The first semester of the Global Development Seminar Series was brought to a close with a fascinating lecture from Professor Ravi Kanbur last week.

Professor Kanbur questioned if utilitarianism is really at odds with egalitarian ends, particularly for critical policy issues such as setting progressive rates of income tax. He argues that the “bad odour” surrounding utilitarian approaches has led to a slippery slope of in-egalitarian consequences in policy making. Listen to his full lecture here:

Listen to Seminar 4: David Hulme on the SDGs as transformation or evolution?

Listen to Seminar 3: Sandra Halperin on Re-Envisioning Global Development: A ‘Horizontal’ Approach.

Listen to Seminar 2: Dan Brockington on The Paradoxes of Celebrity Advocacy.

Listen to Seminar 1: Melissa Leach on Equality, Sustainability, Security: Towards Transformations in Global Development.