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About Aporde
APORDE was created in 2007 at the initiative of Nicolas Pons-Vignon (then at IFAS, now at Wits University) and Nimord …
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Lecturers
APORDE will feature leading international and African economists to lead discussions and share their views on economic development and industrialisation …
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Our partners
APORDE is supported by the Department of Trade and Industry and the Industrial Development Corporation; both crucially involved in economic development, with an …
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This is Joburg
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Aporde 2021 Call for Application
Dear APORDE ALUMNI,
We are pleased to announce that the fifteenth edition of the African Programme on Rethinking Development Economics (APORDE) will take the form of an online seminar from the 30th of August to the 10th of September 2021.
APORDE is a high-level training programme in development economics which aims to build capacity in economics and economic policy-making. The course is run for two weeks and consists of lectures and seminars taught by leading international and African economists. This call is directed at talented economists, policy makers, academics and civil society activists.
Please click here to register then you can create a profile from the section “Profile Creation“below.
The Seminar
Over the two weeks, leading academics, policy makers and civil society representatives from Africa, Asia and Latin America explore alternatives to mainstream thinking on development issues, in a manner that promotes original thinking.
Participants receive intensive high-level training and interact with some of the best development economists in the world, as well as with their peers from around the world.
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EconomicsEconomics
the study of how people use resources and respond to incentives, or the study of decision-making. It often involves topics …
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FinancialisationFinancialisation
is the development of financial capitalism during the period from 1980 until 2010, in which debt-to-equity ratios increased and financial …
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Rural PovertyRural Poverty
Rural poverty refers to poverty found in rural areas, including factors of rural society, rural economy, and rural political systems …
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Industrial PolicyIndustrial Policy
The industrial policy of a country, sometimes denoted IP, is its official strategic effort to encourage the development and growth of part …
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Profile creation
Create a profile with Aporde before you get all the information necessary that we are offering by clicking the button below.
Once you have completed the online application and uploaded all the required documents,please email the same documents to christiank@idc.co.za.
Please download the call for application document .Call for application 2021