The Decolonization of Development Economics: Early Voices from the Global South

Both before and after independence, academics from the Global South informed the foundation of the field of Development Economics. How can their insights on the tangled relationship between poverty and inequality inform development research, policy, and practice in today’s divided world? This virtual panel opened the Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Economic Justice Virtual Symposium.

Panelists: David Engerman, Gerald D. Jaynes, Ravi Kanbur, Rohini Pande, Amna Qayyum
Moderator: Catherine Cheney