Development Ideas / Development Ideas is about international development—its origins, how it has changed and spread over time, and how it may evolve.

Study guide
Use this UN University course syllabus as a guide to help you follow the book.
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BOOK—International Development: Ideas, Experience and Prospects
A key resource on international development edited by Bruce Currie-Alder, Ravi Kanbur, David M. Malone, and Rohinton Medhora.
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Welcome!
Development Ideas is an online companion and study guide to the book— International Development: Ideas, Experience, and Prospects. Between 2014-2016, This website was ‘open’ as a space to push some of the concepts further and challenge current (and past) thinking.
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#DevtIDEAS Debate Summary: Growth vs Equity
Economic growth drives the idea of international development, but should international work focus on growth or social equity?
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#DevtIDEAS Debates
#DevtIDEAS Debates is a series of live online ‘webinars’ that brought several practitioners and researchers to debate and share new ideas between 2014-2016.
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Discussion
It has been one year since we launched our interactive debates and discussions. Share your ideas for next year...
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