https://www.spreaker.com/show/human-inequality-in-global-perspective
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 #BlackLivesMatter challenges 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.]]>enSocial SciencesCopyright A. Haroon Akram-Lodhihttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d375b1fa2a913935858cb2787bcaf5c4.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/show/human-inequality-in-global-perspectiveWed, 28 Feb 2024 16:48:20 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiA. Haroon Akram-Lodhiharoonakramlodhi@trentu.caHow did our world of unparalleled affluence and immense deprivation come to be?
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 #BlackLivesMatter challenges 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.]]>falseepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-08-international-development-assistance-help-or-hindrance-pt-5-how-does-international-development-happen--40448761
International 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.

]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40448761Mon, 31 Aug 2020 21:34:25 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiInternational development assistance, or "aid", is the transfer of resources at concessional rates of interest, which means rates of interest that are lower than those that could be obtained on financial markets. The Development Assistance Committee...
International 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.

]]>617falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-08-international-development-assistance-help-or-hindrance-pt-4-what-is-canada-s-role-in-international-aid--40448760
International 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.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40448760Mon, 31 Aug 2020 21:34:16 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiInternational development assistance, or "aid", is the transfer of resources at concessional rates of interest, which means rates of interest that are lower than those that could be obtained on financial markets. The Development Assistance Committee...
International 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.]]>613falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-08-international-development-assistance-help-or-hindrance-pt-3-current-developments-in-aid-policy-and-practice--40448759
International 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.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40448759Mon, 31 Aug 2020 21:34:07 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiInternational development assistance, or "aid", is the transfer of resources at concessional rates of interest, which means rates of interest that are lower than those that could be obtained on financial markets. The Development Assistance Committee...
International 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.]]>652falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-08-international-development-assistance-help-or-hindrance-pt-2-why-is-aid-volatile--40448758
International 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.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40448758Mon, 31 Aug 2020 21:33:58 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiInternational development assistance, or "aid", is the transfer of resources at concessional rates of interest, which means rates of interest that are lower than those that could be obtained on financial markets. The Development Assistance Committee...
International 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.]]>658falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-08-international-development-assistance-help-or-hindrance-pt-1-what-is-aid--40448757
International 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.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40448757Mon, 31 Aug 2020 21:33:49 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiInternational development assistance, or "aid", is the transfer of resources at concessional rates of interest, which means rates of interest that are lower than those that could be obtained on financial markets. The Development Assistance Committee...
International 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.]]>710falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-07-regulating-globalization-and-international-trade-pt-4-globalization-and-its-discontents--40448709
In 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.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40448709Mon, 31 Aug 2020 21:33:38 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiAs we have seen, globalization is the economic integration of trade, production and finance on a world scale. However, the process of globalization is not unfettered; it is regulated, by the World Trade Organization (WTO). The WTO has an immense...
In 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.]]>519falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-07-regulating-globalization-and-international-trade-pt-3-bilateral-and-regional-trade-and-investment-agreements--40448708
In 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.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40448708Mon, 31 Aug 2020 21:33:28 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiAs we have seen, globalization is the economic integration of trade, production and finance on a world scale. However, the process of globalization is not unfettered; it is regulated, by the World Trade Organization (WTO). The WTO has an immense...
In 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.]]>975falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-07-regulating-globalization-and-international-trade-pt-2-the-doha-development-agenda--40448710
In 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."]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40448710Mon, 31 Aug 2020 21:33:19 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiAs we have seen, globalization is the economic integration of trade, production and finance on a world scale. However, the process of globalization is not unfettered; it is regulated, by the World Trade Organization (WTO). The WTO has an immense...
In 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."]]>627falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-07-regulating-regulating-globalization-and-international-trade-pt-1-the-world-trade-organization--40448711
In Part 1 of this Episode we will examine the organization, structure and purpose of the WTO.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40448711Mon, 31 Aug 2020 21:33:05 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiAs we have seen, globalization is the economic integration of trade, production and finance on a world scale. However, the process of globalization is not unfettered; it is regulated, by the World Trade Organization (WTO). The WTO has an immense...
In Part 1 of this Episode we will examine the organization, structure and purpose of the WTO.]]>988falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-06-globalization-and-development-1995-to-now-rhetoric-or-reality-pt-4-is-globalization-inevitable--40448671
Part 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.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40448671Mon, 31 Aug 2020 21:32:53 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiGlobalization is the economic integration of trade, production and finance on a world scale. Principally demonstrated by an increasing trade-intensity of production, an increasing share of foreign direct investment in production, and an increasing...
Part 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.]]>891falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-06-globalization-and-development-1995-to-now-rhetoric-or-reality-pt-3-transnational-corporations-and-corporate-power--40448672
Part 3 of this Episode dissects the corporate power that has accrued to transnational corporations and the implications of that power.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40448672Mon, 31 Aug 2020 21:32:37 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiGlobalization is the economic integration of trade, production and finance on a world scale. Principally demonstrated by an increasing trade-intensity of production, an increasing share of foreign direct investment in production, and an increasing...
Part 3 of this Episode dissects the corporate power that has accrued to transnational corporations and the implications of that power.]]>525falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-06-globalization-and-development-1995-to-now-rhetoric-or-reality-pt-2-elements-of-the-transnational-corporation--40448673
Part 2 of this Episode introduces transnational corporations as the central agent of the process of globalization.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40448673Mon, 31 Aug 2020 21:32:22 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiGlobalization is the economic integration of trade, production and finance on a world scale. Principally demonstrated by an increasing trade-intensity of production, an increasing share of foreign direct investment in production, and an increasing...
Part 2 of this Episode introduces transnational corporations as the central agent of the process of globalization.]]>505falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-06-globalization-and-development-1995-to-now-rhetoric-or-reality-pt-1-what-is-globalization--40448670
Part 1 of this Episode defines the key characteristics of globalization.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40448670Mon, 31 Aug 2020 21:32:11 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiGlobalization is the economic integration of trade, production and finance on a world scale. Principally demonstrated by an increasing trade-intensity of production, an increasing share of foreign direct investment in production, and an increasing...
Part 1 of this Episode defines the key characteristics of globalization.]]>595falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-05-structural-adjustment-and-development-dilemmas-1980-1995-pt-4-do-imf-and-world-bank-policies-work--40448556
In Part 4 of this Episode, the effectiveness of structural adjustment, Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers and austerity are evaluated by examining the consequences of such policies.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40448556Mon, 31 Aug 2020 21:31:57 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiThe debt crisis that emerged in the late 1970s and early 1980s forced a number of states in Asia, Africa and Latin America to seek out financial assistance from the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. Assistance was given in exchange for a...
In Part 4 of this Episode, the effectiveness of structural adjustment, Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers and austerity are evaluated by examining the consequences of such policies.]]>682falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-05-structural-adjustment-and-development-dilemmas-1980-1995-pt-3-the-washington-consensus-structural-adjustment-and-prsps--40448558
In Part 3 of this Episode, the hallmarks of the so-called "Washington Consensus" are laid out and the content of stabilization, structural adjustment and Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers are outlined.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40448558Mon, 31 Aug 2020 21:31:43 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiThe debt crisis that emerged in the late 1970s and early 1980s forced a number of states in Asia, Africa and Latin America to seek out financial assistance from the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. Assistance was given in exchange for a...
In Part 3 of this Episode, the hallmarks of the so-called "Washington Consensus" are laid out and the content of stabilization, structural adjustment and Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers are outlined.]]>836falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-05-structural-adjustment-and-development-dilemmas-1980-1995-pt-2-the-bretton-woods-institutions--40448555
In Part 2 of this Episode, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are introduced and explained.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40448555Mon, 31 Aug 2020 21:31:31 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiThe debt crisis that emerged in the late 1970s and early 1980s forced a number of states in Asia, Africa and Latin America to seek out financial assistance from the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. Assistance was given in exchange for a...
In Part 2 of this Episode, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are introduced and explained.]]>718falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-05-structural-adjustment-and-development-dilemmas-1980-1995-pt-1-the-debt-crisis--40448557
In Part 1 of this Episode, the origins and consequences of the debt crisis are discussed.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40448557Mon, 31 Aug 2020 21:31:08 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiThe debt crisis that emerged in the late 1970s and early 1980s forced a number of states in Asia, Africa and Latin America to seek out financial assistance from the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. Assistance was given in exchange for a...
In Part 1 of this Episode, the origins and consequences of the debt crisis are discussed.]]>609falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-04-decolonization-and-state-building-1950-1980-pt-3-import-substituting-industrialization-success-or-failure--40448499
Part 3 of this Episode explores the key tenets of the development strategy of the newly-independent states of Asia and Africa, import-substituting industrialization, and evaluates the critique that was laid at the door of import-substituting industrialization.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40448499Mon, 31 Aug 2020 21:29:42 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiLatin America decolonized in the early 19th century. Following the end of World War I, some limited decolonization took place. But as nationalism gathered pace in the 1920s and 1930s mass movements for liberation and independence blossomed. In the...
Part 3 of this Episode explores the key tenets of the development strategy of the newly-independent states of Asia and Africa, import-substituting industrialization, and evaluates the critique that was laid at the door of import-substituting industrialization.]]>821falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-04-decolonization-and-state-building-1950-1980-pt-2-the-developmental-state--40448500
Part 2 of this Episode looks at the strategy adopted by newly-independent states in Asia and Africa to try and "develop" by improving the living standards and livelihoods of populations, and reflects upon the theoretical basis of this strategy.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40448500Mon, 31 Aug 2020 21:28:56 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiLatin America decolonized in the early 19th century. Following the end of World War I, some limited decolonization took place. But as nationalism gathered pace in the 1920s and 1930s mass movements for liberation and independence blossomed. In the...
Part 2 of this Episode looks at the strategy adopted by newly-independent states in Asia and Africa to try and "develop" by improving the living standards and livelihoods of populations, and reflects upon the theoretical basis of this strategy.]]>770falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-04-decolonization-and-state-building-1950-1980-pt-1-origins-of-decolonization--40448498
Part 1 of this Episode examines the origins of decolonization, paying particular attention to the end of World War I, the Russian Revolution, and the rise of nationalism across Asia and Africa.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40448498Mon, 31 Aug 2020 21:28:41 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiLatin America decolonized in the early 19th century. Following the end of World War I, some limited decolonization took place. But as nationalism gathered pace in the 1920s and 1930s mass movements for liberation and independence blossomed. In the...
Part 1 of this Episode examines the origins of decolonization, paying particular attention to the end of World War I, the Russian Revolution, and the rise of nationalism across Asia and Africa.]]>1272falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-03-colonialism-and-development-in-the-south-and-in-the-north-1500-1950-pt-4-colonialism-imperialism-and-canada--40448455
Part 4 of this Episode defines the concept of imperialism as a specific form of colonialism, before evaluating the ways in which Canadian history represents a precise manifestation of colonialism in both theory and practice.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40448455Mon, 31 Aug 2020 21:25:00 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiModern humans first appeared on the planet around 200,000 years ago, and just over 10,000 years ago humanity began the 5,000 year transition from being hunter-gatherers to being farmers. From there, it was another 4,500 years before Europeans starting...
Part 4 of this Episode defines the concept of imperialism as a specific form of colonialism, before evaluating the ways in which Canadian history represents a precise manifestation of colonialism in both theory and practice.]]>958falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-03-colonialism-and-development-in-the-south-and-in-the-north-1500-1950-pt-3-the-scramble-for-africa--40448453
Part 3 of this Episode focuses in on the last phase of colonialism, the so-called "scramble for Africa", and assesses the ways in which colonialism transformed Sub-Saharan Africa in the space of only a few decades.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40448453Mon, 31 Aug 2020 21:24:35 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiModern humans first appeared on the planet around 200,000 years ago, and just over 10,000 years ago humanity began the 5,000 year transition from being hunter-gatherers to being farmers. From there, it was another 4,500 years before Europeans starting...
Part 3 of this Episode focuses in on the last phase of colonialism, the so-called "scramble for Africa", and assesses the ways in which colonialism transformed Sub-Saharan Africa in the space of only a few decades.]]>908falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-03-colonialism-and-development-in-the-south-and-in-the-north-1500-1950-pt-2-colonial-enslavement--40448452
Part 2 of this Episode examines the history of colonial enslavement, and discusses how enslavement was intimately bound up with the industrial revolution and the development of capitalist economies in both Europe and North America.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40448452Mon, 31 Aug 2020 21:21:45 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiModern humans first appeared on the planet around 200,000 years ago, and just over 10,000 years ago humanity began the 5,000 year transition from being hunter-gatherers to being farmers. From there, it was another 4,500 years before Europeans starting...
Part 2 of this Episode examines the history of colonial enslavement, and discusses how enslavement was intimately bound up with the industrial revolution and the development of capitalist economies in both Europe and North America.]]>1126falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-03-colonialism-and-development-in-the-south-and-in-the-north-1500-1950-pt-1-feudalism-colonialism-and-genocide--40448454
Part 1 of this Episode explains why Europeans began their outward expansion, and documents the genocide of Indigenous populations that took place as a result of the initial colonial expansion.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40448454Mon, 31 Aug 2020 21:20:00 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiModern humans first appeared on the planet around 200,000 years ago, and just over 10,000 years ago humanity began the 5,000 year transition from being hunter-gatherers to being farmers. From there, it was another 4,500 years before Europeans starting...
Part 1 of this Episode explains why Europeans began their outward expansion, and documents the genocide of Indigenous populations that took place as a result of the initial colonial expansion.]]>909falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-02-the-challenge-poverty-and-inequality-in-a-globalizing-world-pt-6-why-is-there-so-much-inequality-and-does-it-matter--40448391
Part 6 of the Episode looks at explanations of inequality and asks: does it matter?]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40448391Mon, 31 Aug 2020 21:20:00 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiWhat exactly is the state of contemporary poverty and inequality, both in Canada and around the world? In this Episode we will examine definitions of poverty and inequality and, using these definitions, look at estimates of the numbers of those living...
Part 6 of the Episode looks at explanations of inequality and asks: does it matter?]]>797falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-02-the-challenge-poverty-and-inequality-in-a-globalizing-world-pt-5-the-1--40448389
Part 5 of the Episode examines the characteristics of the very wealthiest, the top one per cent in the distribution of income and wealth.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40448389Mon, 31 Aug 2020 21:20:00 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiWhat exactly is the state of contemporary poverty and inequality, both in Canada and around the world? In this Episode we will examine definitions of poverty and inequality and, using these definitions, look at estimates of the numbers of those living...
Part 5 of the Episode examines the characteristics of the very wealthiest, the top one per cent in the distribution of income and wealth.]]>511falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-02-the-challenge-poverty-and-inequality-in-a-globalizing-world-pt-4-inequality--40448388
Part 4 of the Episode defines inequality and evaluates global trends in inequality.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40448388Mon, 31 Aug 2020 21:20:00 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiWhat exactly is the state of contemporary poverty and inequality, both in Canada and around the world? In this Episode we will examine definitions of poverty and inequality and, using these definitions, look at estimates of the numbers of those living...
Part 4 of the Episode defines inequality and evaluates global trends in inequality.]]>918falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-02-the-challenge-poverty-and-inequality-in-a-globalizing-world-pt-3-deprivation-and-human-development--40448390
Part 3 of the Episode looks at non-monetary measures of deprivation, some of which are captured in the Human Development Index.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40448390Mon, 31 Aug 2020 21:15:00 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiWhat exactly is the state of contemporary poverty and inequality, both in Canada and around the world? In this Episode we will examine definitions of poverty and inequality and, using these definitions, look at estimates of the numbers of those living...
Part 3 of the Episode looks at non-monetary measures of deprivation, some of which are captured in the Human Development Index.]]>819falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-02-the-challenge-poverty-and-inequality-in-a-globalizing-world-pt-2-poverty--40448387
Part 2 of the Episode defines poverty, defines the international poverty line, looks at the global numbers of those that live beneath the international poverty line, before questioning whether the international poverty line is an adequate means by which to evaluate poverty.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40448387Mon, 31 Aug 2020 21:14:09 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiWhat exactly is the state of contemporary poverty and inequality, both in Canada and around the world? In this Episode we will examine definitions of poverty and inequality and, using these definitions, look at estimates of the numbers of those living...
Part 2 of the Episode defines poverty, defines the international poverty line, looks at the global numbers of those that live beneath the international poverty line, before questioning whether the international poverty line is an adequate means by which to evaluate poverty.]]>975falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-02-the-challenge-poverty-and-inequality-in-a-globalizing-world-pt-1-per-capita-income--40448386
Part 1 of the Episode will define per capita income as it is the most common means by which poverty is evaluated in terms of money.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40448386Mon, 31 Aug 2020 21:13:56 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiWhat exactly is the state of contemporary poverty and inequality, both in Canada and around the world? In this Episode we will examine definitions of poverty and inequality and, using these definitions, look at estimates of the numbers of those living...
Part 1 of the Episode will define per capita income as it is the most common means by which poverty is evaluated in terms of money.]]>897falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-01-what-is-international-development-pt-2-defining-international-development--40448340
Part 2 starts to unpack the meaning of development, using a dictionary to demonstrate the complexity of the idea and to show how within the idea of development lies implicit understandings of the forces that shape the world.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40448340Mon, 31 Aug 2020 21:13:44 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiThe idea of international development has its origins in US President Harry S Truman's "Four Point" Speech on 20 January 1949. However, even though more than 70 years has passed since that time, "development" still means different things to different...
Part 2 starts to unpack the meaning of development, using a dictionary to demonstrate the complexity of the idea and to show how within the idea of development lies implicit understandings of the forces that shape the world.]]>1309falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-01-what-is-international-development-pt-1-an-interconnected-world--40448339
Part 1 provides a brief introduction into how our world is interconnected, and in so doing provides a reason why development, whatever it may mean, should matter to all of us.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40448339Mon, 31 Aug 2020 21:13:30 +0000A. Haroon Akram-LodhiThe idea of international development has its origins in US President Harry S Truman's "Four Point" Speech on 20 January 1949. However, even though more than 70 years has passed since that time, "development" still means different things to different...
Part 1 provides a brief introduction into how our world is interconnected, and in so doing provides a reason why development, whatever it may mean, should matter to all of us.]]>558falsefull