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Human Inequality in Global Perspective
by A. Haroon Akram-Lodhi
The past year has been a tumultuous one -- the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way the world works, but in ways that we do not yet understand, while #BlackLivesMatterhas been challenging deep-seated structures of authority around the world.
We know that the COVID-19 pandemic is a pandemic of inequality -- marginalized and racialized communities are far more vulnerable to the SARS-COV-2 virus. We know that #BlackLivesMatterchallenges structures of inequality. We live in a world that on the one hand is richer than at any other time in human history but which on the other hand sees hundreds of millions of people living in poverty and global inequality being historically unprecedented. These forces can be starkly illustrated: on 20 July 2020 Jeff Bezos, the richest man in the world, added US$13 billion to his wealth in just one day.
Our world can at times appear to be out of control and beyond our comprehension. Yet it is possible to cut through this complexity and and unpack the key factors shaping the contemporary world. Human inequality in global perspective is designed to enable you to understand how our world of unparalleled affluence and immense deprivation came to be. After all, if we want the world to become a better place the first thing that we must do is try to better understand it.
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Episodes
EP 08 International development assistance – help or hindrance? PT 5: How does international development happen?
10m · PublishedInternational development assistance is a complex and messy business. Nonetheless, it can have dramatic impacts on human well-being. It is notable, for example, that when South Korean officials speak of their development experience since the end of the Korean War, they always highlight the role of aid in being a catalyst of social transformation. But in order to have a catalytic impact, the state receiving aid must be capable of absorbing it -- and that is often not the case.
Part 5 of this Episode inquires about the role of international development assistance in the process of international development, and summarizes how international development happens.
EP 08 International development assistance – help or hindrance? PT 4: What is Canada's role in international aid?
10m · PublishedInternational development assistance is a complex and messy business. Nonetheless, it can have dramatic impacts on human well-being. It is notable, for example, that when South Korean officials speak of their development experience since the end of the Korean War, they always highlight the role of aid in being a catalyst of social transformation. But in order to have a catalytic impact, the state receiving aid must be capable of absorbing it -- and that is often not the case.
Part 4 of this Episode considers Canada's international development assistance.
EP 08 International development assistance – help or hindrance? PT 3: Current developments in aid policy and practice
10m · PublishedInternational development assistance is a complex and messy business. Nonetheless, it can have dramatic impacts on human well-being. It is notable, for example, that when South Korean officials speak of their development experience since the end of the Korean War, they always highlight the role of aid in being a catalyst of social transformation. But in order to have a catalytic impact, the state receiving aid must be capable of absorbing it -- and that is often not the case.
Part 3 of this Episode explores recent developments in international development assistance policy and practice.
EP 08 International development assistance – help or hindrance? PT 2: Why is aid volatile?
10m · PublishedInternational development assistance is a complex and messy business. Nonetheless, it can have dramatic impacts on human well-being. It is notable, for example, that when South Korean officials speak of their development experience since the end of the Korean War, they always highlight the role of aid in being a catalyst of social transformation. But in order to have a catalytic impact, the state receiving aid must be capable of absorbing it -- and that is often not the case.
Part 2 of this Episode examines the reason why international development assistance may be highly volatile, in the amounts transferred, in the places that receive the transfer, and in the objective of the transfer.
EP 08 International development assistance – help or hindrance? PT 1: What is aid?
11m · PublishedInternational development assistance is a complex and messy business. Nonetheless, it can have dramatic impacts on human well-being. It is notable, for example, that when South Korean officials speak of their development experience since the end of the Korean War, they always highlight the role of aid in being a catalyst of social transformation. But in order to have a catalytic impact, the state receiving aid must be capable of absorbing it -- and that is often not the case.
Part 1 of this Episode defines international development assistance and distinguishes it from private aid.
EP 07 Regulating globalization and international trade PT 4: Globalization and its discontents
8m · PublishedIn Part 4 of this Episode evaluate why countries enter into international trade and investment agreements, and whether these agreements are associated with rising human inequality.
EP 07 Regulating globalization and international trade PT 3: Bilateral and regional trade and investment agreements
16m · PublishedIn Part 3 of this Episode we will explore the reasons why and workings of bilateral and regional trade and investment agreements, paying close attention to those with which Canada is involved.
EP 07 Regulating globalization and international trade PT 2: The Doha Development Agenda
10m · PublishedIn Part 2 of this Episode we will discuss the most recent "round" of global trade negotiations organized by the WTO, the so-called "Doha Development Agenda."
EP 07 Regulating Regulating globalization and international trade PT 1: The World Trade Organization
16m · PublishedIn Part 1 of this Episode we will examine the organization, structure and purpose of the WTO.
EP 06 Globalization and development, 1995 to now – rhetoric or reality? PT 4: Is globalization inevitable?
14m · PublishedPart 4 of this Episode critically evaluates globalization and finds the propositions of some of its proponents less than convincing even as it contributes to global human inequality.
Human Inequality in Global Perspective has 32 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 7:01:08. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on December 18th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on April 19th, 2024 10:13.