About this episode

Dambisa Moyo discusses the limitations of foreign aid and the potential role of corporations in addressing societal issues.

The African-born economist has written four bestselling books, including Dead Aid, which Bill Gates described as “promoting evil.” In her new book about corporate boards, Dambisa uses her experience with global corporations to explore how they can better meet society’s demands. And she explains to Steve why, even as a Harvard and Oxford-educated economist, her goal in life might sound “a little bit like a Miss America pageant.” This episode originally aired on June 4th, 2021.

People in this episode

Host: Steve Levitt

Guest: Dambisa Moyo

Topics covered

• foreign aid
• corporate responsibility
• economics
• global corporations
• societal demands

Keywords

• foreign aid
• corporations
• Dambisa Moyo
• Dead Aid
• economics
• society
• global issues

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Harvard, Oxford

Books & works: Dead Aid

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