Development that works, March 31, 2011
Description
This repository item contains a single issue of the Pardee Conference Series, On March 31, 2011, more than 100 people participated in a conference titled
“Development That Works,” sponsored by Boston University’s Frederick S.
Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future in collaboration with the
BU Global Development program. In the pages that follow, four essays written
by Boston University graduate students capture the salient points and overarching
themes from the four sessions, each of which featured presentations by
outstanding scholars and practitioners working in the field of development. The
conference agenda and speakers’ biographies are included following the essays.
Date Issued
2011-03
Permanent Link
https://hdl.handle.net/2144/22892Abstract
The theme and the title of the conference—”Development That Works”—stemmed from the conference organizers’ desire to explore, from a groundlevel perspective, what programs, policies, and practices have been shown—or appear to have the potential—to achieve sustained, long-term advances in
development in various parts of the world. The intent was not to simply showcase
“success stories,” but rather to explore the larger concepts and opportunities
that have resulted in development that is meaningful and sustainable
over time. The presentations and discussions focused on critical assessments
of why and how some programs take hold, and what can be learned from
them. From the influence of global economic structures to innovative private sector
programs and the need to evaluate development programs at the
“granular” level, the expert panelists provided well-informed and often provocative
perspectives on what is and isn’t working in development programs
today, and what could work better in the future.