Ranked #1
Episode 25: Global development challenges
Episode 25: Global development challenges
The twenty-fifth edition of Development Drums discusses the big challenges of development in the 21st century. My guests... Read more
10 Feb 2011
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Ranked #2
Episode 26: China in Africa
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 ... Read more
4 May 2011
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Ranked #3
Episode 23: Famine and Foreigners
Episode 23: Famine and Foreigners
Peter Gill talks on Development Drums about his new book, Famine and Foreigners: Ethiopia Since Live Aid. The Ethiopian ... Read more
18 Oct 2010
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Ranked #4
Episode 22: Enough – Hunger in an Age of Plenty
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. Downlo... Read more
3 May 2010
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Ranked #5
Episode 24: The New Bottom Billion
Episode 24: The New Bottom Billion
Andy Sumner (Institute for Development Studies) has published a new paper which argues that the global poverty problem h... Read more
4 Dec 2010
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Ranked #6
Episode 42: The Idealist (Nina Munk on Jeff Sachs)
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 abo... Read more
10 Mar 2014
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57mins
Ranked #7
Episode 41: The Great Escape (Angus Deaton)
Episode 41: The Great Escape (Angus Deaton)
Angus Deaton, the Dwight D. Eisenhower Professor of Economics and International Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School of ... Read more
21 Dec 2013
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1hr 11mins
Ranked #8
Episode 40: Why Nations Fail
Episode 40: Why Nations Fail
Daron Acemoğlu and James Robinson talk about their best-selling book, Why Nations Fail. In Why Nations Fail, Acemoğlu &... Read more
4 May 2013
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1hr 10mins
Ranked #9
Episode 39: Bob Geldof (full version)
Episode 39: Bob Geldof (full version)
This is the unabridged version of an interview with Bob Geldof; the shorter edited version is available separately as De... Read more
22 Mar 2013
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1hr 12mins
Ranked #10
Episode 38: Bob Geldof (edited)
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 c... Read more
22 Mar 2013
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36mins
Ranked #11
Episode 37: From Poverty to Power
Episode 37: From Poverty to Power
Duncan Green, Senior Strategic Adviser at Oxfam, talks about his book From Poverty to Power. From Poverty to Power ar... Read more
1 Mar 2013
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1hr 6mins
Ranked #12
Episode 36: Accountability and Openness
Episode 36: Accountability and Openness
In this episode, Rakesh Rajani and Martin Tisné discuss accountability and openness. Rakesh Rajani is a Tanzanian civil... Read more
24 Feb 2013
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1hr 13mins
Ranked #13
Episode 35: Migration and Development
Episode 35: Migration and Development
In this episode, Owen talks to fellow CGD Senior Fellow Michael Clemens about the relationship between migration and dev... Read more
1 Dec 2012
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1hr 14mins
Ranked #14
Episode 34: The Economics Of Enough
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... Read more
10 Oct 2012
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1hr 7mins
Ranked #15
Episode 33: Complexity and Development
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 ... Read more
20 Aug 2012
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47mins