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Journal Article

IDS Bulletin 38.2

The Geographies of Development Studies and Research

Published on 1 March 2007

Judging from the phenomenal response by graduates and friends of IDS who took up the Institute’s invitation to prognosticate on the future of development research, there might be a temptation
to argue that the support IDS enjoys will propel it confidently into the future.

Wisely, the IDS40 conference was designed to critique the past and question whether the direction steered over the last 40 years is the right trajectory.

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O'Brien, D. (2007) The Geographies of Development Studies and Research. IDS Bulletin 38(2): 95-97

Authors

David O’Brien

Senior Program Specialist, IDRC

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authors
O'Brien, David
journal
IDS Bulletin, volume 38, issue 2
doi
10.1111/j.1759-5436.2007.tb00358.x
language
English

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