 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
Call for Papers: Public Service Ethics, Values and Spirituality: Challenges and Opportunities for Developing and Transitional Countries Special issue in: Public Administration and Development (PAD) Special Issue Guest Editors Dr Farhad Hossain (Corresponding Editor),...
by Global Development Institute | Jun 26, 2018 | Uncategorized
Professor Armando Barrientos, Professor of Poverty and Social Justice Since the turn of the century low and middle income countries have implemented programmes providing regular transfers to families in poverty with the objective of strengthening their capacity to...
by Global Development Institute | Jun 26, 2018 | Uncategorized
For the last 60 years, The University of Manchester has been at the forefront of Development Studies. To mark the occasion, we’ve produced a short documentary telling the story of the Global Development Institute and its forebears. Narrated by Professors Uma Kothari,...
