Keynote by Isabella Weber, University of Amherst, USA

In this lecture Isabella Weber will show the richness of global economic thinking which pre-dates the rise of British political economy in the 18th century, showing an astonishing plurality of approaches to economic development emerging from different socio-cultural and politico-economic contexts. It will link these traditions to current economic development, including price shocks that are fueling inequalities and eroding affordable access to essential goods and services, and how to address them.

The lecture is the closing event of  “Progressive development economics in an era of geopolitics, affordability crisis and climate change. Celebrating the academic legacy of Cornelia Staritz”, 25.6.-26.6.2026

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