Biography
Alfredo Saad-Filho is Professor of Political Economy and International Development in the Department of International Development. Previously, he was Professor of Political Economy at SOAS University of London; Chair of the SOAS Department of Development Studies (2006-10); Head of SOAS Doctoral School (2018-19); and Senior Economic Affairs Officer at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (2011-12).
Alfredo was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Medal from the Federal University of Goiás, Brazil in 2014 and the SOAS Director’s Teaching Prize in 2016. He has degrees in Economics from the University of Brasília (Brazil) and SOAS University of London and has taught in universities and research institutions in Brazil, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mozambique, Switzerland and the UK.
His academic publications include nine authored or edited books, 70 journal articles and 50 book chapters, as well as 30 reports and other contributions for the United Nations and other international agencies (UNCTAD, UNDP, UN-ESCWA, and UN-DESA). His work has been published in 15 languages and presented over 200 academic events in 30 countries.
These writings range across critiques of the (Post-)Washington consensus; International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank policies and pro-poor policy alternatives. They also include concrete analyses of fiscal, monetary, financial, balance of payments and employment policies, as well as inflation targeting, resource use (including ‘resource curse’ and Dutch Disease) and policy-making in sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America (especially Brazil) and the Middle East.
Research
- The political economy of development
- Industrial policy
- Neoliberalism, democracy, and alternative economic policies
- Latin American political and economic development
- Inflation and stabilisation
- The labour theory of value and its applications
Alfredo is currently researching the political economy of Brazil, especially the transitions from import-substituting industrialisation to neoliberalism, and from military dictatorship to democracy.
He is also investigating the recent trajectory of Brazil, and the achievements and limitations of the administrations led by the PT and by President Jair Bolsonaro.
Further details
See Alfredo's research profile
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Saad-Filho, A., 1 Oct 2021, In: Industria. 42, 4, p. 621-648 28 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1430/102794
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Saad-Filho, A., 26 Jul 2021, Taylor and Francis Ltd. 141 p. Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003103035
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Arsel, M., Adaman, F. & Saad-Filho, A., Aug 2021, In: GEOFORUM. 124, p. 261-266 6 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2021.05.003
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Saad-Filho, A., Mar 2021, In: Human Geography(United Kingdom). 14, 1, p. 133-137 5 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1177/1942778620962026
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Saad-Filho, A. & Ayers, A. J., 2020, In: Journal of Australian Political Economy. 2020, 85 Special Issue, p. 84-93 10 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Saad Filho, A. & Ayers, A., 29 Nov 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Australian Political Economy. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Loureiro, P., Rugitsky, F. & Saad-Filho, A., 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Review of Political Economy. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1080/09538259.2020.1827546
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Saad-Filho, A., 1 Jul 2020, In: Critical Sociology. 46, 4-5, p. 477-485 9 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1177/0896920520929966
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Saad-Filho, A., Nov 2015, In: DEVELOPMENT AND CHANGE. 46, 6, p. 1227-1252 26 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1111/dech.12199
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Lecio Morais, 1 Jan 2018, Pluto Press. 256 p. Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review