ADB Distinguished Speakers Program: Dani Rodrik 31 March 2006 Philippines The disappointments of the Washington Consensus have led to the search for a new paradigm to replace it. The chief failing of the Washington Consensus was that it represented an approach based on “rules of thumb. ” As such it was not well grounded either in economic theory or in the reality of actual countries. In this presentation, Professor Dani Rodrik discussed several strands of new thinking that have appeared following the demise of the Washington Consensus, and argued in favor of an explicitly diagnostic approach. Program and Learning Materials 31 March 2006 Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Presentation Disclaimer The views expressed on this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent. ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. By making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area, or by using the term “country” in this document, ADB does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Event Coordinator/s Rowena Vicente ADB Organizer/s Economic Research and Development Impact Department Read Also Asian Development Review paper: Development Lessons for Asia from Non-Asian Countries Topics Economics