Acts of Congregation

David Sims ()
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David Sims: Economist and Urban Development Specialist

Chapter Chapter 8 in Development Delusions and Contradictions, 2023, pp 157-167 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter takes up the phenomenon of development conferences and confabs, including conference mechanics, conference costs, the usual attendees, the attractiveness of these events, criticisms of the phenomenon, and the use of talk shops as vehicles for donor aggrandizement (and even survival).

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-17770-5_8

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