The Fourth Cambridge Advanced Programme on Rethinking Development Economics (CAPORDE) took place at Queens' College, Cambridge, England from 29 June - 15 July, 2004. The programme was hosted by Development Studies Committee, University of Cambridge with support from the Ford Foundation

CAPORDE is a comprehensive training programme in development economics provided by some of the world's leading academics/scholars. Held every year, the programme exposes a select group of 25 young academics from developing countries, including transition economies, to frontier critical research on key issues in development economics. The course tackles the increasing debate around neoliberal reform and issues of long-term growth and poverty reduction in these countries. A key objective of the programme is to meet the growing demand for sound alternatives to the prevailing economic orthodoxy. The main reference text for the course was "Rethinking Development Economics" edited by Chang, H.J., (2003), Anthem Press.

Lecturers at the course included: Terry Byres (SOAS), Ha-Joon Chang (Cambridge), Andrea Cornia (Firenze), Christopher Cramer (SOAS), Michael Ellman (Amsterdam), Diane Elson (Essex), Ben Fine (SOAS), Ilene Grabel (Denver), Barbara Harris-White (Oxford), Sanjaya Lall (Oxford), Deepak Nayaar (Delhi), Peter Nolan (Cambridge), Gabriel Palma (Cambridge), Erik Reinert (Oslo), John Sender (SOAS), Ajit Singh, (Cambridge), Jomo, K.S., (University of Malaya), Howard Stein (Roosevelt), Lance Taylor (New School), John Toye (Oxford) and Jose Antonio Ocampo (Under-Secretary General, UN)

Comments on the Programme:
Geoffrey: "The programme was very useful. It will definitely make a great contribution to my thesis work. In addition the programme created a deep awareness on the problems of implementing neo-liberal policies on the development strategies undertaken in developing countries.

Samia: "I think that the programme was very interesting and useful - in the short run, it will greatly contribute to improve my Ph.D. research work. It has given me a good opportunity to improve my understanding about broader and interesting critical topics in development economics from a number of critical perspectives. Furthermore, it has been an important opportunity for me to make professional contacts and advance my learning and career prospects in the long run.