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Raj Patel
Author / Activist
Raj Patel has worked for the World Bank and WTO and been tear-gassed on four continents protesting against them. Writer, activist, and academic, he is currently a visiting scholar at UC Berkeley’s Centre for African Studies, a researcher at the School of Development Studies at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, and a fellow at The Institute for Food and Development Policy, also known as Food First.
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The economist and former World Bank analyst explains how disastrous his former employer’s policies have been for the developing world, amounting to “a punch in the face” for the poor.
22mins
Markets put a price on things that can be consumed. What about those that should be protected?
8mins
After reviewing classified World Bank documents, Raj Patel concluded that a loan from this organization is more of a punch to the face than a help to poor nations.
8mins
Raj Patel initially thought a global economy could combat poverty but eventually realized that the root causes of inequality need to be addressed.
39mins
A conversation with the British author and activist.