In this continuation of the “Future of Work” series, we seek to make sense of the changes, reforms, and challenges brought about by COVID-19 in Latin America. Our host Ken Jaques is joined by CIPE Latin America & Caribbean Regional Director and cohost John Zemko in a discussion with the newly-appointed Executive Director of the Center for the Implementation of Public Policies Promoting Equity and Growth (CIPPEC) Gala Diaz Langou. Live from Buenos Aires, Langou shares the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on socio-economic inequalities in Argentina, her vision for bridging the gaps, and more about CIPPECC's own "Future of Work" initiative.
Political scientist, China scholar, and University of Michigan professor Yuen Yuen Ang, PhD, joins the CIPE Anti-Corruption & Governance Center podcast this week to provide an expert’s guide to how corruption has supercharged and complicated China’s blistering rate of economic growth. Sharing insights from her new book, China's Gilded Age: The Paradox of Economic Boom and Vast Corruption, Ang distinguishes between four kinds of corruption: petty theft, rent theft, speed money, and access money, the last of which she dubs “the steroids of capitalism”. Listen now to hear her share how different forms of corruption have harmed or in some cases accelerated China’s growth, and why she believes the pervasiveness of access money threatens a long-run economic blowout. Ang is joined by ACGC Director Frank Brown and CIPE’s Asia Senior Program Officer Catherine Thai.
On this episode of Democracy That Delivers, our host Ken Jaques takes the mini-series to Moldova with local CIPE Program Officer Elena Ratoi. They are joined by our guest, Angela Gladei, the President of the Association of Women Entrepreneurs from Moldova (AFAM). AFAM partners with the Women and Girls Empowered (WAGE) program to build the capacity of women and girls in Moldova. Hear about Ms. Gladei's professional and personal experiences with regional challenges to female entrepreneurship during the COVID-19 pandemic.