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David Spielman

David Spielman is the director of IFPRI’s Innovation Policy and Scaling Unit and has been with the institute since 2004. His research agenda covers a range of topics including agriculture and rural development policy; agricultural science, technology, and innovation; plant genetic resources and seed systems; agricultural extension and advisory services; and community-driven rural development.

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The Concept of Inclusive Growth

and its Policy Relevance for Asia and the Pacific

International Food Policy Research Institute

2033 K Street, NW, Washington, DC Fourth Floor Conference Facility

United States

September 28, 2010

  • 4:15 – 5:45 pm (America/New_York)
  • 10:15 – 11:45 pm (Europe/Amsterdam)
  • 1:45 – 3:15 am (Asia/Kolkata)

In her lecture, Dr. Schaefer-Preuss, Vice President of Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development at the Asian Development Bank, will examine the concept of inclusive growth and its policy relevance to Asia and the Pacific. She will discuss why more and more countries in the region are embracing inclusive growth, what inclusive growth is, and what it means for policymaking. She will also explain how inclusive growth can help achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and will conclude by discussing how the Asian Development Bank supports inclusive growth and the MDGs in Asia and the Pacific.