Global Development Institute

Overview

Uniting the strengths of the Institute for Development and Policy Management and the Brooks World Poverty Institute.

The Global Development Institute is a culmination of an impressive history of development studies at The University of Manchester which has spanned more than 60 years.

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Publications

Human Capital Development in Africa: Africapitalism Perspective

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

Ethnic differences in male reproductive hormones and relationships with adiposity and insulin resistance in older men

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Collective self-help, financial inclusion and the commons: searching for solutions to Accra’s housing crisis

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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Projects

India's pharmaceuticals, local production and public health security in sub-Saharan Africa: a comparative study (PROJECT)

Project: Research

Establishing local pharmaceutical production in East Africa: south-south production networks and the state (PROJECT)

Project: Research

Mapping India's south-south pharmaceutical production networks and development implications in South Africa (PROJECT)

Project: Research

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Activities

Dimensions of UN human rights prioritisation as a hindrance to conflict resolution and political engagement in the Horn of Africa

Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation

The Journal of Development Studies (Journal)

Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review

Development Studies Association of the UK Annual Conference

Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Participating in a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc

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Media coverage and contribution

HINDUSTAN TIMES: What are the reasons for increasing rape cases in India?

Press / Media: Expert comment

ETHICAL CORPORATION: Female cocoa farmers ‘key ingredient in Divine Chocolate’s success’

Press / Media: Research

FINANCIAL TIMES: Populists push to roll back rules

Press / Media: Research

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Student theses

Exploring Service Provision and Quality in the Context of Religious Mega-events: A study of participant perceptions in Hajj

UoM administered thesis: Doctoral Thesis

Can Policy Instruments Offset the ‘Resource Curse’ in Sub-Saharan Africa? A case Study of the Extractive Industries Transparency Intitative

UoM administered thesis: Doctoral Thesis

Microfinance, Asset-building and Poverty Reduction: A Case Study of Sinapi Aba Trust of Ghana

UoM administered thesis: Doctoral Thesis

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Prizes

Regional Development and Planning Specialty Group A.K. Dutt Best Graduate Student Paper Award

Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)

Economic Geography Specialty Group Best Student Paper Award

Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)

Area Prize for new research in geography 2014

Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)

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Impact

The Big Picture Show: Depictions of Truce at the Imperial War Museum

Impact: Cultural impacts, Societal impacts

Direct Cash Transfers as an Antipoverty Instrument for the Extreme and Chronic Poor

Impact: Economic impacts, Political impacts

NGOs, Civil Society and Development

Impact: Cultural impacts, Societal impacts, Economic impacts

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