WATCH: Why do coalitions work in some places and not in others?
In this insightful video, Professor Diana Mitlin outlines her research findings on what can make coalitions work:
Does democracy cause growth?
By Daron Acemoglu, Suresh Naidu, Pascual Restrepo, James Robinson 3 June 2016 This post first appeared on Ideas for India Many analysts view
Can extractive industries promote development?
1 June 2016 By Neil McCulloch This post first appear on the Unu-Wider Blog. I spent the
Crises and social protection in Ethiopia: New challenges, new opportunities?
Dr Tom Lavers 12 April 2016 ESID research on the politics of social protection shows that crises have been central
MNREGA, India's Rural Employment Guarantee – 10 years on
22 March 2016 Professor Kunal Sen For the tenth anniversary of MNREGA, our Research Director, Professor
Transparency on extractive industries and the problem of shrinking civic space
11 March 2016 Anthony Bebbington During the last week of February 2016, the Extractive Industries
Hoping for the best, preparing for the worst
17 February 2016 Our Ugandan researcher and journalist, Angelo Izama, on the tensions leading up to the elections
The art of delivery
16 February 2016 Dan Hynmovitz, Head of Insight and Learning and the Tony Blair Africa Government Initiative, share
How can poor people be brought into formalised economies?
Our Research Director Professor Kunal Sen has just published a new book: Out of the Shadows? The Informal Sector in Post-Reform
Report from The Annual Conference on Economic Growth and Development
25 January 2016 Subhasish Dey In December, I was lucky enough to attend one of the most prestigious conferences on
At what point will we do something about inequality?
20 January 2016 Professor David Hulme Oxfam’s annual inequality report finds that extreme polarisation – the ownership of global assets
David Hulme's take on the new UK Aid Strategy
ESID's CEO David Hulme gives his address as President to The Development Studies Association 16 December 2015 By David Hulme A
LISTEN: A Podcast from our renowned researcher, Professor Lant Pritchett, on Five (Hard) Truths
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LISTEN – David Hulme on the MDGs to the SDGs: Transformation or evolution?
CEO of ESID and Global Development Institute Director Professor David Hulme spoke last week at our Global Development Seminar Series. David discussed
Samuel Finer: A legacy of humanist political science
30 October 2015 By Pablo Yanguas. Serendipity is an often-neglected feature of academic life. Having moved to Manchester in order
Bringing politics and economic growth together
14 October 2015 Nicholas Waddell, a DFID Governance Adviser working on ‘Governance for Economic Development’ (G4ED) draws on ESID's work to
The majority of the world's poor are in school so why aren't they learning?
30 September 2015 ESID Researcher Lant Pritchett has written for The Guardian on the need for research into rapidly improving
Universal access to sanitation requires a revolution in understanding
28 September 2015 By Professor Diana Mitlin, who leads the ESID project on urban poverty in India. Goal 6 of
Watch: Prof. David Hulme on prospects for the Sustainable Development Goals
24 September 2015 Effective States CEO Professor David Hulme discusses the implications of the Sustainable Development Goals in a new
Video: Emerging findings on gender
30 July 2015 We recently caught up with Professor Sohela Nazneen, the Effective States gender project lead, to discuss the
High quality education for national development
28 May 2015 By David Hulme. [Reposted from Development at Manchester] Education is still considered a key strategy for reducing
Reinventing the gender-blind wheel?
26 May 2015 By Pablo Yanguas. A week ago I participated in the OECD-DAC's INCAF workshop on PSG1. Too many