Rising Powers and Interdependent Futures

The emergence of the so-called 'Rising Powers' - including but not limited to China, India, Brazil and Russia - represents one of the key drivers of global economic and social change. The Rising Powers and Interdependent Futures network funded by the Economic and Social Research Council includes 12 research projects at ten universities across the UK that explore these ongoing changes.

Thursday, 29 September 2016

Can Bangladeshi suppliers progress and achieve economic upgrading when promised contracts, but never given?

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By Samia Hoque, Noemi Sinkovics and Rudolf Sinkovics Image by anankkml. FreeDigitalPhotos.net In a recent article published in the ...
Wednesday, 21 September 2016

Sharing perspectives on labour standards and labour laws in rising powers

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Many in Western countries think of emerging economies such as China and India as places with weak labour standards where workers are being...
Wednesday, 10 August 2016

Why do South African fruit workers feel left behind in global production networks?

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By Matthew Alford Image by Mister GC , FreeDigitalPhotos.net In a recent article in Geoforum , Matthew Alford explains how the...
Tuesday, 28 June 2016

Podcast: John Knight on China’s effective but flawed economic governance

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by  Global Development Institute  (GDI), University of Manchester Professor John Knight, The University of Oxford, recently spoke at the...
Monday, 4 April 2016

Reversing the international flow of innovation: Interview with Simone Corsi

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Simone Corsi, Research Fellow, Dept. of Entrepreneurship, Strategy & Innovation, Lancaster University Management School and Programme Ma...
Wednesday, 30 March 2016

Chinese engagement in African agriculture is not what it seems

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Ian Scoones , University of Sussex In December 2015, Chinese President Xi Jinping flew into South Africa for the Forum on China-Africa Co-...
Tuesday, 8 March 2016

Are China and Brazil transforming African agriculture?

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By Ian Scoones A new Open Access Special Issue in World Development based on our work on the changing role of China and Brazil in Afric...
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