How public institutions become captured | Elizabeth Dávid-Barrett
From In Pursuit of Development by Dan Banik
April 29, 2026 · 44 min · Season 6 · Episode 32
About this episode
Dan Banik speaks with Elizabeth Dávid-Barrett about state capture and its implications for development and accountability.
Dan Banik speaks with Elizabeth Dávid-Barrett about state capture and development. Together, they explore how corruption moves beyond bribes to reshape institutions, weaken accountability, deepen inequality, and allow powerful political and business actors to rewrite the rules in their own favor.
People in this episode
Host: Dan Banik
Guest: Elizabeth Dávid-Barrett
Topics covered
- state capture
- corruption
- development
- accountability
- inequality
- politics
Keywords
- state capture
- corruption
- development
- accountability
- inequality
- politics
- institutions
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: state, institutions, political and business actors
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