COVID-19 and the case for global development. (October 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Oldekop, Johan A.; Horner, Rory; Hulme, David; Adhikari, Roshan; Agarwal, Bina; Alford, Matthew; Bakewell, Oliver; Banks, Nicola; Barrientos, Stephanie; Bastia, Tanja; Bebbington, Anthony J.; Das, Upasak; Dimova, Ralitza; Duncombe, Richard; Enns, Charis; Fielding, David; Foster, Christopher; Foster, Timothy; Frederiksen, Tomas; Gao, Ping; Gillespie, Tom; Heeks, Richard; Hickey, Sam; Hess, Martin; Jepson, Nicholas; Karamchedu, Ambarish; Kothari, Uma; Krishnan, Aarti; Lavers, Tom; Mamman, Aminu; Mitlin, Diana; Monazam Tabrizi, Negar; Müller, Tanja R.; Nadvi, Khalid; Pasquali, Giovanni; Pritchard, Rose; Pruce, Kate; Rees, Chris; Renken, Jaco; Savoia, Antonio; Schindler, Seth; Surmeier, Annika; Tampubolon, Gindo; Tyce, Matthew; Unnikrishnan, Vidhya; Zhang, Yin-Fang;
• Is Part Of: World development. Volume 134(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-10
• Subjects: Global Development -- Development Studies -- International Development -- Pandemic -- COVID-19 -- Global Value Chains -- Digitalisation -- Debt -- Climate Change; Economic history -- 1990- -- Periodicals; Economic assistance -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; 330.9
• DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.105044
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0305-750X

Abstract

Abstract: COVID-19 accentuates the case for a global, rather than an international, development paradigm. The novel disease is a prime example of a development challenge for all countries, through the failure of public health as a global public good. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the falsity of any assumption that the global North has all the expertise and solutions to tackle global challenges, and has further highlighted the need for multi-directional learning and transformation in all countries towards a more sustainable and equitable world. We illustrate our argument for a global development paradigm by examining the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic across four themes or 'vignettes': global value chains, digitalisation, debt, and climate change. We conclude that development studies must adapt to a very different context from when the field emerged in the mid-20th century.