Transformative national development (as opposed to nano-developmentalist nibbling at the margins) is the only way out of this. The sooner everyone is on the same page the better.
When I was doing my master's at SOAS back in 2010, this paper by Robert Wade was the paper that made me really passionate about development economics.
I remember underlining almost every sentence.
I am delighted to announce Avi Juneja as the winner of the 2024 FCDO Next Generation Essay Competition in collaboration with LSE Hub. A fantastic achievement considering we had 600 entries this year!
ONE MONTH TO GO! Are you a UK school student aged 14-18? Are you a secondary school teacher?
Think you’ve got what it takes to tackle global issues? [World Emoji]
Apply NOW for the @FCDOGovUK & LSE’s @hubequalrep Next Generation Economics Competition!
Honoured to win this year's Rybczynski Prize alongside Shahzad Gitay.
Congrats to fellow entrants for their great submissions, and all who have contributed to the remarkable analyses following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
With a firm belief in the transformative power of education, I'm Taibat Hussain from Nigeria, dedicated to promoting #safe learning environments for all through this network. Join me in championing SDG4!
#LeadingSDG4#EducationMatters#GlobalImpact@Education2030UN
Hub Exec. Director @NinaRoussille extends our congratulations to both the winner and runners up of the Next Generation Economics competition. A wonderful initiative from @FCDOGovUK we were proud to support 🏅🎓 https://t.co/Q5xoJ2iyIq
I am delighted to announce Arjun Javagal as the winner of the 2023 Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) Next Generation Economics competition, in partnership with @hubequalrep@LSEnews. 🏆🎉
https://t.co/vggdsQiVFb
You might not have heard that the Government has committed to halving UK poverty by 2030.
In the light of a conspicuous lack of domestic debate about reducing poverty, principal RF economist @adamcorlett explores what it might take to reach that goal ⤵️ https://t.co/CZAAEgH8MT
📣 New IGC #vacancy 📣
The State #Fragility initiative (SFi) is #hiring a Policy Economist to join the head office in London. The deadline is 27 August at 23:59 BST.
For more information, have a look 👇
https://t.co/pXNejQP0Vp
UK students aged 14+! The FCDO wants to hear how you'd tackle global problems in the Next Generation Economics Competition. Topics include inflation, climate change and poverty, with a chance to win £500 & a tour of the FCDO & The LSE 🏆 More here: https://t.co/iyacGsVHSJ
Are you a Yr10–13 student?
Would you like to be published in @FT?
We have launched our "Young Economist of the Year" competition, sponsored by @kpmguk, giving you the chance to tackle real-world economic problems.
Click here: https://t.co/REb8QTsrvO
#competition#alevel
UK students aged 14+! The FCDO wants to hear how you'd tackle global problems in the Next Generation Economics Competition. Topics include inflation, climate change and poverty, with a chance to win £500 & a tour of the FCDO & The LSE 🏆 More here: https://t.co/iyacGsVHSJ
Last but not least, we have Charlotte Thompson, a second year degree apprenticeship student with the @FCDOGovUK. Swipe to read about her working week, and click here 👉 https://t.co/PZMy9IoPUC to sign up now! @GES_UK#IWD2023#InternationalWomensDay
Thanks to @DiscoverEcon for sharing this competition during today's webinar. Great competition for all budding economists in the UK or, more importantly in British International Schools, YAY! @FCDOGovUK https://t.co/TgJmfak6Ji