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Development Drums

A podcast about development

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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

Ranked #2

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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

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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

Ranked #4

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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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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

Ranked #6

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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

57mins

Ranked #7

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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

1hr 11mins

Ranked #8

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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

1hr 10mins

Ranked #9

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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

1hr 12mins

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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

36mins

Ranked #11

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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

1hr 6mins

Ranked #12

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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

1hr 13mins

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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

1hr 14mins

Ranked #14

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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

1hr 7mins

Ranked #15

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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

47mins

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