Paris, France
1 December 2010
Economic growth is not necessarily development. GDP can grow in a country without noticeable improvement of poverty, health or education. Yet, development keeps being measured mostly by GDP growth and public attention keeps focusing on that sole statistic. But then, how should we measure development? Should we define a multiplicity of indicators? Should we try to integrate all the dimensions of development into an aggregate indicator? The various aspects of development are nevertheless difficult to compare. These are some of the questions that will be addressed by top international experts and a large international audience in the next joint AFD/EUDN conference. Discussions will focus on approaches that can be taken as alternatives to, or complementary of traditional statistical measures to quantify economic and social progress and to design and monitor better development strategies.
With François BOURGUIGNON, Pierre JACQUET
And with the participation of : Angus DEATON, Sabina ALKIRE, Alemayehu SEYOUM TAFFESSE, Kimseyinga SAVADOGO, Andrew CLARK and Claudia SENIK, Pramila KRISHNAN, Roger GUESNERIE, Michel AGLIETTA, Frank LECOCQ, Johachim VON BRAUN
Should you need further information regarding the conference and your participation, do not hesitate to contact Olivier Charnoz: charnozo@afd.fr
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