Can Asia still deliver the development dream? | Philip Schellekens

About this episode

Dan Banik speaks with Philip Schellekens about Asia's development and its implications for the future.

Dan Banik speaks with Philip Schellekens, Chief Economist for Asia Pacific at UNDP, about what Asia’s extraordinary rise can (and cannot) teach us about development today. They explore growth, inequality, jobs, aging, AI, and why the future of development depends on moving beyond crisis language toward a more inclusive and opportunity-focused vision.

People in this episode

Host: Dan Banik

Guest: Philip Schellekens

Topics covered

• development
• Asia
• economics
• inequality
• jobs
• AI
• future of development

Keywords

• Asia
• development
• inequality
• jobs
• AI
• UNDP
• economics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UNDP

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