“Rethinking Development in the
21st Century:
Globalization, Innovation, and the Role of the State”
Thursday, October 27, 2005, 5:00-7:30 pm
Tufts University, Medford Campus,
Ballou Hall, Coolidge Room
Presented to:
Dr. Richard R. Nelson
George Blumenthal Professor, Columbia University School
of International & Public Affairs
Dr. Richard R. Nelson is being honored
for his pioneering theoretical and empirical work
on the processes of long-run economic development
with particular emphasis on technological innovation
and evolutionary economic change. Dr. Nelson is the
author of The Sources of Economic Growth (2000),
An Evolutionary Theory of Economic Change
(1985), and many other important works.
Dr. Ha-Joon Chang
Assistant Director of Development Studies, University
of Cambridge, Faculty of Economics
Dr. Ha-Joon Chang receives the Leontief
Prize for his insightful work on the role of the state
in fostering development in poorer countries, and
on the problematic relationship between economic globalization
and development goals. Dr. Chang’s books include
Reclaiming Development: An Economic Policy Handbook
for Activists and Policymakers (2004) and Kicking
Away the Ladder: Development Strategy in Historical
Perspective (2002). Dr. Chang is also a contributor
to Putting
Development First: The Importance of Policy Space
in the WTO and IFIs, edited by GDAE Researcher
Kevin P. Gallagher.
Directions
to Ballou Hall and Tufts Medford Campus
Download
a printable poster for Leontief 2005
For further information, please contact:
Minona Heaviland, minona.heaviland@tufts.edu,
617-627-3530
Read
a Tufts Daily article about the 2005 Leontief Recipients
Read
more about the Leontief Prize
Download
the Leontief Prize 2005 Press Release
