Archive for January 8, 2020
Podcast: Vietnam’s Economic Revolution
In this episode of Dollar and Sense from Brookings, David Dollar interviews “one of the heroines of Vietnam’s economic reforms.” Madamae Pham Chi Lan is the former secretary general of Vietnam’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Here, she discusses Vietnam’s development to date and the next steps she sees the country needing to take.
Read MorePodcast: Choosing Community Leaders in Uganda
Choosing Better Community Leaders This podcast from VoxDev discusses how different methods of choosing leaders can lead to different outcomes. If leaders in this experiment in Uganda were chosen in an open discussion, the researchers found that the most influential people tended to be chosen. However, these influential and loud people weren’t exactly the best…
Read MoreProf. Caprio Recommends: Taxation and State Capacity
Taxation and State Capacity In this VoxDev talks, Tim Besley of LSE talks about how some states, like the Nordics, can enjoy higher rates of taxation and still get compliance, whereas others might not be able to attain either. He attributes the ability to tax as a cultural phenomenon that can be changed over time:…
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