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IDS researcher, Noshua Watson

Noshua Watson - Research Fellow

Globalisation
T: +44 (0)1273 915874
E: n.watson@ids.ac.uk

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Administrator:
Stacey Townsend

Thematic Expertise:
BRICS and Rising Powers; Business; Innovation and Value Chains; Private-sector Governance; Economic Growth; MDGs and Post 2015; Post MDGs; Work and Labour.

Geographic Expertise:
Central and South Asia; OECD Europe; Sri Lanka.

Dr Noshua Watson is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies in the Globalisation Team, specialising in business and development.

She is an organisational economist by training and her research is on the role of the private sector in development, including private funding of aid, private provision of basic services, corporate philanthropy, corporate social responsibility and measuring CSR performance.

Development Studies Learning Partnership
The Development Studies Learning Partnership under the BRICS Initiative in 2011, enables collaborative learning between traditional and emerging actors in development, be they academics, researchers, practitioners or policy-makers.

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Potential of Mining PPPs to Strengthen Health Systems and Extend Health Services to Underserved Populations
This project has been designed to examine the scope for mining industry public-private partnerships (PPP) to strengthen health systems and extend health services to underserved populations

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Rapid Response
The aim of the Rapid Response Briefings (RRB) series is to support governments and development agencies in responding quickly to rapidly emerging phenomena and unexpected global events and understanding the impact they may have on development policy, practice and outcomes.

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The Bellagio Initiative
The Bellagio Initiative is a series of global consultations that aims to explore trends and opportunities in philanthropy and development.

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What is Business and Development? An Annotated Bibliography

 IDS Evidence Report 4 (2013)
Yeganeh, M., Velasco Herrejon, P., Watson, N., Spratt, S. and Cirera, X.

What Next for the BRICS Bank?

 IDS Rapid Response Briefing 3 (2013)
Watson, N., Younis, M. and Spratt, S

Private Foundations, Business and Developing a Post-2015 Framework

 IDS In Focus Policy Briefing 25 (2012)
Watson, N.

Private Foundations: Thirteenth Report of Session 2010-2012

 (2012)
House of Commons: International Development Committee

Integrating Business and Development Impact

 IDS In Focus Policy Briefing 19 (2011)
Watson, N., Humphrey, J., Wassenhove, L., Van. Stapleton, O. and Carrasco-Gallego, R.

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