Social Development, Change, and Progress

• Published in: Social development issues Vol. 46; no. 2; pp. 1 - 16
• Main Author: Midgley, James
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ann Arbor Michigan Publishing (University of Michigan Library) 17.05.2024
• Subjects: Changes; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Developing countries; Economic growth; Economic policy; Geopolitics; Global economy; Globalization; LDCs; Migration; Optimism; Pandemics; Science; Science and technology; Social change; Social development; Standard of living; East Asia; United States > US; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics > USSR; China; India

The following article is a revised version of the 2021 Khinduka Lecture given at the 22nd Biennial Meeting of the International Consortium for Social Development (ICSD) held in Johannesburg, South Africa in July 2021. The lecture discusses the concepts of change and progress, which have played a pro...