Why the middle class will shape global development | Homi Kharas

About this episode

Dan Banik speaks with Homi Kharas about the rise of the global middle class and its impact on modern development.

Dan Banik speaks with Homi Kharas about the rise of the global middle class and why it has become central to the story of modern development. The conversation explores how middle-class growth is reshaping economies, politics, and aspirations around the world, and why its future will matter for inequality, sustainability, and global change.

People in this episode

Host: Dan Banik

Guest: Homi Kharas

Topics covered

• global middle class
• development
• economics
• politics
• inequality
• sustainability

Keywords

• middle class
• global development
• economic growth
• political change
• sustainability
• inequality

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