Published June 20, 2020 | Version v2
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COVID-19 and the case for global development

Creators

  • 1. Global Development Institute, The University of Manchester
  • 2. Alliance Manchester Business School, The University of Manchester
  • 3. Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Civil Engineering, The University of Manchester
  • 4. Department of Geography, The University of Manchester
  • 5. Global Development Institute, The University of Manchester & Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town

Description

COVID-19 accentuates the case for a global, rather than an international, development paradigm. The novel disease is a prime example of a development challenge for all countries, through the failure of public health as a global public good. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the falsity of any assumption that the global North has all the expertise and solutions to tackle global challenges, and has further highlighted the need for multi-directional learning and transformation in all countries towards a more sustainable and equitable world. We illustrate our argument for a global development paradigm by examining the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic across four themes: global value chains, digitalisation, debt, and climate change. We conclude that development studies must adapt to a very different context from when the field emerged in the mid-20th century.

Notes

Annika Surmeier receives funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under grant agreement No. 799041.

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