Andrew Fischer
@andrewmfischer.bsky.social
Prof at Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, Chair of Development and Change @devandchg.bsky.social, Canuck in Europe.
Working on development economics, demography & social policy, Tibet & western China. Wrote Poverty as Ideology (2018) & other stuff.
Working on development economics, demography & social policy, Tibet & western China. Wrote Poverty as Ideology (2018) & other stuff.
Given that the late Thandika Mkandawire was a massive inspiration for me, I am incredibly honoured to have been invited to give this memorial lecture and, now as the day approaches, also increasingly nervous about it.
tinyurl.com/Thandika-2025
tinyurl.com/Thandika-2025
September 17, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Given that the late Thandika Mkandawire was a massive inspiration for me, I am incredibly honoured to have been invited to give this memorial lecture and, now as the day approaches, also increasingly nervous about it.
tinyurl.com/Thandika-2025
tinyurl.com/Thandika-2025
Epic article on Palestine by @rafeefz.bsky.social just published by @devandchg.bsky.social based on her keynote at the recent AHE conference.
"Development as Erasure: Palestine, Genocide and ‘Reconstruction’"
A must read!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
"Development as Erasure: Palestine, Genocide and ‘Reconstruction’"
A must read!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
September 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Epic article on Palestine by @rafeefz.bsky.social just published by @devandchg.bsky.social based on her keynote at the recent AHE conference.
"Development as Erasure: Palestine, Genocide and ‘Reconstruction’"
A must read!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
"Development as Erasure: Palestine, Genocide and ‘Reconstruction’"
A must read!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
From @adamtooze.bsky.social Chartbook today, quoting Gavekal.
Did they actually to look at EM exchange rates when writing this?
MEX peso & BRA real both depreciated to USD in the last week. Slight appreciation of rand or rupiah, but nothing exciting & after sharp depreciation in case of rand.
Did they actually to look at EM exchange rates when writing this?
MEX peso & BRA real both depreciated to USD in the last week. Slight appreciation of rand or rupiah, but nothing exciting & after sharp depreciation in case of rand.
May 6, 2025 at 2:47 PM
From @adamtooze.bsky.social Chartbook today, quoting Gavekal.
Did they actually to look at EM exchange rates when writing this?
MEX peso & BRA real both depreciated to USD in the last week. Slight appreciation of rand or rupiah, but nothing exciting & after sharp depreciation in case of rand.
Did they actually to look at EM exchange rates when writing this?
MEX peso & BRA real both depreciated to USD in the last week. Slight appreciation of rand or rupiah, but nothing exciting & after sharp depreciation in case of rand.
Don't underestimate those beavers...
March 20, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Don't underestimate those beavers...
Seems like a good analogy for Musk and the Trump presidency.
March 7, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Seems like a good analogy for Musk and the Trump presidency.
Indeed, you can find lots of it back on Twitter, eg:
December 8, 2024 at 12:31 PM
Indeed, you can find lots of it back on Twitter, eg:
Or from the opening paragraph of Arthur Lewis (1954):
December 4, 2024 at 6:49 PM
Or from the opening paragraph of Arthur Lewis (1954):
Good news. The journal Development and Change is transitioning to Bluesky. Our new handle is
@devandchg.bsky.social
Of course, you can always see our webpage at:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1467...
@devandchg.bsky.social
Of course, you can always see our webpage at:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1467...
November 13, 2024 at 9:10 AM
Good news. The journal Development and Change is transitioning to Bluesky. Our new handle is
@devandchg.bsky.social
Of course, you can always see our webpage at:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1467...
@devandchg.bsky.social
Of course, you can always see our webpage at:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1467...