Letter to a prospective PhD student
I write in anticipation of your imminent email asking me to be your PhD supervisor. Firstly, I am flattered that you have chosen to approach me out of the blue, I look forward to hearing more about your proposed research. However, I receive many approaches each year...
New book from Richard Duncombe: Digital Technology For Agricultural and Rural Development in the Global South
Global Development Institute researcher Dr Richard Duncombe is the editor of a new book sharing research and practice on current trends in digital technology for agricultural and rural development in the Global South. The population of the Global South is growing...
In conversation: Khalid Nadvi and Rory Horner
Global Development Institute academics, Khalid Nadvi and Rory Horner discuss the growing body of research which points to the ‘Rise of the South’ and the growth of South–South trade. Rory and Khalid consider the implications of the shifting dynamics of global trade...
Rural governments in Indonesia should be responsible for local poverty
Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, PhD researcher, Politics, The University of Manchester Poor communities in rural areas of Indonesia should not solely be the responsibility of the central and regional governments but the rural governments which receive significant amount of...