# Six economists and the making of modern development | David Engerman

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Podcast: [In Pursuit of Development](https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-pursuit-of-development-375149)
Published: 2026-02-11T06:00:00+00:00
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David Engerman takes Dan Banik inside the lives and rivalries of six South Asian economists who helped define what “development” would mean in the postcolonial world. From Cambridge seminars to global institutions, the conversation reveals how their debates on trade, planning, inequality, and human welfare still shape the choices governments face today.

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