The role of privatisation in developing countries
By Joshua Kenyon Privatisation of public services is argued to improve the economic efficiency and performance of firms by creating profit incentives and competition....
Unpacking the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Pledge that “No One will be Left Behind”
The newly released Sustainable Development Goals mark a turning point in the development trajectory. Here, Zoe Nutter problematises the links between changes in discourse...
What Is Left To Discover in Development Practice and Why Do Alternative Theories Rise and Fall So Quickly?
Neoliberalism has been the dominant ideology in development since World War Two. Luke Humphrey analyses the ideology and critiques its influence upon more modern...
Does Globalisation increase or decrease inequality, or neither?
Globalisation has changed the world dramatically. Whether this is for the good or the bad is highly contested. Mainstream sources continually remain defiant on...
Are the SDGs compatible with a world full of debts?
The IMF and World Bank are known to many as inhibiting the development of developing countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America due to...
The Future of Public-Private Partnerships in Nigeria
Many questions loom around the impact of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) on the poor. Here, Zoe Nutter provides an analysis of the future of PPPs...
The young and the restless: a critique of security threat analysis
In our second article exploring the ramifications of youthful populations for society, MSC Security Studies student Rosemary Schwitzer explains the damaging effects of the ‘youth...