In Pursuit of Development 🎙️🌍

In an episode of the "In Pursuit of #Development" podcast with @danbanik, HDRO Director @pedrotconceicao highlighted the relevance of the core #HumanDevelopment principles and the need for multilateral cooperation to provide critical global public goods. 🎧 Listen to the podcast: …pursuit-of-development.simplecast.com

Can philosophy save a world obsessed with power? Listen to @ThomasPogge

New episode! “Development” is not a neutral concept. It is a contested project with a history. This week we discuss "Apostles of Development" & the work of Amartya Sen, Jagdish Bhagwati, Manmohan Singh, Mahbub ul Haq, Rehman Sobhan, and Lal Jayawardene.

🚨 AI is everywhere! But can it actually make global development better?

Vietnam 🇻🇳 is one of the world’s most talked-about development success stories. But what does that “success” look like up close and what new trade-offs come with it? 👉 Link to the episode in the first comment. 🎧

🎙️ Podcast: @danbanik and @nomhossain @SOASDevelopment discuss Bangladesh’s remarkable but contested development journey — from famine and fragility to growth and global recognition. 🎧 Listen here: buff.ly/CPc6AAj

Africa in 2025: A Review: open.substack.com/pub/kenopalo/p…

The “Global South” is being rewritten in real time. And Latin America is at the center of the story. 🌎⚡ Listen to @BenedicteBull discuss Latin American politics, China’s rise, shifting alliances, and why the region’s experience is reshaping global development debates.

Przeworski on the Nature & Value of Democracy Przeworski is the author who has made the most lucid defense of a minimalist conception of democracy while arguing that such a democracy is valuable. These two texts present his views. Download Who Decides: researchgate.net/publication/38…

Borders are not just lines on a map. They are political battlegrounds where states quietly negotiate with the very smugglers they publicly condemn. 🔥 If you think you understand smuggling … think again. 🎙️ @MaxGallien @IDS_UK

💥 USAID did not fade. It was taken apart. The world’s largest bilateral donor underwent a rapid and profound transformation. 🎧 Listen to our discussion with @deankarlan

Thanks @danbanik for the engaging and thoughtful conversation!

🇺🇸💥 What happens when the world’s biggest aid agency is rebuilt around evidence and then dismantled almost overnight? 🌍⚠️ Our guest this week is @deankarlan, former Chief Economist of USAID.

🌍As globalization fragments and aid declines, countries are searching for new development partners. Our guest is Hong Bo from @SOAS. We explore how China’s overseas investments are shifting and what that means for the Global South. 🎧Take a listen: link in first comment👇

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I’m honored to have been selected for @voxdotcom’s #FuturePerfect25, a list of innovators, thinkers,  disruptors, and people on the ground who are advancing solutions for today’s (and  tomorrow’s) most pressing challenges in global health and development.