Institute of Development Studies

Biography

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.

Selected Projects and Recent Work

• Potential of Mining PPPs to Strengthen Health Systems and Extend Health Services to Underserved Populations
• The Bellagio Initiative

Thematic Expertise

Economic Growth; Work and Labour.

Geographic Expertise

Central and South Asia; OECD Europe; Sri Lanka.

Selected Publications »»

• House of Commons: International Development Committee (2012) 'Private Foundations: Thirteenth Report of Session 2010-2012' , London:
• Watson, N., Humphrey, J., Wassenhove, L., Van. Stapleton, O. and Carrasco-Gallego, R. (2011) 'Integrating Business and Development Impact', IDS In Focus Policy Briefing 19, Brighton: IDS