Institute of Development Studies
IDS News - May 2010
Caroline Lucas mentions IDS in maiden speech to Parliament
Published: 28 May 2010
Caroline Lucas, Britain's first Green Party MP and also the local MP for IDS' Brighton Pavilion constituency, mentioned the Institute of Development Studies in her maiden speech to Parliament.
IDS at the Brighton Festival Fringe 2010
Published: 24 May 2010
IDS again held a successful event at the Brighton Festival, engaging members of the local community and debating where development should go next.
Illicit Financial Flows from Africa: Hidden Resource for Development
Published: 21 May 2010
IDS held a seminar on 11 May to discuss the findings of a study recently completed by Global Financial Integrity (GFI) on illicit financial outflows from Africa.
China and Africa: positives and negatives in the new world order
Published: 19 May 2010
Renowned journalist and director of the Royal African Society, Richard Dowden, visited IDS to explore 'China and Africa: positives and negatives in the new world order.'
IDS celebrates International Day Against Homophobia
Published: 17 May 2010
As International Day Against Homophobia is celebrated around the world, IDS's Susie Jolly asks, ‘What can development learn from queer movements?’
Greece and the new Eurozone-IMF Loan Facility
Published: 13 May 2010
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?
Challenges for the new team at UK’s Department for International Development
Published: 13 May 2010
IDS Director Lawrence Haddad welcomes Andrew Mitchell as the UK’s new Secretary of State for International Development and urges the new Government to keep its promises on aid.
Fellowships for Africa's Future Researchers
Published: 12 May 2010
The Future Agricultures Consortium (FAC) is today launching a new fellowship programme for the next generation of researchers working on the future of agriculture in Africa.
The promise of capacity?
Published: 10 May 2010
Published today, the latest issue of the IDS Bulletin calls for a reframing of capacity development for social change, reminding us that it is a political process, not just a technical one.
Applying a 'Social Lens' to Microfinance
Published: 7 May 2010
Balancing social and financial commitments has always been a challenge for the microfinance sector. How is the Imp-Act Consortium encouraging the sector to serve clients better?
The Big Question for Development, IDS Podcast May 2010
Published: 5 May 2010
Following the UK elections this May politicians and civil servants will be considering new directions across government policy. This month the IDS podcast explores how research evidence can influence policy.
Introducing Conditional Cash Transfers in India: A Proposal for Five CCTs
Published: 4 May 2010A new paper written by Santosh Mehrotra, Director-General of the Institute of Applied Manpower Research, makes the case for converting some of the massive subsidies and significant expenditures on directly targeted poverty reduction programmes into conditional cash transfers.
