APORDE is very important for both my personal and career development as it critically analyses
development issues, I am passionate about development…
My work focuses on research for policy analysis & recommendations at a sectoral, national
and sometimes continental level. Incredibly relevant. …
Great course, great lecturers, great everyone. …
The course provided an in-depth understanding of development issues at work. …
The knowledge acquired from the course has changed my attitude towards Industrial Policy. …
It touches on the most important developmental aspects which are critical to African Countries. …
Lecturers
APORDE features leading international and African economist to lead discussions and share their views on economic development and industrialisation. The names of the lecturers for APORDE 2022 will be announced soon.
Previous lecturers included:
- Ha-Joon Chang (Cambridge University)
- Adeyemi Dipeolu
About APORDE
The African Programme on Rethinking Development Economics (APORDE) was started in 2007 and is a high-level training programme in development economics aimed at building capacity in the South, particularly in Africa. APORDE’s aim is to train policymakers, researchers, academics and …
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Our Speakers Videos
Speakers: Christopher Cramer and Nicolas Pons-Vignon Lecture topic: Critical perspectives on development economics
Speaker: Rashmi Banga Lecture topic: South-South digital cooperation for industrialisation and regional integration
Speaker: Ha-Joon Chang Lecture topic: Bringing production back into development: The …
Rural Poverty
Rural poverty refers to poverty found in rural areas, including factors of rural society, rural economy, and rural political systems that give rise to the poverty found there.…