Foreign Aid FAQs – #10 “Aid money is spent on the wrong things”
There is a widespread belief that overseas aid money is either handed over to corrupt dictators and never reaches the people it is supposed...
Foreign Aid FAQs – #6 “Their own government should help them”
It is without a doubt true that governments should help their own people. However, this phrase is often used to mean that the welfare...
Time for change in South Africa: the ANC picks a new leader
Ever controversial, Jacob Zuma gave his last speech as President of the ANC today. Will his replacement create change in South Africa? Sammy Fookes...
Freedom from Tyranny
Two armoured vehicles were parked beside the main road from Harare to Chinhoyi, about 20 km from the city. The news was received with...
Will the detaining of Zambia’s opposition leader put Zambia at risk of losing development funding?
Zambia as a democracy often attracts minimal attention from the development sphere, because it is not necessarily successful as a democracy but is also...
The Curious Case of Venezuela
Although holding the potential for riches, Venezuela is experiencing an economic catastrophe and great political friction. Here, Adam Grech examines the country’s economic decline,...
DiA Interview | Professor Leif Wenar
DiA met Professor Leif Wenar, Author and Chair of Philosophy and Law at Kings College London, to discuss his new book, Blood Oil.
The Resource Curse: Oil Corruption in Nigeria
Resources can bring wealth and development to countries that use them effectively, but they can also be a curse to countries that fail to...
All Governments Lie, but can state-sponsored deception be countered by citizen-centred media?
DiA blogger, Jessica Kempner recently attended the screening of All Government Lie at the Human Rights Watch film festival. The film is a tribute...
India’s crack down on ‘black money’: has it hurt those it sought to help?
On 8th November 2016, Donald Trump was hours away from becoming President-elect. But in New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was staging an ambush...
The Role of Aid Theft in Africa: A Development Question
Across Africa more than a trillion of dollars of aid and investment remains unaccounted for due to corruption and theft, leaving doubts about the...
Legacy or liability: is hosting sports events good for developing countries?
Do developing countries really benefit from hosting international sporting events? Sammy Fookes argues the money could be better spent
Risky Business: A Lack of Governance, Law, and Russia’s Economic Decline
In the past year, the Russian economy has struggled greatly and foreign investment has plunged. Here, Adam Grech looks to explain the driving political...
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...
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 Luxuries of the Department for International Development
The Department for International Developments budget remains at 0.7% of gross national income. In this article Katie Wand questions whether the current checks and...
Does Democracy Deliver Development?
In the mountains of Afghanistan, American capitalism won its jihad against Soviet communism. Moscow’s tentacles could no longer cling onto those imprisoned behind the...
The Paradox of Corruption: Can there be ‘good’ corruption? Part 2 (Country Studies)
The importance of healthy institutions is a center piece of successful development policies. Everyday citizens are effected by corruption because it takes money from...
The Paradox of Corruption: Can there be ‘good’ corruption? Part 1
Corruption is a strikingly dirty word in today’s newspapers, among academics, and even in our favorite TV shows and movies. It has a negative...
The Good Project by Monika Krause: Book Review
Monika Krause author of “The Good Project” argues that NGOs are incentivised to continually churn out “good projects”. That in reality, once you scratch...