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The WIDER Annual Lecture is delivered by an eminent scholar or policy maker who has made a significant contribution in the field of development and social sciences.
This year the lecture was given by Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, a leading international economist and philosopher.
He discussed the overall challenge of sustainable and injustice-reducing development which includes new problems as well as old adversities. Much progress has been made on the old issues of poverty and inequality, but there remains much to be done. Sen will discuss how these issues are complicated by the rise of two new concerns; climate change and increasing global insecurity.
The lecture was followed by further discussion of the topic by Amartya Sen and the audience.
Programme
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Registration |
| 15:30 – 18:30 |
Welcome by President Martti Ahtisaari Lecture by Amartya Sen Q&A |
| 18:30 | Reception |
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Communications: Annett Victorero
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Development research and changing prioritiesIn 2015 WIDER Annual Lecture 19 was given by Nobel laureate Amartya Sen. He discussed the overall challenge of sustainable and human-focused development including new and old challenges...
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Contributors - AL19Short biographies of those who contributed to the event.
Sustainable development Poverty Equality and inequality
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UNU-WIDER founder Amartya Sen gives the WIDER Annual Lecture in 2015The 2015 WIDER Annual Lecture will be given by Nobel laureate Amartya Sen. He will discuss the overall challenge of sustainable and human-focused development including new and old challenges. Each year, the United Nations University World Institute...
Sustainable development Poverty Equality and inequalityBlog
Research after thirty years
When UNU-WIDER was founded, and I was privileged to be associated with the research being undertaken by the new institute—the main challenges of development included the huge burden of poverty across the world as well as extensive economic and ...
Climate change Democracy and human rights InequalityContext
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On equality and growth
Feminism is an issue of humanity
WIDER: a history
Book
Indian Development: Selected Regional Perspectives (OUP India paperback)
The Political Economy of Hunger: Selected Essays
The Quality of Life (paperback)
The Political Economy of Hunger: Endemic Hunger - Volume 3
The Political Economy of Hunger: Famine Prevention - Volume 2
The Political Economy of Hunger: Entitlement and Well-being - Volume 1