IDEAs International Development Economics Associates

IDEAs International Development Economics Associates

IDEAs or the International Development Economics Associates is committed to building a pluralistic network of committed researchers,  teachers and other economists interested in advancing progressive heterodox approaches to critically analysing and addressing the problems of economic development processes.

IDEAs was established in New Delhi, India with a purpose of building a pluralist network of economists engaged in the teaching, research and analyses of economic development.

  • Capitalist Trap for Scientific Advances
    by Prabhat Patnailk on 18 March 2024 at 06:27

    There is a paradox at the core of the efflorescence of science that has occurred over the last millennium. In essence this efflorescence has the potential to increase human freedom immensely. It increases the capacity of man within the man-nature…

  • The African Debt Crisis and the International Financial Architecture
    by betaideas on 13 March 2024 at 15:31

    On the back of the COVID-19 pandemic, African countries face another debt crisis, a situation mirroring the 1970s. Economic contractions, declining raw material prices, and disrupted imports exacerbate this crisis. Initiatives for debt relief have delivered limited results, leaving many…

  • Global South Stagnating under Heavier Debt Burden
    by Jomo Kwame Sundaram on 13 March 2024 at 07:35

    Much higher interest rates – due to Western central banks – are suffocating developing nations, especially the poorest, causing prolonged debt distress and economic stagnation. US Fed-induced stagnation After the greatest US Fed-led surge in international interest rates in more…

  • What is China’s Future? Economic Decline, or the Next Industrial Revolution?
    by betaideas on 12 March 2024 at 20:01

    Political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson are joined by Beijing-based scholar Mick Dunford to discuss what is actually happening in China’s economy, explaining its technological development and transition toward a new industrial revolution.

  • “Monetary Imperialism” in Africa
    by betaideas on 12 March 2024 at 19:52

    Dr. Ndongo Samba Sylla discusses monetary imperialism, the opposition to French influence in Francophone Africa, and what internationalist solidarity with Africa looks like in our current times. In the early hours of 26 July 2023, members of Niger’s presidential guard…