Global Development Institute

How do we make sure the goods we consume are not contributing to human rights violations in the countries where they are sourced?

Don't forget to join us for a webinar today at 1pm delivered by Ninon Moreau-Kastler, postdoctoral economist at the Paris School of Economics.

Ninon will discuss her paper that studies the enforcement of new due diligence policies, which constrain firms in developed countries to prevent human rights violations involvement of their foreign suppliers.

Register here: https://events.manchester.ac.uk/event/event:z3w-mamgtey0-6dcjz2

This Wednesday, we hosted Claire Mercer from LSE as part of the GDI lecture series.

Drawing on original research in Dar es Salaam, Claire discussed how the “suburban frontier” has become the place where Africa’s middle classes are shaped.

Watch the lecture on YouTube now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEXyGz5IPAw