Should Rich Nations Help the Poor?

Professor David Hulme discussed his latest book Should Rich Nations Help The Poor? Professor Hulme’s new book explores the moral and practical arguments for why rich nations should help the poor. He contends that while aid is necessary, it is not sufficient to lift the 1.2 billion people around who remain trapped in poverty and calls for a radical rethink in the policies and priorities of rich nations. Professor David Hulme is Executive Director of the Global Development Institute based at The University of Manchester and CEO of the Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre. Currently, he is the president of the Development Studies Association. He has worked on rural development, poverty and poverty reduction, microfinance, the role of non-government organisations in development, environmental management, social protection and the political economy of global poverty for more than 30 years. His main focus has been on Bangladesh but he has worked extensively across South Asia,East Africa and the Pacific. Recently, he has been a leading international expert in the discussion of the Millennium Development Goals and the Post-2015 Development Agenda ------ Round-up of where you can keep up to date with GDI: Website: https://gdi.manchester.ac.uk Podcast: https://gdi.manchester.ac.uk/podcast/ Facebook:   / globaldevinst   LinkedIn:   / globaldevinst   Twitter:   / globaldevinst