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Episode 48: Stefan Dercon – Gambling on Development
Stefan Dercon is Professor of Economic Policy and Director of the Centre for the Study of African Economies at the University of Oxford. He is a former DFID chief economist and a policy advisor t...
Episode 47: Todd Moss – The Truth is Stranger Than Fiction
Bestselling author Todd Moss is a former senior State Department official who led America’s response to coups and crises in West Africa. He is also my colleague at the Center for Global Develop...
Episode 46: Morten Jerven
Morten Jerven explains why we know less than we should about what is happening in African economies, and why this is leading economists to the wrong recommendations. His first book, Poor Numbers:...
Episode 45: Mind, Society and Behaviour (Varun Gauri)
Varun Gauri talks about the relevance of behavioural economics to international development.
Episode 44: The Data Revolution
Everyone seems to be talking about the data revolution these days. In this episode of Development Drums, I speak with two people who have thought more about what it is, how to make it happen, and...
Episode 43: Complexity
In this episode of Development Drums, I speak with Ben Ramalingam and Stefan Dercon about whether complexity and systems thinking offers actionable insights for better development interventions.
Episode 42: The Idealist (Nina Munk on Jeff Sachs)
Nina Munk’s latest book, The Idealist, is about Jeffrey Sachs and the Millennium Villages Project. It is also a book about the efforts that people in industrialised countries make to help poor ...
Episode 41: The Great Escape (Angus Deaton)
Professor Angus Deaton talks about his book, The Great Escape, which brings together his research into health, well-being, and economic development. The podcast includes a discussion in the secon...
Episode 40: Why Nations Fail
Daron Acemoğlu and James Robinson talk about their best-selling book, Why Nations Fail.
Episode 39: Bob Geldof (full version)
Full interview with Bob Geldof
Episode 38: Bob Geldof (edited)
This podcast presents the edited version (about half an hour) of a longer interview with Bob Geldof; if you prefer you can listen to the full interview (1 hr 15 minutes) in episode 39 of Developm...
Episode 37: From Poverty to Power
Duncan Green, Senior Strategic Adviser at Oxfam, talks about his book From Poverty to Power.
Episode 36: Accountability and Openness
Rakesh Rajani and Martin Tisné discuss accountability and openness.
Episode 35: Migration and Development
Michael Clemens from the Center for Global Development talks about the relationship between migration and development.
Episode 34: The Economics Of Enough
In this episode, Owen talks with author and economist Diane Coyle about her latest book ‘The Economics Of Enough, How To Run The Economy As If The Future Matters’. In the first section, Diane...
Episode 33: Complexity and Development
This is a special edition of Development Drums. Instead of interviewing a guest, as normal, we bring you a presentation on Complexity and Development by Owen Barder. This is the audio-only versio...
Episode 32: Gender and Development
Andrea Cornwall of the Institute of Development Studies and Prue Clarke of New Narrative discuss gender and development.
Episode 31: David Roodman on Microfinance
Center for Global Development Senior Fellow David Roodman talks about his latest book ‘Due Diligence, An Impertinent Inquiry into Microfinance’. David discusses the evidence surrounding the ...
Episode 30: Interviews with EBRD Candidates
In this episode we interview four of the five candidates for the next president of the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development on their vision for the Bank's future.
Episode 29: Toby Ord on Giving What We Can
Toby Ord is a moral philosopher at Balliol College, Oxford and the president of Giving What We Can, an international society dedicated to eliminating poverty in the developing world. In th...
Episode 28: Tim Harford on Adapt (why success always begins with failure)
Tim Harford is a journalist at the Financial Times and the author of The Undercover Economist and, most recently, of Adapt: Why Success Always Begins with Failure . In this interview, Tim...
Episode 27: Tony Blair
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair talks about his Africa Governance Initiative, about globalization, development, democracy and governance in Africa, leadership, the role of the Department...
Episode 26: China in Africa
Professor Deborah Bräutigam discusses her book, The Dragon’s Gift: The Real Story of China in Africa about China Africa relations. Professor Bräutigam blogs at chinaafricarealstory.com. ...
Episode 25: Global development challenges
Malini Mehra from the Center for Social Markets and Alex Evans from the Center on International Cooperation at NYU discuss ten big global challenges for development.
Episode 24: The New Bottom Billion
Andy Sumner (IDS) and Claire Melamed (ODI) discuss the implications of Andy's paper, Global Poverty and The New Bottom Billion.
Episode 23: Famine and Foreigners
Peter Gill talks on Development Drums about his new book, Famine and Foreigners: Ethiopia Since Live Aid.
Episode 22: Enough – Hunger in an Age of Plenty
Roger Thurow and Scott Kilman talk about their book Enough: Why The World’s Poorest Starve In An Age of Plenty. Download transcript (pdf)
Episode 21: Randomized Evaluation
In this edition of Development drums, Owen talks to Rachel Glennerster, Director of the Poverty Action Lab, about rigorous evaluation of development programmes. Rachel explains how rigorous evalu...
Episode 20: Corruption
Daniel Kaufmann and Mushtaq Khan debate the role and importance of tackling corruption as part of a development strategy. Download transcript (pdf)
Episode 19: Beyond Planning
Guest presenter Alison Evans, Director of ODI, interviews Owen Barder about his new paper, Beyond Planning: Markets and Networks for Better Aid, and Roger Riddell, author of two key books on aid ...
Episode 18: Portfolios of the Poor
Daryl Colliins and Jonathan Morduch discuss their book, co-authored with Stuart Rutherford and Orland Ruthven, Portfolios of the Poor. Forty percent of the world’s population lives on less than...
Episode 17: Obama in Ghana
President Obama spoke in Ghana on July 11, 2009 about US policy towards Africa. In this episode of Development Drums, Todd Moss and Chris Blattman join me to talk about the speech, and what it me...
Episode 16: False Economy
Alan Beattie, World Trade Editor of the Financial Times, talks about his new book, False Economy: A Surprising Economic History of the World, with Professor Robert Wade of the London School of Ec...
Episode 15: Peter Singer
Professor Peter Singer talks on Development Drums about his new book, The Life You Can Save. This book sets out an ethical case for why people should give more money to people in developing count...
Episode 14: Philanthrocapitalism
Matthew Bishop and Mike Green talk about their book, Philanthrocapitalism: How the Rich Can Save the World and Why We Should Let Them Running time 1 hour 5 minutes; size 33.8 Mb. Download transcr...
Episode 13: Butijira
Andrew Mitchell MP, the shadow Secretary of State for International Development in the British Conservative party, talks about whether and how UK policy on development would change if the Conserv...
Episode 12: The Hague
The authors of the WrongingRights blog, Kate Cronin-Furman and Amanda Taub, help to clear up the mysteries of international criminal law. Running time: 46 minutes 47 seconds. Size: 22Mb Download ...
Episode 11: Moorgate
Nancy Birdsall (CGD) and Simon Maxwell (ODI) reflect on the London Poverty Summit on 9th and 10th March; and Minouche Shafik (DFID) talks about the forthcoming DFID White Paper. Running time: ...
Episode 10: Oxford
Paul Collier talks about his prize winning book The Bottom Billion, and his new book published this month in the UK, Wars Guns and Votes.
Episode 9: Rome
Are donors living up to their promises? Eckhard Deutscher (Chair of the Development Assistance Committee ) and Richard Carey (Director of the Development Cooperation Directorate of the OECD) tal...
Episode 8: Timkat
Jonathan Glennie talks about his new book, The Trouble With Aid.
Episode 7: Sophiatown
The food crisis and international tax reform, with guests Alex Cobham (Christian Aid) and Stephen Devereux (Institute for Development Studies).
Episode 6: Grant Park
What will the US elections means for US foreign assistance? Guests Ruth Levine (Center for Global Development), Paul O'Brien (Oxfam America) discuss the implications for US foreign assistance of ...
Episode 5: Kivu – A Congo Backgrounder
Backgrounder on Eastern Congo with Patrick Smith. In this additional episode of Development Drums, Patrick Smith, editor of Africa Confidential, explains what is happening in the Eastern Congo. D...
Episode 4: Gabarone
Guests Shanta Devarajan and Sheila Page. Discussion of the impact of the economic crisis on developing countries, the food crisis, moves towards a new Free Trade Area for Africa, and the Mo Ibrah...
Episode 3: Washington
Ngaire Woods and David Roodman discuss the impact of the financial crisis on developing countries and proposals for reform of international institutions.
Episode 2: Harare
With guests Peter daCosta in Kinshasa and Professor Adrian Wood of Oxford University Download transcript (pdf) We’ve done our best to respond to feedback: the sound quality is better more voice...
Episode 1: Accra
With guest Simon Maxwell of the Overseas Development Institute (ODI). Download transcript (pdf) Discussion of: Accra High Level Forum Accra Agenda for Action (pdf) Simon Maxwell Blog Report on ...