Lecture: Rachel Glennerster on Can technology solve global poverty?
In this talk, Dr Glennerster discusses how technology has driven improvements in income and health in poor countries, why there is too little innovation designed to meet the needs of the poor, and the...
31 Okt 201936min
In conversation: Raquel Rolnik on the financialisation of housing
In this episode, Raquel Rolnik talked to Tom Gillespie and Isaac Rose about the financialisation of housing and her new book 'Urban Warfare: housing under the empire of finance'.Raquel Rolnik is a pro...
15 Okt 201947min
In conversation: Rhys Jenkins discusses China’s economic involvement in the Global South
Professor Rhys Jenkins talks to GDI Researcher Dr Nick Jepson about China’s growing economic involvement in Africa and Latin America and his book 'How China is Reshaping the Global Economy: Developmen...
8 Okt 201929min
Lecture: Stephanie Barrientos on gender & work: capturing the gains in Global Value Chains
Professor Stephanie Barrientos discusses her new book 'Gender and Work: Capturing the Gains in Global Value Chains'Building on years of detailed empirical research across different industries and in s...
26 Sep 201958min
In conversation: Laila Iskander on recycling & informal settlements
In this episode, Diana Mitlin talks to former Egyptian Minister Laila Iskander about her career, recycling and informal settlements in Egypt.Laila Iskander served as Minister for the Environment and M...
28 Mar 201937min
Lecture: Bina Agarwal on agrarian crises, institutional innovation and gender
The Global Development Institute and the Post Crash Economics Society is pleased to host Prof Bina Agarwal part of the GDI Lecture Series, talking about: Agrarian crisis and institutional innovation: ...
21 Mar 201955min
Lecture: Franklin Obeng-Odoom on Property, institutions, and social stratification in Africa
The Global Development Institute is pleased to present Prof Franklin Obeng-Odoom, University of Helsinki, talking about: Property, institutions, and social stratification in AfricaWhile it is intrinsi...
11 Mar 201938min
Lecture: Katherine Brickell on blood bricks: modern slavery & climate change in Cambodia
The Global Development Institute is pleased to present Prof Kate Brickell, Royal Holloway, University of London, talking about: Blood Bricks: Untold Stories of Modern Slavery and Climate Change from C...
5 Mar 201947min
