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Financial Crisis

Financial Crisis Unemployed factory worker The debate in rich countries about the impact of the global financial crisis has largely ignored its impact on developing countries. But the instability in financial markets around the world is already spilling over to the 'real economy' in several countries. The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) is undertaking several research projects to give a more detailed understanding of the impact of the crisis across the developing world in order to be able to propose appropriate responses for policymakers in both rich and poor countries.

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Focus on equity and social justice key to meeting the MDGs

Published: 3 Jan 2012 David Bull (Executive Director of UNICEF UK) and Matthew Lockwood (IDS Climate Change Team Leader). Credit: IDS.

Without a focus on equity and social justice we will not win the race to meet the MDGs by 2015. This is what UNICEF UK Executive Director and IDS alumni, David Bull, told the audience at a recent Sussex Development Lecture.

Greece and the new Eurozone-IMF Loan Facility

Published: 13 May 2010 A banner is held in front of the Greek Parliament during a protest of the journalist's union ESIEA. The banner reads

It’s testament to bad policymaking that the new Eurozone-IMF loan facility wasn’t created earlier. But is this crisis different to those in developing countries and is recovery faster when countries don’t follow IMF strictures?

The Big Question for Development, IDS Podcast April 2010

Published: 1 Apr 2010 Picture of UK city traders by Mark Chilvers/Panos

As the IMF prepares to publish their consultation report the IDS podcast asks Stephany Griffith-Jones for her opinion on financial transaction taxes and Neil McCulloch about his alternative 'Panic Tax'.

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Humphrey, J. (2011) 'Trade Finance in Africa: A Survey of Firms' in Chauffour, J.-P. and Malouche, M. (eds), Trade Finance During the Great Trade Collapse, Washington DC: The World Bank
McCulloch, N. and Grover, A. (2010) 'Estimating the Impact of the Food, Fuel and Financial Crises on Zambian Households', IDS Working Paper 350, Brighton: IDS
Humphrey, J. (2010) 'European Development Cooperation in a Changing World: Rising Powers and Global Challenges after the Financial Crisis' , Working Paper No 8, EDC2020
Green, D., King, R. and Miller-Dawkins, M. (2010) 'The Global Economic Crisis and Developing Countries' , Oxford: Oxfam
McCulloch, N. and Grover, A. (2010) 'Estimating the National Impact of the Financial Crisis in Indonesia by Combining a Rapid Qualitative Study with Nationally Representative Surveys' , Brighton: IDS

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Financial Crisis projects at IDS

Assessing the Tobin Tax - The current financial crisis has stirred up an old debate about whether it might make sense to impose a Tobin Tax, either on foreign exchange transactions or on all financial transactions. (2009 - 2011)

Crisis Watch - Crisis Watch is a global network of researchers and practitioners with a shared interest in monitoring the on-the-ground impacts of the financial crisis. (Ongoing)

The Impact of the Crisis on World Prices and Trade - This project used a global trade model to gauge the impact of a slowdown in economic activity in the OECD on trade performance, world prices and aggregate welfare in the rest of the world. (2008 - 2009)

The Social Impacts of Crisis - (Ongoing)

Voices of the Vulnerable - IDS were commissioned by the UN to carry out background research to produce the UN Secretary-General's second report on the impacts of the ongoing economic crisis on vulnerable populations in developing countries. (2010 - 2010)