Complexity
Here is the video of my lecture on Complexity and Development, given in Washington DC on February 5th, 2013.
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Owen Barder and Ben Ramalingam look at the implications of complexity for the trend towards results-based management in development cooperation. They argue that complexity provides a powerful reason for pursuing the results agenda, but it has to be done in ways which reflect the context.
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This second of three blog posts looking at development policy through the lens of complexity thinking considers whether David Cameron's 'golden thread' is good development policy.
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This the first of three blog posts exploring the implications of complexity for development. In my lecture on complexity I argue that development is an emergent property of the economic and social system. This blog post explains what that means.
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My 2012 Kapuściński Lecture considered the implications of complexity thinking for development economics and development policy. This post presents an updated version as a narrated online presentation which lasts about 45 minutes.
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Owen Barder is the Europe Director at the Center for Global Development. He writes here about development, economics, politics, computers, running, and anything else that interests him. He also hosts Development Drums.
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I’m surprised you didn’t also mention the Development Drums podcast you did a few years ago with Daniel...June 18, 2013
I like the sentiment of your post, Owen, but I’m a bit surprised of how much attention Acemoglu and Robinson...June 5, 2013
Owen, you note that “Either the governing elite supports change, in which case donors bring nothing...June 4, 2013
Good review, important issues. Only thing is that if you say it’s all about the politics, people get...June 3, 2013
Owen, thanks for this excellent piece. The issues you discuss has been my experience having once worked as a...June 17, 2013
good post Owen, but one correction. turns out it was possibly microsoft that first ate its own dog food as policy....June 16, 2013
Great post, Owen. DFID’s advance shows just how backwards is US foreign assistance reporting practice....June 13, 2013
Thanks for the summary Owen. It’s really exciting to see that Open Data is now being used to enable...June 13, 2013
Dear Owen, What a great article! Many thanks for mentioning us! We are though a joint venture with Crown Agents, and...June 13, 2013
As of November 2012 (and confirmed again in February 2013) it seems Vodafone pay as you talk SIM cards DO work.June 9, 2013
I have been trying to find the published rates for per-paid minutes from Ethio Telcom. Does anyone have the...June 9, 2013
Brilliant. Thanks Scotty. Will have to up my game before I take on that ride!May 27, 2013