# In Pursuit of Development

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Author: DAN BANIK
Episodes: 175

## Resource

Step into conversations that travel across continents and challenge the way you think about progress. From democracy and inequality to climate resilience and healthcare, Dan Banik explores how societies navigate the complex terrain of democracy, poverty, inequality, and sustainability. Through dialogues with scholars, leaders, and innovators, In Pursuit of Development uncovers how ideas travel, why policies succeed or fail, and what it takes to build a more just and resilient world. Expect sharp insights, candid reflections, and a global perspective that connects local struggles to universal aspirations. Listen, reflect, and be inspired to see global development in a new light. 🎧

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## Episodes
- [African agency at the crossroads | Dan Banik](https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-pursuit-of-development-375149/african-agency-at-the-crossroads-dan-banik) — 2026-05-13T05:00:00+00:00
- [How public institutions become captured | Elizabeth Dávid-Barrett](https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-pursuit-of-development-375149/how-public-institutions-become-captured-elizabeth-d-vid-barrett) — 2026-04-29T05:00:00+00:00
- [Why the UN looks different from the Global South | Alanna O’Malley](https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-pursuit-of-development-375149/why-the-un-looks-different-from-the-global-south-alanna-o-malley) — 2026-04-22T05:00:00+00:00
- [The poverty trap that kills a million people a year | Madhukar Pai](https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-pursuit-of-development-375149/the-poverty-trap-that-kills-a-million-people-a-year-madhukar-pai) — 2026-04-15T05:09:47+00:00
- [Can aid still fight poverty? | Elina Scheja](https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-pursuit-of-development-375149/can-aid-still-fight-poverty-elina-scheja) — 2026-04-08T05:00:00+00:00
- [Can Asia still deliver the development dream? | Philip Schellekens](https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-pursuit-of-development-375149/can-asia-still-deliver-the-development-dream-philip-schellekens) — 2026-04-01T05:00:00+00:00
- [Urbanization, inequality and the future of development | Benjamin Bradlow](https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-pursuit-of-development-375149/urbanization-inequality-and-the-future-of-development-benjamin-bradlow) — 2026-03-25T05:24:33+00:00
- [Why the middle class will shape global development | Homi Kharas](https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-pursuit-of-development-375149/why-the-middle-class-will-shape-global-development-homi-kharas) — 2026-03-18T06:00:00+00:00
- [Artificial intelligence and the future of human decision-making | Francesco Marcelloni](https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-pursuit-of-development-375149/artificial-intelligence-and-the-future-of-human-decision-making-francesco-marcelloni) — 2026-03-11T06:00:00+00:00
- [Why India–China relations could reshape the global order | Manoj Kewalramani](https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-pursuit-of-development-375149/why-india-china-relations-could-reshape-the-global-order-manoj-kewalramani) — 2026-03-04T06:00:00+00:00
- [Can philosophy save a world obsessed with power? | Thomas Pogge](https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-pursuit-of-development-375149/can-philosophy-save-a-world-obsessed-with-power-thomas-pogge) — 2026-02-25T06:00:00+00:00
- [Debt, development finance, and global agency | David McNair](https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-pursuit-of-development-375149/debt-development-finance-and-global-agency-david-mcnair) — 2026-02-18T06:00:00+00:00
- [Six economists and the making of modern development | David Engerman](https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-pursuit-of-development-375149/six-economists-and-the-making-of-modern-development-david-engerman) — 2026-02-11T06:00:00+00:00
- [Making evidence actually usable | Lindsey Moore](https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-pursuit-of-development-375149/making-evidence-actually-usable-lindsey-moore) — 2026-02-04T06:00:00+00:00
- [Vietnam’s remarkable development turnaround | Arve Hansen](https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-pursuit-of-development-375149/vietnam-s-remarkable-development-turnaround-arve-hansen) — 2026-01-28T06:00:00+00:00
- [Energy for growth on the African continent | Todd Moss](https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-pursuit-of-development-375149/energy-for-growth-on-the-african-continent-todd-moss) — 2026-01-21T06:00:00+00:00
- [Looking back, thinking forward | Dan Banik](https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-pursuit-of-development-375149/looking-back-thinking-forward-dan-banik) — 2025-12-23T06:00:00+00:00
- [Climate, conflict and the development squeeze | Florian Krampe](https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-pursuit-of-development-375149/climate-conflict-and-the-development-squeeze-florian-krampe) — 2025-12-17T06:00:00+00:00
- [Aid at the breaking point | Nilima Gulrajani](https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-pursuit-of-development-375149/aid-at-the-breaking-point-nilima-gulrajani) — 2025-12-10T06:00:00+00:00
- [How Latin America sees the new Global South | Benedicte Bull](https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-pursuit-of-development-375149/how-latin-america-sees-the-new-global-south-benedicte-bull) — 2025-12-06T06:01:01+00:00
- [Borders, bargains, and the business of smuggling | Max Gallien](https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-pursuit-of-development-375149/borders-bargains-and-the-business-of-smuggling-max-gallien) — 2025-12-03T06:00:00+00:00
- [Solidarity in a divided world | Cecilia Bailliet](https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-pursuit-of-development-375149/solidarity-in-a-divided-world-cecilia-bailliet) — 2025-11-29T06:00:00+00:00
- [When evidence meets Washington politics | Dean Karlan](https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-pursuit-of-development-375149/when-evidence-meets-washington-politics-dean-karlan) — 2025-11-26T06:00:00+00:00
- [China’s evolving role in global development finance | Hong Bo](https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-pursuit-of-development-375149/china-s-evolving-role-in-global-development-finance-hong-bo) — 2025-11-19T06:00:00+00:00
- [Power, policy, and the future of global development | Rachel Glennerster](https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-pursuit-of-development-375149/power-policy-and-the-future-of-global-development-rachel-glennerster) — 2025-11-12T06:00:00+00:00

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