David Seddon

David Seddon is a noted British Development Studies academic, activist and consultant. For many years, he was a professor in the Department of Development Studies at the University of East Anglia. He has worked as a consultant for international institutions including the World Bank, ILO and NGOs such as Christian Aid, OXFAM and War on Want. He was for many years a member of the Labour Party before defecting to the Green Party. Among his academic research, particularly noteworthy is his work on Nepal.

Selected publications

Blaikie, P., Cameron, J., & Seddon, D.. Understanding 20 years of change in West-Central Nepal: Continuity and change in lives and ideas. In Development. Routledge.
Walton, J. K., & Seddon, D.. Free markets and food riots: The politics of global adjustment. John Wiley & Sons.
Seddon, D., Adhikari, J., & Gurung, G.. Foreign labor migration and the remittance economy of Nepal. Critical Asian Studies, 34, 19–40.
Seddon, D... Relations of production: Marxist approaches to economic anthropology. Psychology Press.
Powell, M., & Seddon, D.. NGOs & the development industry. Review of African Political Economy, 24, 3-10.