Development Drums

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Sinopsis

A podcast about development

Episodios

  • Episode 28: Tim Harford on Adapt (why success always begins with failure)

    23/02/2012 Duración: 58min

    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 talks about the implications for development of his idea that successful complex systems emerge from a process of trial and error.

  • Episode 27: Tony Blair

    17/06/2011 Duración: 33min

    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 for International Development, and his own future.

  • Episode 26: China in Africa

    04/05/2011 Duración: 01h01min

    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. Running time 1 hour 1 minute; size: 29.6 Mb. Download transcript (pdf)

  • Episode 25: Global development challenges

    10/02/2011 Duración: 01h13min

    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

    04/12/2010 Duración: 44min

    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

    18/10/2010 Duración: 01h01min

    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

    03/05/2010 Duración: 01h05min

    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

    20/04/2010 Duración: 57min

    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 evaluation techniques can give important insights into the effectiveness of development programmes.  She explains the role (and limitations) of randomised controlled trials, and she addresses some of the […]

  • Episode 20: Corruption

    04/11/2009 Duración: 01h05min

    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

    26/10/2009 Duración: 37min

    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 and a non-executive director of Oxford Policy Management. This podcast is in collaboration with the Overseas Development Institute. Download transcript (pdf)

  • Episode 18: Portfolios of the Poor

    29/08/2009 Duración: 01h02min

    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 $2 a day. You may be surprised by the extent to which they use financial services.  Daryl and Jonathan describe their work and their findings. Running […]

  • Episode 17: Obama in Ghana

    19/07/2009 Duración: 01h07min

    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 means for the US and Africa. President Obama’s speech Chris Blattman’s blog Comments on the speech from Bill Easterly Comments […]

  • Episode 16: False Economy

    18/07/2009 Duración: 41min

    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 Economics. Running time 41 minutes; size 17.8 Mb. Download transcript (pdf)

  • Episode 15: Peter Singer

    15/06/2009 Duración: 58min

    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 countries. Here are the links mentioned in the podcast. The Life You Can Save website Buy The Life You Can Save […]

  • Episode 14: Philanthrocapitalism

    24/05/2009 Duración: 01h04min

    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 transcript (pdf)

  • Episode 13: Butijira

    13/05/2009 Duración: 27min

    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 Conservatives win the next General Election. Download transcript (pdf) Running time 25 minutes 56 seconds; size 16.9 Mb

  • Episode 12: The Hague

    25/03/2009 Duración: 46min

    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 transcript (pdf) In this episode of Development Drums we talk about the International Criminal Court and the arrest warrant that has been issued for the […]

  • Episode 11: Moorgate

    14/03/2009 Duración: 01h10min

    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: 1 hour and 11 minutes. File size: 32.4 Mb Download transcript (pdf) The British Government held a 2 day conference on 9th and […]

  • Episode 10: Oxford

    06/03/2009

    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

    20/02/2009 Duración: 54min

    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) talk about the 2009 Development Cooperation Report, progress towards increasing aid and the way it is delivered, and the work of the DAC.

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