Rebel Economics

04/15/20 • 42 min

As the world slips into recession, possibly even depression, Covid-19 has revealed the design flaws in our global economy.

For decades, the conventional wisdom has been that there’s no problem the invisible hand of the market can’t fix. And while a relentless pursuit of growth at all costs has delivered prosperity for some, the gulf between the haves and the have-nots is at historic levels.

Will this once-in-a-century pandemic create a once-in-a-generation opportunity for a real shift in our economic systems? If so, what should that look like?

Six years ago, Ian Goldin predicted the next financial crisis would be caused by a pandemic. We talk with Ian about how we got here, and how to get out of it.

Then we meet renegade economist, Kate Raworth, whose big idea - people and planet living in harmony “inside the doughnut” - may have found its moment.

Reimagine is a new podcast series about people who are inventing the future. Presented by Oxford Answers and the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship at University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School. New episodes on Thursdays.

Featuring:

Ian Goldin (@ian_goldin), Professor of Globalization and Development, Oxford University

Kate Raworth (@KateRaworth), author of Doughnut Economics

Host:

Peter Drobac (@peterdrobac), Director of the @SkollCentre for Social Entrepreneurship, Oxford Saïd Business School

Resources:

Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21stCentury Economist, by Kate Raworth

The Butterfly Defect: How Globalization Creates Systemic Risks, And What To Do About It, by Ian Goldin and Mike Mariathasan

A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise In Disaster, by Rebecca Solnit

Want to learn more about the show? Check out www.reimaginepodcast.com.

Have a question for Peter? Email him at [email protected].

Credits:

Producer/editor – Eve Streeter for Stabl

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As the world slips into recession, possibly even depression, Covid-19 has revealed the design flaws in our global economy.

Will this once-in-a-century pandemic create a once-in-a-generation opportunity for a real shift in our economic systems? If so, what should that look like?

Six years ago, Ian Goldin predicted the next financial crisis would be caused by a pandemic. We talk with Ian about how we got here, and how to get out of it.

Then we meet renegade economist, Kate Raworth, whose big idea - people and planet living in harmony “inside the doughnut” - may have found its moment.

Featuring:

Ian Goldin (@ian_goldin), Professor of Globalization and Development, Oxford University

Kate Raworth (@KateRaworth), author of Doughnut Economics

Host:

Peter Drobac (@peterdrobac), Director of the @SkollCentre for Social Entrepreneurship, Oxford Saïd Business School

Resources:

Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21stCentury Economist, by Kate Raworth

The Butterfly Defect: How Globalization Creates Systemic Risks, And What To Do About It, by Ian Goldin and Mike Mariathasan

A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise In Disaster, by Rebecca Solnit

Want to learn more about the show? Check out www.reimaginepodcast.com.

Have a question for Peter? Email him at [email protected].

Credits:

Producer/editor – Eve Streeter for Stabl

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Covid-19: the long view with Dr. Paul Farmer

“Shame on us if we cannot seize this moment to make some desperately needed improvements in our health systems.”

For years, many in global health have been saying that “the big one” - a pandemic disease - was a matter of when, not if.

And this is the big one.

So we ripped up our schedule to start the new series of Reimagine with a special emergency podcast on the coronavirus pandemic with the world’s foremost public health hero – Dr. Paul Farmer, the co-founder of Partners In Health.

Peter and Paul have been colleagues, friends and fellow troublemakers for 20 years. They look back to explore what past epidemics can teach us – and ahead to how this pandemic might define us.

What can lessons from Ebola teach us about how to effectively deal with Covid-19? And is this the moment to rebuild our human social architecture to ensure fatalities on this scale never happen again?

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Higher Ground: Reimagining Higher Education

EPISODE 3: Higher Ground: Reimagining Higher Education

“Talent is distributed evenly around the world. What is not is opportunity.”

Around the world universities have closed their physical doors and temporarily moved online due to Covid-19. That creates all kinds of challenges.

But it’s also a chance for us to re-examine the very idea of a university in the 21st century.

Higher education has been broken for a long time. With costs out of control, in many parts of the world a university education is a privilege most could only dream of. While a mismatch between what’s taught and the skills needed for the 21stcentury means many graduating students are burdened with debt and can’t find jobs.

Across Africa higher education has for too long been seen as a luxury the continent cannot afford. According to the World Bank, in sub-Saharan Africa just 9% of young people enrol in a tertiary education. That compares with 60% in the UK, and 88% in the US.

Yet a vanguard of unconventional startup universities is flourishing there. One of them is perhaps the boldest experiment in higher education on the planet – the African Leadership University or ALU.

Peter talks to ALU’s founder, Fred Swaniker, about his vision to transform higher education in Africa by making it cheaper, more accessible and purpose-driven. His goal is to develop 3 million ethical and entrepreneurial leaders for Africa and the world by 2035.

Could this be the future of higher education? Peter explores global trends and possible solutions with international education specialist David Johnson.

Featuring:

Dr David Johnson of the Centre for Comparative and International Education at the University of Oxford.

Fred Swaniker (@FredSwaniker), founder and CEO of the African Leadership Group.

Host:

Peter Drobac (@peterdrobac), Director of the @SkollCentre for Social Entrepreneurship, Oxford Saïd Business School

Resources:

https://www.alueducation.com

Want to learn more about the show? Check out www.reimaginepodcast.com.

Have a question for Peter? Email him at [email protected].

Credits:

Producer/editor – Eve Streeter for Stabl

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