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Independent research & practical ideas for global prosperity
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Global Prosperity Wonkcast
Archive for July, 2010Turning the Tide through Better Prevention: Mead Over on the AIDS TransitionJuly 27, 2010Posted by Lawrence MacDonald in Global Health Policy Tags: Health, HIV/AIDS, Mead OverThe Wonkcast is taking a brief summer vacation. We’ve selected this show from our archives- it was originally posted on May 25, 2010.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Comment »How to Help the World’s Least Developed Countries: UNCTAD’s Deb BhattacharyaJuly 20, 2010Posted by Lawrence MacDonald in Global Development, Globalization, Inequality, Poverty, Trade Tags: Deb Bhattacharya, LDCs, Poverty
Deb begins by explaining how the official Least Developed Country list is defined. There are three criteria for inclusion, he explains. Obviously, poverty, as measured in per capita income, is one of them. A second is what Deb calls “human assets,” expressed in education and health indicators. And the third is a measure of economic vulnerability to natural or manmade disasters.”Haiti is a classic example of how vulnerable these economies are,” Deb explains. “You get hit not only by man-made disasters, but also by natural exogenous shocks.” Podcast: Play in new window | Download 3 Comments »Bringing Needed Medicines to Market: Tom Bollyky on Clinical Trials for Neglected DiseasesJuly 13, 2010Posted by Lawrence MacDonald in Global Health Policy Tags: Clinical Trials, Global Health, Neglected Diseases, Tom Bollyky
For those unfamiliar with the scale of the problem, Tom gives a quick introduction to what neglected diseases are. Common diseases like malaria and tuberculosis and less common diseases like dengue fever and hookworm together afflict more than one billion people worldwide. Yet, because they’re not big problems in high income countries, very little research has gone towards finding cures for them. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Comment »Satish Chand on the Challenges of Small Island StatesJuly 6, 2010Posted by Lawrence MacDonald in Climate Change, Fragile States, Globalization, Migration and Development Tags: Climate, Fragile States, Island nations, Migration, Satish Chand
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Even as the cost of treating HIV/AIDS has fallen dramatically, the number of people newly infected has remained high. What can be done to reverse this trend and finally defeat this disease? This week on the Wonkcast, I’m joined by 
There are 49 countries in the world that the United Nations classifies as Least Developed Countries (LDCs). How does a country wind up on the list, and how is the international community working to help these countries develop? My guest this week is Debapriya Bhattacharya, currently a Special Advisor to the Secretary General of the 
Fueled by charitable giving, more and more medical research is focusing on treating and curing thus-far neglected diseases. Is the regulatory framework ready? My guest this week is 
Especially during the hot summer months, some of us might daydream about packing up and relocating to a small tropical island somewhere in the Pacific. From a development perspective, however, small island states face unique challenges—most obviously from rising sea levels, but also from the economic dynamics created by their small size and isolation. My guest this week is 
