How lives change: Palanpur, India, and development economics

Lord Nicholas Stern, IG Patel Professor of Economics and Government, LSE and Director of the LSE India Observatory, will discuss his new book, with Himanshu of JNU, Delhi and Peter Lanjouw of the Free University of Amsterdam, How Lives Change: Palanpur, India, and Development Economics. Using a unique data set consisting of seven full (100%) surveys of one Indian village, one for every decade since Independence, Nick will reflect on the past, present and future, both of India and of development economics, seen through the experience of Palanpur in the years since Independence.

This talk will be followed by a drinks reception, book sale and signing, all welcome.

Date: 29 January 2019, 17:00 (Tuesday, 3rd week, Hilary 2019)
Venue: Corner of Catte and Holywell Streets
Speaker: Professor Lord Nicholas Stern of Brentford
Organising department: Oxford Martin School
Organiser: Oxford Martin School (University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address: events@oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk
Part of: Oxford Martin School Lecture Series: Evolving economic thought
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Booking required?: Required
Booking url: https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/event/2651
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Cost: Free
Audience: Public
This talk features in the following public collections:
- Oxford Networks for the Environment
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