Private entities in the development sector
The International Development sector has grown considerably in recent years. Here, Jesus Rodriguez argues that despite the much needed extra funds, greater accountability and...
The fate of child soldiers
Recent news has demonstrated that Aegis, a British security firm, has been hiring child soldiers. Here, Vanessa Cameron discusses new research that asks what...
Nepal: How an earthquake shook an industry
Nepal suffered from a devastating shock last year. Here, Nick Woolgrove discusses how Nepal’s tourist industry is trying to recover. Last April, Nepal shook...
The Soviet Union: Lessons in Dissolution, Development & Discovery
The USSR should never be viewed through rose-tinted glasses. In the voyage for utopia, a sea of blood was crossed and a workers’ paradise...
Is Panama the Tip of the Iceberg? Economic Crimes and Environmental Crimes have been rife in Developing Nations for Decades
With the revelations of the scandalous Panama Papers, Luke Humphrey looks at the detrimental effect of tax avoidance and other economic crimes outside of...
The inefficient border industry
Recently, there has been a resurgence in the building of borders between countries. Carlos Arturo Aguilar questions the efficiency and effectiveness of this new industry....
The Investment Court System- for common good or corporate greed?
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership has been an issue of great contention which is characterised by a deep underlying ideological clash. Here, Amy Dickens questions whether...
Feminist Economics: What they don’t teach you in an Economics Degree
Sam Wigglesworth highlights a feminist economics critique of mainstream economics. In particular Sam shows how women in the global economy are disadvantaged under the...
Why the Arts Matter to Development
Peter McNally discusses the intellectual and practical links between the Arts and Development. Here Peter demonstrates that artistic creativity and cultural enterprise can be...