Few would argue that a country’s development trajectory is not crucially influenced by its government’s ability to manage public resources. The stability of the economy, the delivery of basic services such as education and health - even the legitimacy of the state itself - all greatly depend on effective and equitable public finance management. In fragile and conflict-affected states, public finance reforms have been high on the agenda for both donors and governments alike -- and a key part of t...
Jun 01, 2015•1 hr 7 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Devpolicy Research Associate Tess Newton Cain sits down with Peter Forau, Director General of the Melanesian Spearhead Group Secretariat, discussing their successes throughout 25 years of operation. A full transcript is available here: http://devpolicy.org/pacific-conversations/1.%20Transcript%20of%20interview%20with%20Peter%20Forau.docx A blog post is available here: http://devpolicy.org/peter-forau-on-why-the-melanesian-spearhead-group-is-a-success-20130305/ Read and subscribe to our daily blo...
Jun 01, 2015•56 min•Season 2Ep. 3
In this podcast Devpolicy Director Stephen Howes sits down with Michael Clemens, a Senior Fellow at the Centre for Global Development and migration expert. The main topics covered were: The US Seasonal Workers Program Skilled vs. unskilled migration Fostering skilled migration The Australia Pacific Technical College Read and subscribe to our daily blogs at devpolicy.org. Learn more about our research and join our public events at devpolicy.anu.edu.au. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and...
Jun 01, 2015•30 min•Season 2Ep. 2
One of the biggest growth opportunities in the world economy lies not in the mobility of goods or capital, but in the mobility of labour. Many people born in low-income countries would like to leave those countries, but barriers prevent their emigration. Those barriers, according to economists’ best estimates to date, cost the world economy much more than all remaining barriers to the international movement of goods and capital combined. Yet economists spend a great time studying the movement of...
Jun 01, 2015•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Timor-Leste, which gained its independence in 2002, is one of the world's youngest countries. Born out of a history of violence and poverty, in recent years Timor-Leste has experienced both social stability and rapid growth, and its development prospects have strengthened considerably. Timor-Leste has also been a pioneer in establishing the g7+, a group of 17 fragile states, which was formed in 2010 as a country-owned and country-led global mechanism to monitor, report and draw attention to the ...
Jun 01, 2015•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Jorgen Randers, Professor of Climate Strategy from the BI Norwegian Business School, is one of the world's most respected and rigorous global systems experts. Forty years ago he co-authored the best-selling environmental book of all time -- The Club of Rome's 1972 Limits to Growth, which set out different scenarios, including ones of overshooting and collapse, out to 2100. Now, 40 years later, Randers asks the question: What will the world look like in another 40 years? His answer is in his new ...
Jun 01, 2015•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 5
This full day forum examined recent experience and explore the potential for further aid investment in partnership with business in four areas: inclusive business ventures, service delivery, pro-poor supply chains for internationally-traded products, and product development partnerships in health and agriculture. Session 4 (Product development partnerships) speakers: Dr Mary Moran, Director, Policy Cures, Sydney. George Jagoe, Executive VP, Global Access, Medicines for Malaria Venture. Dr Wayne ...
Jun 01, 2015•47 min•Season 1Ep. 4
This full day forum examined recent experience and explore the potential for further aid investment in partnership with business in four areas: inclusive business ventures, service delivery, pro-poor supply chains for internationally-traded products, and product development partnerships in health and agriculture. Session 3 (Pro-poor supply chains for internationally traded products) speakers: Dr Dan Evans, Principal, Executive Compass and Deputy Chairman, B4MD. Rachel Levine, Producer Support an...
Jun 01, 2015•45 min•Season 1Ep. 3
This full day forum examined recent experience and explore the potential for further aid investment in partnership with business in four areas: inclusive business ventures, service delivery, pro-poor supply chains for internationally-traded products, and product development partnerships in health and agriculture. Session 2 (Partnerships for service delivery) speakers: Annmaree O’Keeffe, Research Fellow, Lowy Institute for International Policy. Ross Hutton, Manager Health Services, Oil Search Hea...
Jun 01, 2015•45 min•Season 1Ep. 2
This full day forum examined recent experience and explore the potential for further aid investment in partnership with business in four areas: inclusive business ventures, service delivery, pro-poor supply chains for internationally-traded products, and product development partnerships in health and agriculture. Session 1 (Keynote address and inclusive business) speakers: Dr Jane Thomason, Chairperson, JTA International (keynote). Sean Rooney, Principal Consultant, The Foundation for Developmen...
Jun 01, 2015•1 hr 55 min•Season 1Ep. 1
