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Audio
This page will host audio pods which may be downloaded. These are recorded at relevant debates, conferences, events and forums.
Instructions
Left-click on the Speaker icon to listen to the MP3 file directly in your web browser. Right-click the speaker icon and choose either "Save Target As" or "Save Links As" to download and save the MP3 file.
We apologise for sound quality and background noise, these audio pods are recorded on participants' own devices not on professional equipment. They nonetheless provide audible valuable insights.
Global Inequality
This audio pod contains an introduction provided by Daniel Ben-Ami for an Emerging Economies forum on Global Inequality. Daniel Ben-Ami is a finance and economics journalist and author of Cowardly Capitalism: The Myth of the Global Financial Casino
The growth of the emerging economies has captivated the imagination, leading to speculation that the gap between the rich world and the poor may finally be closing. In this introduction Daniel suggests that away from the headline figures there is a more complex story to be understood and that the meaning of equality and inequality has changed.
Food and Commodities Inflation
This audio pod contains an introduction provided by Joe Kaplinsky for an Emerging Economies forum on Food and Commodities Inflation. Joe Kaplinsky is co-author of Energise!
Recent inflation in food prices has led some to warn of the impact of rising prosperity of consumers in the world's developing nations. How much does the current bout of inflation have to do with increased affluence in the world's emerging economies, or even the increased use of farm land for biofuels? In this introduction Joe outlines the facts and suggests a more complex set of interrelated factors need to be considered.