Title: Speculating about Development in the 21st Century: A conversation with Sir Paul Collier
Speakers:
Professor Paul Collier
Date:
17 May 2023 (Wednesday), 4:00 PM
About the Seminar:
In this seminar of the Angelo King Institute, Professor Jesus Felipe talks with Oxford Professor Sir Paul Collier about development in the 21th century. Will developing countries advance significantly in this century, or nothing major will happen? What are the greatest risks of this century? What does the Fourth Industrial Revolution mean for the developing world? How does capitalism have to be reformed to be a true springboard for the developing world?
About the Speaker:
Sir Paul Collier is Professor of Economics and Public Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government and a Professorial Fellow of St Antony’s College, Oxford University in the U.K. He is one of the world’s most influential development economists. He has authored numerous articles and books, including The Bottom Billion (2007); Wars, Guns and Votes: Democracy in Dangerous Places (2009); The Plundered Planet: How to reconcile prosperity with nature (2010); Exodus: How migration is changing our world (2013); The Future of Capitalism: Facing The New Anxieties (2018). His latest book, co-authored with John Kay, is Greed is Dead: Politics After Individualism (2020).
Professor Paul Collier
Date:
17 May 2023 (Wednesday), 4:00 PM
About the Seminar:
In this seminar of the Angelo King Institute, Professor Jesus Felipe talks with Oxford Professor Sir Paul Collier about development in the 21th century. Will developing countries advance significantly in this century, or nothing major will happen? What are the greatest risks of this century? What does the Fourth Industrial Revolution mean for the developing world? How does capitalism have to be reformed to be a true springboard for the developing world?
About the Speaker:
Sir Paul Collier is Professor of Economics and Public Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government and a Professorial Fellow of St Antony’s College, Oxford University in the U.K. He is one of the world’s most influential development economists. He has authored numerous articles and books, including The Bottom Billion (2007); Wars, Guns and Votes: Democracy in Dangerous Places (2009); The Plundered Planet: How to reconcile prosperity with nature (2010); Exodus: How migration is changing our world (2013); The Future of Capitalism: Facing The New Anxieties (2018). His latest book, co-authored with John Kay, is Greed is Dead: Politics After Individualism (2020).