This podcast series builds on the work of Professor Alice Amsden, former Barton L. Weller Professor of Political Economy in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning (DUSP) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and a leading heterodox economist. She was globally renowned for her work on industrial development and policies in developing countries. Her early research focused on the late industrializing economies of East Asia; she would later apply her theory of development to other regions. She challenged orthodox economic and normative policymaking, specifically the Washington Consensus; a Neo-liberal, one-size-fits-all approach to policymaking agreed upon between the International Monetary Fund (IMF), The World Bank, and the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
The podcast series ‘Heterodox Approaches to a Post-Pandemic World’ was initially conceptualized to commemorate the 10th death anniversary of Professor Alice Amsden in 2022. It continues to evolve into exploring new areas of heterodox thinking and industrial policy.
Alice Amsden