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Dr Geoff Goodwin

Dr Geoff Goodwin, International DevelopmentLSE Fellow
Department of International Development

Biography

Geoff Goodwin is a LSE fellow in International Development. He holds a PhD in Political Economy from University College London and a MA in Economics from the University of Leeds. Prior to joining the department, he taught Latin American Economics at UCL and was a Research Associate at FLACSO-Ecuador.

Research Interests

  • Political economy of development,
  • Role of the state in the economy,
  • Economic/social policy, 
  • Decommodification,
  • Natural resources,
  • Rural development,
  • Social movements,
  • Economic/development theory,
  • Latin America.

Teaching

DV407: Poverty

DV431: Development Management

DV450: Policy, Bureaucracy and Development

Publications

Book chapter:

Philip Arestis, Geoff Goodwin and Malcolm Sawyer, ‘¿Funciona en la práctica la consolidación fiscal?’, in Mántey, G. and Levy, N. (eds.) (2007), Políticas macroeconómicas para países en desarrollo, pp. 267-301.

Journal articles:

Geoff Goodwin (2016), 'The Quest to Bring Land under Social and Political Control: Land Reform Struggles of the Past and Present in Ecuador', Journal of Agrarian Change, forthcoming

Book reviews:

Prevost, Gary, Oliva Campos, Carlos, and Vanden, Harry (eds.) (2012), ‘Social Movements and Leftist Governments in Latin America: Confrontation or Co-optation?’, Bulletin of Latin American Research, Vol. 33, No. 2, April 2014, pp. 252-3.

Kaplan, S (2013), ‘Globalization and Austerity Politics in Latin America’, Bulletin of Latin American Research, Vol. 35, No.1, January 2016, pp. 121-2

Petras, J and Veltmeyer, H (2013), ‘Imperialism and Capitalism in the Twenty First Century: A System in Crisis’, Journal of Latin American Studies, Vol. 48, No.1, February 2016, pp. 189-190

Contact Details

Room: Connaught House, 8.15

Email: g.goodwin@lse.ac.uk

Tel: 0207 849 4648

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