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Economic development in the 21st century

Hosted by the Department of International Development

In-person and online public event (Auditorium, Centre Building)

Speakers

Ali Allawi

Ali Allawi

Professor Shiping Tang

Professor Shiping Tang

Chair

Dr Mahvish Shami

Dr Mahvish Shami

The problem of economic development in the Global South remains as important as ever. For centuries thinkers have tried to explain why some countries grow rich while others remain poor, with varied success. 

Ali Allawi and Shiping Tang will debate current development strategies in the developing world. Our speakers will address key issues in development thought, including the role of neoliberalism, institutions and other major factors in generating long-term economic growth. In particular they will focus on how globalisation, the rise of China and rising inequalities have altered strategies of economic development in the 21st century.

Meet our speakers and chair

Ali Allawi is an Iraqi politician and scholar. He formerly served as Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister from 2005 to 2006 and again from 2020 to 2022. His most recent book is Rich World, Poor World: the struggle to escape poverty.

Shiping Tang () is Fudan Distinguished Professor and Dr Seaker Chan Chair Professor at Fudan University, as well as the Cheung Kong Distinguished Professor in the Chinese Ministry of Education. His most recent book is The Institutional Foundation of Economic Development.

Mahvish Shami is Assistant Professor in International Development at 杏吧论坛. She holds a PhD from 杏吧论坛 and was previously a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Institute of Food and Resource Economics, Copenhagen University and a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at 杏吧论坛.

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