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Lant Pritchett on Why Foreign Aid Misses the Point

May 2, 202671:35News & Politics

Yascha Mounk and Lant Pritchett discuss why development requires building state capability, not just charitable interventions. Lant Pritchett is a development economist from Idaho. Having now thrice retired, he is curren...

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Lant Pritchett on Why Foreign Aid Misses the Point is an episode from The Good Fight by Yascha Mounk. Yascha Mounk and Lant Pritchett discuss why development requires building state capability, not just charitable interventions. Lant Pritch...

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Published May 2, 2026, 71:35 long, audio available.

Lant Pritchett on Why Foreign Aid Misses the Point

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