The World Bank, flagship of the world’s international development funds, faces questions about its relevance as a scandal topples its president and a series of smaller challengers sap its authority.

On Aug. 15, 1947, British colonial rule in South Asia officially ended. The four independent states that eventually emerged in its place — India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh — all faced urgent ...

If you’re curious about the larger forces driving some developing countries ahead while others stagnate or decline—and you want more experience putting cutting-edge political economy theories to work ...

While the UK government’s newly published International Development Strategy sets out some laudable aims, there are reasons to be sceptical about its potential impact on global poverty. The strategy ...

On Monday, October 6, the authority of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) to conduct its mission to eradicate poverty and advance U.S. foreign policy objectives through ...

The MSc in Development Management gives you the theory and practical tools to drive such transformations forward by enabling you to understand why some societies have succeeded and others have failed.