Jonathan Glennie

Jonathan Glennie @jonathanglennie

Jonathan Glennie is a senior fellow at the Joep Lange Institute and was recently a visiting fellow at the International Development Institute at King’s College London. He has held senior positions in several international organizations (including Save the Children, ODI, Christian Aid) and was director of the Sustainable Development Research Centre at Ipsos Mori. He has written regularly for The Guardian‘s Global Development website and is the author of "The Trouble with Aid: Why Less Could Mean More for Africa" and "Aid, Growth and Poverty."

Latest Articles

Opinion: Embracing global public investment can get financing for development back on track

Opinion: Embracing global public investment can get financing for development back on track

about 6 years ago // World Bank Annual Meetings

Embracing global public investment will ensure a sustained investment in things that matter to the world — but getting there requires five achievable shifts. Jonathan Glennie and Harpinder Collacott explain.

Opinion: Reducing inequality, not just poverty, should be the central aim of aid

Opinion: Reducing inequality, not just poverty, should be the central aim of aid

over 8 years ago // Sustainable Development Goals

The international community is taking inequality seriously in a way that was unthinkable only a few short years ago. Here's what that means for the SDGs.

Opinion: Is anyone listening? The problem with the data revolution

Opinion: Is anyone listening? The problem with the data revolution

almost 9 years ago // #DataDriven

In this opinion piece, Jonathan Glennie, development veteran and director of the new Ipsos Sustainable Development Research Centre, asks: Will the so-called data revolution yield better listeners, as well as better data?

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