Cgd Podcast With Rajesh Mirchandani

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Synopsis

International development experts share their ideas on how wealthy countries can promote prosperity in developing countries.

Episodes

  • Justice for the Displaced? with Canadian Senator Ratna Omidvar

    18/06/2019 Duration: 19min

    Canadian Senator Ratna Omidvar on how the Frozen Assets Repurposing Act would work, what it could mean for Canada, and why it resonates with her personally.

  • Sounds Robotic: A CGD Podcast – Bright Simons

    07/05/2019 Duration: 24min

    In this episode of Sounds Robotic, host Charles Kenny talks with Bright Simons, founder of the mPedigree Network and VP at the IMANI Center for Policy and Education, about the problems with the “leapfrogging” narrative of innovation in frontier markets, especially in Africa.

  • Looking Beyond Aid with Ian Mitchell

    02/05/2019 Duration: 20min

    CGD's Ian Mitchell on why looking beyond aid is important for development, how the Commitment to Development Index measures and weighs various development factors, and what’s ahead for the Index. 

  • To Brand or Not to Brand? with Gyude Moore

    07/03/2019 Duration: 28min

    Gyude Moore, former Minister of Public Works in Liberia and current visiting fellow at CGD, on aid branding, what China does differently, and what innovation could help developing countries save big on infrastructure.

  • Sounds Robotic: A CGD Podcast – Tom Standage

    06/03/2019 Duration: 31min

    In this episode of Sounds Robotic, host Charles Kenny talks with Tom Standage, Deputy Editor of the Economist, about the potential upsides of AI and automation as well as the "lump of labor" fallacy as applied to robots.

  • Sounds Robotic: A CGD Podcast – Shahid Yusuf

    11/02/2019 Duration: 20min

    In this episode of Sounds Robotic, host Charles Kenny talks with Shahid Yusuf, who argues that the old path to rapid growth—manufacturing export goods—is less and less of an option for poorer countries, and there isn’t a clear new path to replace it.

  • The Politics of Big Data with Yuen Yuen Ang – Sounds Robotic & CGD Podcast

    07/02/2019 Duration: 30min

    Yuen Yuen Ang on how to make your data more meaningful, the dangers of big data in cases of oppression, and whether political freedom is really a requirement for technological development.

  • National Development Banks with Stephany Griffith-Jones

    29/01/2019 Duration: 19min

    Economist Stephany Griffith-Jones on the role development banks can play in innovation, how they should interact with private actors and governments, and what new institutions can learn from their predecessors.

  • Sounds Robotic: A CGD Podcast – Susan Liautaud

    17/12/2018 Duration: 20min

    In this episode of CGD podcast miniseries Sounds Robotic, host Charles Kenny talks with Susan Liautaud about the ethical responsibilities of technology firms in an age of algorithmic control, the weaponization of social media, and the responsibilities of technology-using firms towards workers whose jobs evolve or disappear in the face of AI and robotics.

  • The International Development Finance Club with Scott Morris

    13/12/2018 Duration: 16min

    CGD senior fellow Scott Morris on how the International Development Finance Club institutions could increase their development impact, and, in light of the passage of the BUILD act earlier this year, how the new US Development Finance Corporation can get off to a good start.

  • Sounds Robotic: A CGD Podcast – Lant Pritchett

    03/12/2018 Duration: 43min

    In this episode of new CGD podcast miniseries Sounds Robotic, host Charles Kenny talks with Lant Pritchett about the role of knowledge and technology in economic growth and the problems developing countries face.

  • Sounds Robotic: A CGD Podcast – Diane Coyle

    03/12/2018 Duration: 27min

    In this first episode of new CGD podcast miniseries Sounds Robotic, host Charles Kenny talks with Cambridge University’s Diane Coyle about fears of job loss and inequality from advances in robotics and automation, as well as the regional impact of past technological change and what it might imply on a global scale. 

  • Beyond ID with Anit Mukherjee

    29/11/2018 Duration: 20min

    Anit Mukherjee on why ID is so important for development, what needs to happen to keep people’s data safe, and what developing countries who are considering implementing new ID systems need to know.

  • Financing the SDGs with Martin Chrisney

    20/11/2018 Duration: 15min

    Martin Chrisney, Director of the International Development Assistance Services Institute at KPMG, on why private sector investment is critical to financing the SDGs, how development finance institutions can “blend” together public and private finance, and what governments can do to kickstart economic growth

  • Energy for Growth with Todd Moss

    06/11/2018 Duration: 28min

    Todd Moss, CGD senior fellow and executive director of the recently-launched Energy for Growth Hub, on why the Hub was created, how big the energy gap is, and why the tradeoff between residential and industrial energy isn’t really a tradeoff at all.

  • Targeted Development with Sarah Bermeo

    09/08/2018 Duration: 19min

    Sarah Bermeo, political economist and author of Targeted Development: Industrialized Country Strategy in a Globalizing World, on how rich countries’ motivations for development have evolved, what they mean for developing countries, and where we are now.

  • How Girls Become Leaders with Joyce Banda

    19/07/2018 Duration: 14min

    Former president of Malawi Joyce Banda on how leaders are made, the challenges she faced as Malawi's first women president, and how the development community can help African girls reach their full potential. 

  • A Nation of Immigrants with Denis McDonough

    14/06/2018 Duration: 29min

    Former White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough on the state of US immigration policy, the case for refugee resettlement, and national identity.

  • Rewriting the Migration Story with Louise Arbour

    07/06/2018 Duration: 15min

    Louise Arbour, Special Representative for International Migration at the United Nations, on why we need to do better on migration, how international cooperation enhances national sovereignty, and what’s at stake in the ongoing negotiations for the Global Compact for Migration. 

  • Lessons from Liberia with Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

    28/03/2018 Duration: 24min

    Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former President of Liberia and Africa’s first elected female president, on the impact of private sector investment, the urgency of action on climate change, and the resilience of developing countries.

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