Structural Transformation and Contemporary Late Development

Aboobaker, A. (Co-Organiser)
Behuria, P. (Co-Organiser)

Global Development Institute

Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Organising a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research

Description

2024 marks the 70th anniversary of Sir Arthur Lewis’ ground-breaking (1954) paper “Economic Development with Unlimited Supplies of Labour,” published in The Manchester School. The University of Manchester’s Global Development Institute (GDI) will hold a workshop, in partnership with the European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI) and the Development Studies Association (DSA), over December 5-6, 2024, to explore the contemporary relevance of the ‘Lewisian’ research programme.

Lewis, a Nobel laureate in Economics, was affiliated with The University of Manchester during the time of writing his famous paper. In an era of new structural transformation problems related to climate change, premature deindustrialisation, generalised stagnation in the Global South, and renewed interest in industrial policy in the Global North, this workshop looks to re-examine the continued salience of Lewis’ dual-economy framework and experience in post-colonial economic policymaking.

Period	5 Dec 2024 → 6 Dec 2024
Event type	Conference
Location	Manchester, United KingdomShow on map