Podcasts by The World Isnt Flat
The World Isn't Flat (iTunes: https://apple.co/2K9KnGl) is a weekly podcast on global development hosted by four grad students at the London School of Economics: Jovan Johnson (from Jamaica), Shahrukh Wani (Pakistan), David Yamron (USA), and Adrien Ciret (France). Every week we dig deep into a topic relevant to making poor countries rich, discussing history, international relations, economics, and politics.
Further podcasts by David Yamron, Jovan Johnson, Shahrukh Wani, and Adrien Ciret
Podcast on the topic Regierung
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Jean-Paul Faguet talks to Shahrukh Wani on institutional change from 2019-05-15T18:44:23
What motivates leaders to undertake potentially costly actions where there is uncertainty of the identity of winners and losers? The loser could in fact be the leader undertaking the reform itself....
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S02E03: Jamaica, Crime, and Politics from 2018-06-26T13:09:43
Post-independence Jamaica has been marked by the clientelistic relationship between political parties and organized crime. This week, Jovan walks the team through the history and political economy ...
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S02E02: Private Delivery of Education in Developing Countries from 2018-06-04T09:24:38
Private school education is on the rise in many developing countries. While this phenomenon has been driven by middle and upper-class demand for quality education and state failure to provide it, t...
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S02E01: Naila Kabeer on Gender and Development from 2018-05-19T08:16:36
In our first episode of the season 2 we talk to Professor Naila Kabeer on Gender and Development.
Professor Naila is Professor of Gender and Development at the London School of Economics s...
S01E06: Populism and Development from 2018-03-08T22:04:31
Right-wing anti-immigrant parties are back in the developed world. This is changing how we think about international development. The boys discuss and just barely save themselves from getting into ...
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