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7th December 2018, Geneva, Switzerland

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December 7th 2018, United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland

The Evolution of Development Thinking

On December 7th 2018 we will have a one day event titled The Evolution of Development Thinking at Palais des Nations, Headquarter of the United Nations Organizations in Geneva. This event is part of a Master level course on development we offer at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

When development economics emerged as an independent field in the post-1945 years, the answer to the question of what development is was rather simple: Development equals GNP growth. The subsequent seven decades of development studies have produced rich and varied outputs that have most recently led to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which were adopted offering a widely embraced framework for development work around the globe.

This Master level course at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland is addressing some central questions of development in two blocks. The first block is focused on the participants researching and presenting cases of development programs that are representative of different streams in development theory. The second block then takes us to Geneva, one of the major global hubs in development and humanitarian work, where we will meet and interact with development practitioners.

We are especially grateful for the tremendous support from the Permanent Representation of Switzerland to the United Nations Office and to the other International Organizations in Geneva and to our speakers from different backgrounds in development related work.

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