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Amir Lebdioui
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Associate Professor of the Political Economy of Development @UniofOxford / Director of @Tide_Oxford / Author of 'Survival of the Greenest'
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    Amir Lebdioui
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    Jul 3, 2024
    Many myths surround the "green agenda", which is largely driven by green protectionism in rich nations, threatening both global development & ecological sustainability. My book "Survival of the Greenest" aims to expose some of those misconceptions & reflects on what industrial
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    Amir Lebdioui
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    Jul 8, 2020
    You've been told that Oxford is the oldest uni? Think again. A North African woman founded Al-Karaouine in 859 That Adam Smith is the 'father' of economics? Ibn Khaldun developed a labour theory of value, gov stimulus, law of supply/demand 500yrs earlier #decoloniseeconomics
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    Amir Lebdioui
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    Jun 30, 2023
    Finland’s minister of Economic Affairs resigned after saying the solution for the climate crisis is to give more abortions to African women.Yes, there are policymakers like that in 🇪🇺 And for those wondering why decolonising the climate agenda matters... euronews.com/2023/06/30/emb…
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    Amir Lebdioui
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    Aug 16, 2023
    Who is Ibn Khaldun? Just the scholar who developed a labour theory of value, principle of supply & demand, a resource curse thesis, the tax rate/gov revenues curve, 500yrs before those who took credit. If you haven't learned about him, you MUST decolonise your economic knowledge
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    Isabella M Weber
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    Aug 16, 2023
    Some might think the increase in returns from the division of labor was Adam Smith’s pathbreaking insight. Here is Ibn Khaldun four centuries earlier:
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    Amir Lebdioui
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    Apr 11, 2022
    📢 It's finally official! My wonderful mentor Ha-Joon Chang is joining @SOAS as a distinguished research professor in June, after 26 years in Cambridge. Very lucky to be once again colleagues and great news for the SOAS growing community!
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    Amir Lebdioui
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    Jun 20, 2023
    Thrilled to annouce that I will be joining @UniofOxford as an associate professor in @ODID_QEH starting from Sept 2023. I'll miss working with great @SOAS colleagues & look forward to engaging with Oxford's development economics & ecological sustainability community!
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    Amir Lebdioui
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    Dec 1, 2019
    My PhD thesis, 'Economic diversification in resource-dependent countries', is now available online: doi.org/10.17863/CAM.4… Many thanks to Ha-Joon Chang for supervising it, @TonysAngle & Pedro Loureiro for examining it! Happy to chat with anyone who wants to discuss it!
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    Amir Lebdioui
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    May 8, 2024
    Today, History repeats itself. On May 8th 1945, as victory against the horrible holocaust machine was claimed, 45,000 of my people (🇩🇿) were massacred by 🇫🇷 colonial army for marching for freedom. The persisting paradox of celebrating freedom with oppression across the sea.
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    Amir Lebdioui
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    Dec 21, 2021
    Some exciting personal news: In 2022 I'll join @SOAS @SOASDevelopment as a permanent lecturer in the Political Economy of Development. Looking forward to this new chapter, to keep working on finding greener development policy pathways, and collaborating with fantastic colleagues.
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    Amir Lebdioui
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    May 17, 2021
    The idea of Chile as a ‘free-market miracle’ is one of the most enduring myths of recent economic development history. In this @CriticalDev post, I show how Chile's export diversification relied on the discreet -yet heavy- use of industrial policy.
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    Debunking the ‘Free Market Miracle’: How industrial policy enabled Chile’s export diversification
    Assessing industrial policies in Chile remains a rather contentious and divisive topic. Chile has long been held up as an almost‐textbook example of the success of ‘letting the market work’, as the…
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    Amir Lebdioui
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    Nov 14, 2022
    Does decarbonisation reproduce neocolonial legacies? If so, what does a decolonization of the decarbonization agenda look like? Tune in on wednesday as part of the @SOASEconomics seminar series to find out! The discussion will be chaired by the one and only Ha-Joon Chang
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    Amir Lebdioui
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    Jul 3, 2023
    A core principle of research is to transparently review existing evidence. So how did 2 prominent economists just publish a paper without engaging with -nor even refering to- the important work @IsabellaMWeber & others have done (& not quietly) evidencing a sellers' inflation?
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    Amir Lebdioui
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    Feb 22, 2024
    The cat is out of the bag: My book is coming out on May 20th! The book's message is simple: Regardless of a nation's climate responsibility, environmental sustainability is no longer a choice but a necessity to maintain a competitive edge in the global economy. Just like in
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    Amir Lebdioui
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    May 14, 2024
    I'm thrilled to succeed @XiaolanF as director of @OxfordTMCD. Since founding this centre in 2008, she has been instrumental in enhancing our collective understanding of how technology development & diffusion can alleviate poverty. TMCD's mission is more crucial now than ever,
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