17 October 2019
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2019 Nobel* prize reveals the poverty of economics
The three new Laureates deserve the prize in economics in memory of Alfred Nobel. But the award shows how poor the modern economics discipline is in terms of gender equality, research methods, self-examination, and genuine insight into the lives of the poor. Congratulations are due to the...
17 October 2019
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Opinion
Youth and inter-generational mediation of cultural heritage
For the sake of preservation of heritage under threat, engaging young people is key to sustainability, but we need to think creatively how to bring them on board, argues Mariz Tadros. On the face of it, heritage preservation may conjure images associated with the old - that which has...
11 October 2019
Opinion
The OECD’s digital tax proposal: untangling the impact of ‘Pillar One’ on developing countries
10 October 2019
8 October 2019
8 October 2019
Opinion
Careers in international development
International development offers a wide range of career opportunities. IDS postgraduates have gone on to work as ministers in national government, high-level officials in development organisations such as the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the World Bank, civil servants, leaders...
7 October 2019
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3 October 2019
Opinion
It’s a miracle! The worrying rise of faith-based agronomy
There is a dark tension at the heart of development-oriented crop and soil science. It pits systematic research, respect for evidence, and incremental improvement, against the imperative to construct and claim success and impact ‘at scale’. This tension can be analysed from a political...
3 October 2019