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Debt, development finance, and global agency | David McNair

Podcast: In Pursuit of Development
Published: Feb 18, 2026
Duration seconds: 2885
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Summary

Dan Banik speaks with David McNair about the shifting politics of global development in an era of debt distress and declining humanitarian funding. They explore how activism must adapt to a changing global financial landscape, the rise of agency in the Global South, and what it will take to reform development finance for the years ahead.