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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#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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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: 50 years of international development
Looking back at 50 years of international development. What's next? A #DevtIDEAS Debate with Bruce Currie-Alder, Ravi Kanbur and Rohinton Medhora...
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APC, HarassMap Egypt and IDRC discuss ICTs as tools of oppression and liberation, their role in helping women assert their rights in the digital age, and whether they have the potential to change social norms and behaviours.
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Discussion
What do 'doors' have to do with international development? Bruce Currie-Alder explains in our first blogpost...
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