The Birth, Life and Death of Development Economics

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Development and ChangeVolume 10, Issue 4 p. 707-719 The Birth, Life and Death of Development Economics (Revisiting a Manchester Conference) Dudley Seers, Dudley Seers Dudley Seers is Fellow, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, and was Director of the inter-disciplinary M. Phil. Course in Development Studies, 1975-77. His publications include ‘The Limitations of the Special Case’ Bulletin (Oxford Institute of Economics and Statistics, 1962); ‘What are we trying to Measure?’ Journal of Development Studies (1972); ‘Back to the Ivory Tower? The Professionalisation of Development Studies and their Extension to Europe’ IDS Bulletin, Vol. 9, No. 2 (1977). He is co-editor of Underdeveloped Europe: Studies in Core-Periphery Relations (Harvester Press, 1979) and of two forthcoming symposia on Unequal Development and Regional Integration (one on the experience of Western Europe, the other on the implications of the enlargement of the EEC).Search for more papers by this author Dudley Seers, Dudley Seers Dudley Seers is Fellow, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, and was Director of the inter-disciplinary M. Phil. Course in Development Studies, 1975-77. His publications include ‘The Limitations of the Special Case’ Bulletin (Oxford Institute of Economics and Statistics, 1962); ‘What are we trying to Measure?’ Journal of Development Studies (1972); ‘Back to the Ivory Tower? The Professionalisation of Development Studies and their Extension to Europe’ IDS Bulletin, Vol. 9, No. 2 (1977). He is co-editor of Underdeveloped Europe: Studies in Core-Periphery Relations (Harvester Press, 1979) and of two forthcoming symposia on Unequal Development and Regional Integration (one on the experience of Western Europe, the other on the implications of the enlargement of the EEC).Search for more papers by this author First published: October 1979 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7660.1979.tb00063.xCitations: 51 AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Citing Literature Volume10, Issue4October 1979Pages 707-719 RelatedInformation