My name is Dmitry Pozhidaev, and for the past 30 years, I have pursued a dual career as a development practitioner and an academic. As a practitioner, I have worked across the Balkans, the former S
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I will start with my favorite among the recent readings: Mariana Mazzucato’s The Value of Everything Making and Taking in the Global Economy (Allen Lane, 2018). The title is an allusion to Oscar
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