#DevtIDEAS Debate: Growth versus Equity
Channel: Development Ideas
Date: 10/12/2014

When thinking about development economics, inevitably a tension of priorities arises: growth or social equity. However, growth versus equity is not an academic debate. The actions inspired by the either side of the argument affect the lives of real people. Four #DevtIDEAS debaters defend the merits of each position, examining the trade-offs and shifting trends.

Moderator
- Khaled Ezzelarab, Editor-in-Chief of the website Aswatmasriya.com
 
Debaters
·  Shantayanan Devarajan, Chief Economist, World Bank’s Africa Region
·  Hoda Selim, Economist at the Economic Research Forum (ERF)
· Ravi Kanbur, T.H. Lee Professor of World Affairs, Cornell University
· Ahmed Galal, Managing Director, Economic Research Forum (ERF)

This session was broadcast live on Google Hangouts from the Growth vs Equity debate organized by IDRC and the Economics Research Forum (ERF) in Cairo, Egypt. 
Over the past 50 years, thinking about "international development" evolved with the practical experience of developing countries. This dynamic continues today as facts on-the-ground transform the ideas and politics of development. The speakers highlight three current examples: the debate on aid to middle-income countries; the shift in concern from absolute poverty to relative inequality; and, the changing sets of actors and problems in international development.

Read a summary on the website: http://www.developmentideas.info/2014/11/growth-or-equity-which-comes-first/

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