In Pursuit of Development 🎙️🌍

One bridge. 2 politicians. Both claimed the credit.
This fascinating story from Malawi raises a much bigger question: Can democracy really thrive when governments depend on foreign aid to deliver development?

Listen to our guest @ryan_jablonski

Foreign aid is politics. Who gets the credit when a new school is built? The donor who pays for it, or the politician who claims to have delivered it?

Our guest is @ryan_jablonski, and we discuss the hidden politics of foreign aid, elections, and democracy.

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What if some of the best solutions to the Global South's problems are coming from the Global South itself?

Our guest this week is @dimaalkhatib1, Director @UNOSSC.

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#SouthSouthCooperation #globaldev

⁉️ What if the most dangerous forms of corruption are perfectly legal?

We obsess over bribes and dishonest politicians. But what about lobbying, political influence, and powerful elites who help write the rules?

Michael Johnston challenges some uncomfortable assumptions

Is corruption the world's favorite excuse for everything that goes wrong?

🎧 Listen to Michael Johnston about why fighting corruption is far more complicated than we think. And why wealthy democracies should stop lecturing the rest of the world.

#Corruption #GlobalDevelopment