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Richer but Resented: What do Cash Transfers do to Social Relations?

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

Cash transfers are an increasingly important component of social protection systems in most countries. Usually, cash transfers are...

The Politics of Seed Relief in Zimbabwe

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

A decade of economic and political turmoil in Zimbabwe, as well as a period of radical land reform which reconfigured the country's...

Youth Farming and Nigeria’s Development Dilemma: The Shonga Experiment

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

Youth farming is undergoing a transformation in Nigeria as the incentive framework for small‐scale farming changes. Rural‐urban...

Difference or Indifference: China’s Development Assistance Unpacked

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

China's growing role in international development through so‐called ‘South–South cooperation’ has attracted considerable global...

Blurring the Lines between Aid and Business in the Agricultural Technology Demonstration Centre in Zimbabwe

In recent years, tremendous attention has been given to China’s burgeoning agricultural engagements in Africa. Due to limited access...

Mixed Starts and Uncertain Futures: Case Studies of Three Chinese Agricultural Investments in Zimbabwe

Chinese agricultural investments in Africa have grown significantly in the past two decades, but there remains very little empirical...

The politics of trypanosomiasis control in Africa

Published by: STEPS Centre

African trypanosomiasis is a devastating disease, both for humans and animals. Over the last hundred years huge efforts have been made...