David Hulme is Executive Director, Brooks World Poverty Institute (BWPI), CEO, Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre (ESID) and Founder-Director, Chronic Poverty Research Centre (CRPRC) at the University of Manchester, UK. A prolific author, Professor Hulme’s research interests include poverty, rural development, public sector management and governance, NGOs and civil society, finance for the poor and the sociology of development.