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Geneva, June 2008. Speaking in the second plenary session at the EADI General Conference, Charles Gore (UNCTAD) argues that we are witnessing a paradigm shift in development thinking. After 25 years of structural adjustment programmes, we are entering a new 'development era'. But what is the nature of this emerging period? According to Mr. Gore, five elements need to be taken into consideration to define this new way of thinking: resource scarcity; radical global inequality and radical global interdependence; emergence of the BRICS+; globalisation of expectations without globalisation of opportunities; conceptual confusion, where global issues are still addressed with national frames of references. See more videos from the EADI General Conference 2008.

• Release Date

  Jul 4, 2008

• Runtime

  03:43