Hosted by Development
Studies Committee,University of Cambridge with support from the Ford Foundation
14 July - 30 July, 2005 Queens' College, Cambridge,
England.
With financial support from the Ford Foundation, the Development Studies
Committee of the University of Cambridge is hosting an advanced summer
programme on rethinking development economics for the fifth time. Last
four years' programmes were great successes and we hope to build on them.
This summer's programme will be held at Queens' College, Cambridge, between
14 July and 30 July 2005, inclusive. The programme will admit a select
group of 20 or so young academics from developing countries, including
transition economies, and provide them with lectures, discussion, and
research workshops with leading scholars on cutting edge topics in development
economics from a number of critical perspectives. The programme will fully
finance travel, accommodation, subsistence, and fees for those who are
selected.
Background
The failure of various Neo-Liberal reforms in numerous developing and
transition economies to generate long-term growth and reduce poverty have
generated such criticism that even the IMF has recently felt obliged to
proclaim poverty reduction as its official goal. At the same time, as
most dramatically demonstrated in the collapses of the Seattle and the
Cancun talks of the WTO, there is an increasing dissatisfaction both in
the developing and the developed countries with the emerging neo-liberal
global economic order. The disillusionment with the orthodoxy now exists
even at the heart of the "establishment", as it has been so
powerfully demonstrated the events surrounding the resignations of Joseph
Stiglitz and Ravi Kanbur from the World Bank a few years ago.
If there is an increasing demand for an alternative to this orthodoxy,
the supply is not meeting it. The older generation development economists
of the 1950s and the 1960s vintage have been, over the last few decades,
edged out of most major universities in international centers of academic
excellence, especially the major US universities. The situations in most
developing countries are even worse. While in these countries there may
be more demand for alternatives to orthodox development economics, these
countries have even less capability to generate such alternatives. Due
to, among other things, resource constraints, researchers and students
from developing countries tend to rely on a small number of standard textbooks
and the publications from the multilateral financial institutions, which
severely restricts their exposure to alternative approaches.
The Programme
The programme intends to fill this important intellectual gap. It will
give a select group of 20 or so young academics from developing countries,
including transition economies, an opportunity to gain exposure to frontier
research undertaken from critical perspectives on key issues in development
economics. The teaching will be conducted through lectures, discussions,
and research workshops provided by some of the world's leading academics
in relevant fields. All travel, accommodation, subsistence, and fees will
be paid for by the programme.
Each day of the workshop will consist of two sessions, one in the morning
and one in the afternoon. Each session lasts three-and-half hours. The
sessions will be mostly in the form of lectures, which will consist of
at least two hours of lecturing and at least one hour of discussion with
some breaks. There will be three "Research Workshops" on selected
topics, which will involve short presentations by a few members of the
teaching staff, followed by an open discussion. There will be also informal
contacts between students and faculty during lunch, tea and coffee breaks,
and possibly some dinners.
The details of the provisional programme is attached at the end of this
announcement.
Applications
The applicants are expected to have at least a Master's degree in economics
or in relevant subjects with a strong background in economics (e.g., development
studies, public administration) and currently be engaged in academic jobs
(teaching or research). They are expected to have at least two years'
work experience. Some may be chosen from outside academia (e.g., government,
private sector, NGOs), if they have the minimum academic qualification
and relevant experiences. On average, those who were selected for the
last four programmes already had a PhD (or were close to finishing it)
and had five years' work experience. All these are, however, basic guidelines,
and all cases will be considered on their own merits.
Those who wish to apply for the course should send their Curriculum Vitae,
an official transcript (academic records) from BA onwards, and one letter
of reference from someone who is familiar with their academic work. For
students whose main medium of instruction during their education was not
English, some proof of English proficiency will be necessary. Results
of standard English proficiency tests (e.g., TOEFL or IELTS) will be preferable,
but other proof may be also accepted (e.g., a sample of written work in
English).
Applications should be accompanied by a covering letter, indicating the
applicant's full contact details (including the e-mail address, which
will be the main means of communication during the admissions process)
and their fields of interest within development economics, to Dr. Ha-Joon
Chang, Course Director, CAPORDE, Development Studies Committee, 17 Mill
Lane, Cambridge CB2 1RX, United Kingdom. The application
should reach Dr. Chang by 25 April. Please note that we are not
able to accept any document faxed or submitted in electronic forms, with
the possible exception of the reference letter. Although a hard copy if
preferred, the reference can be e-mailed, if necessary, to Dr. Chang at
hjc1001@econ.cam.ac.uk.
The candidates will be notified of the outcome of their applications by
the middle of May.
Provisional Programme For Cambridge Advanced
Programme on Rethinking Development Economics Queens' College, 14 July
- 30 July, 2005.
Day 1 (Thursday, 14 July)
- Introduction to the Workshop (Ha-Joon Chang, University of Cambridge)
- Changing Perspective on Development Economics (John Toye, University of Oxford; former director of Institute of Development [IDS], University of Sussex)
- The Market, the State, and Institutions in Economic Development (Ha-Joon Chang, University of Cambridge)
Day 2 (Friday, 15 July)
- Development Policy in Historical Perspectives (Erik Reinert, The Other Canon Foundation, Norway, and Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia)
- East Asian Development Experience (Ha-Joon Chang)
*Special evening talk (8pm - 10pm): On Trespassing in Economic Practice (Jose Antonio Ocampo)
Day 3 (Saturday, 16 July)
- Rethinking the Development Agenda (Jose Antonio Ocampo, Under-Secretary General for Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations)
- Transition Economies (Michael Ellman, University of Amsterdam)
Day 4 (Sunday, 17 July)
- Rest
Day 5 (Monday, 18 July)
- New Growth Theory (Ben Fine, SOAS)
- Latin American Development Experience (Gabriel Palma, University of Cambridge)
Day 6 (Tuesday, 19 July)
- Globalisation, History, and Development (Deepak Nayyar, Vice-Chancellor, Delhi University)
- African Development Challenge (Howard Stein, University of Michigan)
Day 7 (Wednesday, 20 July)
- Macroeconomic Issues in Economic Development (Lance Taylor, New School University)
- Research Workshop on Structural Adjustment (Ha-Joon Chang; Jomo, K.S.; Deepak Nayyar; Howard Stein; Lance Taylor)
Day 8 (Thursday, 21 July)
- Southeast Asian Development Experience (Jomo, K.S., Assistant-Secretary General, Department for Social and Economic Affairs, United Nations)
- Trade and Industrial Policy Issues (Ha-Joon Chang)
Day 9 (Friday, 22 July)
- Big Business and Economic Development (Peter Nolan, University of Cambridge)
- Technology and Development (Sanjaya Lall, University of Oxford)
Day 10 (Saturday, 23 July)
- Stock Market and Corporate Governance in Developing Countries (Ajit Singh, University of Cambridge)
- Recent Financial Crises in Developing Countries (Gabriel Palma)
Day 11 (Sunday, 24 July)
- Rest
Day 12 (Monday, 25 July)
- International Financial Flows (Ilene Grabel, University of Denver)
- Research Workshop on Corporate Governance in Developing Countries (Ha-Joon m Chang; Ajit Singh; Peter Nolan; Ilene Grabel; Gabriel Palma)
Day 13 (Tuesday, 26 July)
- Poverty and Inequality (John Sender, School of Oriental and African Studies [SOAS], University of London)
- Feminist Approach to Rethinking Development Economics (Diane Elson, Essex University)
Day 14 (Wednesday, 27 July)
- Agriculture and Economic Development (Shailaja Fennell, University of Cambridge)
- Intellectual Property Rights and Economic Development (Ha-Joon Chang)
Day 15 (Thursday, 28 July)
- Institutions and Economic Development (Ha-Joon Chang)
- Globalisation and Inequality (Andrea Cornia, University of Firenze, former director of WIDER [World Institute for Development Economics], Helsinki)
Day 16 (Friday, 29 July)
- Global Governance Issues - An NGO View (Martin Khor, Director, Third World Network)
- Research Workshop on Governance Issues (Ha-Joon Chang; Andrea Cornia;
Martin Khor, Barbara Harriss-White)
Farewell dinner
Day 17 (Saturday, 30 July)
- Social Institutions and the Underdeveloped Economy (Barbara Harriss-White, University of Oxford) (to be confirmed)
- Concluding Workshop (Ha-Joon Chang, Course Director; two Deputy Course Directors - to be selected)