Jeffrey Sachs and Tyler Cowen discuss the resource curse, why Russia failed and Poland succeeded, charter cities, Sach's China optimism, JFK, Paul Rosenstein-Rodan, whether Africa will be able to overcome the middle income trap, Paul Krugman, Sach's favorite novel, premature deindustrialization, and how to reform graduate economics education.
Transcript and related readings: https://medium.com/conversations-with-tyler/jeffrey-sachs-on-the-future-of-economic-development-2650c27b2776
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/conversations-with-tyler/id983795625
Audio link: https://soundcloud.com/conversationswithtyler/jeffrey-sachs-on-the-future-of-economic-development
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