by Global Development Institute | Oct 8, 2020 | Comment
Prof David Hulme, Global Development Institute Oxfam’s reports on inequality have grabbed the headlines over the years – “8 men own the same wealth as 3.6 billion people” won global media coverage a few years ago and challenged many of the world’s business elite at...
by Global Development Institute | Sep 7, 2020 | Comment
Professors Khalid Nadvi and David Hulme, current and former managing directors of GDI Last week saw the merger of the FCO and DFID, to create the new Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). In the midst of a global pandemic, we believe it’s absolutely...
by Global Development Institute | Jan 20, 2020 | Comment
Since the election, the idea of the Conservative government merging DFID into the Foreign Office has been heavily rumoured. Despite denials, a speech by Liam Fox and a subsequent leader article in The Times both backing a merger gave further credence to the proposals....
by Global Development Institute | Jun 27, 2017 | Comment
Professor David Hulme pays tribute to Dr Saman Kelegama The sad news of Dr Saman Kelegama’s untimely death had shocked friends and academic collaborators across the world. At Manchester, as elsewhere, we feel the loss. Our condolences go out to all of his family...
by Global Development Institute | May 11, 2017 | Comment
Professor David Hulme, Executive director of the Global Development Institute A day is a long time in politics and the first full day of election campaigning was dominated by suggestions that the Conservatives would row back on the commitment to spend 0.7% of GNI on...
