Institute of Development Studies

From Structural Adjustment to Human Development: Impact on Poverty and Inequality

• Dates: 17 November 2011 - 18 November 2011
• Time: 9:00 to 17:00, 17 to 18 Nov 2011

This two day event,  held in honour of Sir Richard Jolly, examined some of the key issues around human development, inequality and social justice.  The conference celebrated Richard’s outstanding achievements as a scholar, activist and practitioner.

Richard Jolly is Honorary Professor and Research Associate of the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex. He was made a Knight of the Order of St. Michael and St George in the New Years Honours of 2001 for his contributions to international development.

Before returning to England in 2000, Richard  was an Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations and held senior positions in UNICEF and UNDP for nearly 20 years. From 1996 to 2000  he was Special Adviser to the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and architect of the widely-acclaimed Human Development Report. Before this he was Deputy Executive Director in UNICEF, with responsibility for UNICEF’s programmes in over 130 countries. He also led the agency’s efforts to ensure more attention to the needs of children and women in the making of economic adjustment policies, and co-authored the book Adjustment with a Human Face.

Before joining the UN, Richard Jolly was Director of the Institute of Development Studies from 1972-1981. During this period, he co-directed  the ILO Employment Mission to Kenya, published with Hans Singer. In 1978 he served as Special Consultant on North-South issues to the Secretary-General of the OECD and from 1978-1981 was a member and rapporteur of the United Nations Committee on Development Planning. 

He has written or been a co-author of over 20 books including four of the volumes on UN history.

Conference Related Resources

• Conference Programme
• Huzza to the Heterodox: A poem by Richard and Alison Jolly
• Notes from Richard Jolly Conference: Day One Session 1
• Notes from Richard Jolly Conference: Day One Session 2
• Notes from Richard Jolly Conference: Day One Session 3
• Notes from Richard Jolly Conference: Day 2

Conference Papers and Presentations

(Revised versions of these papers will be available in early 2012)

Children

• Dharam Ghai, Early childhood wellbeing in Africa - Presentation, Early Childhood Well-Being in Africa
• Isabel Ortiz, UNICEF, A recovery with a human face - Presentation
• Jan Vandemoortele, United Nations, Equity begins with children - Presentation

Global influences and constraints

• Robin Luckham, IDS, Security, human security and development: Are they compatible? - Presentation
• Deepayan Basu Ray, “National security” barrier - a human security agenda for arms control in the 21st century - Presentation
• Mick Moore , IDS, The practical political economy of illicit capital flows - Presentation
• Stephany Griffith Jones, Columbia University Initiative for Policy Dialogue, Building on the counter-cyclical consensus: A policy agenda - Presentation

Human development

• Chris Colclough, University of Cambridge, Human Development as the dominant paradigm – what counts as success? - Presentation, Human Development as the dominant paradigm – what counts as success?
• Severine Deneulin, University of Bath, The capability tradition: A note on two interpretations - Presentation
• Frank Ellis, University of East Anglia, Evolving social transfers in Africa - Presentation, Evolving social transfers in Africa
• Frances Stewart, Oxford University, Justice, horizontal inequality and policy in multiethnic societies - Presentation, Justice, Horizontal Inequality and Policy in Multiethnic Societies
• Rolph van der Hoeven, Institute of Social Studies, Den Haag, Employment, basic needs, structural adjustment, human development, poverty and……… employment : A Jolly wheel of time? - Presentation

Inequality

• Ravi Kanbur, Cornell University, Equality of opportunities and equality of outcomes - Presentation
• Robert Wade, London School of Economics: Why has income inequality remained a marginal issue in public policy and how can the center-left make it more central? - Presentation, Why has income inequality remained a marginal issue in public policy and how can the centre-left make it more central
• Tony Killick, ODI, The Washington Consensus rules still? Ghana’s shrinking poverty despite rising inequalities - Presentation, The Washington Consensus rules still - Ghana’s shrinking poverty despite rising inequalities  

Macroeconomics

• Giovanni Andrea Cornia, University of Florence, The new macro fundamentals and inequality -  New Macro Fundamentals and Inequality (pdf)
• Gerry Helleiner, University of Toronto, Trade, exchange rates and global poverty: Policies for the poorest, Trade, exchange rates and global poverty: Policies for the poorest
• Raphael Kaplinsky, Open University, Innovation for pro-poor growth: From redistribution with growth to redistribution through growth - Presentation, Innovation for pro-poor growth - From redistribution with to redistribution through growth