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What Economists Get Wrong About Africa – James A. Robinson & Lorenzo Casaburi

What happens when a Nobel laureate and a development economist come together to discuss the forces shaping our world? In this episode of Thought Supply, ‪@NobelPrize‬ Laureate James A. Robinson joins UBS Foundation Professor Lorenzo Casaburi to rethink assumptions about institutions, development, and what counts as progress in Africa. At its core, the dialogue between Robinson and Casaburi is an invitation to rethink assumptions about institutions, development, and what counts as progress. Africa’s past, they argue, tells a different story than the one often taught in economics textbooks: one of intentional design, dense social bonds, and political systems that maximized stability rather than scale. And understanding this story matters, not just for academia, but for policymaking, collaboration, and how global development is imagined in the decades ahead. “Switzerland is like the role model for Nigeria. The problem is it took the Swiss 700 years to construct that, and the Nigerians don't have 700 years.” At the time of colonization there were probably 45,000 separate polities in Africa, Robinson explains, many of which organized politics in such a way as to make it very difficult to concentrate power. Thought Supply is a UBS Center video series that brings together leading experts to discuss the economic challenges of our time. Engaging and accessible, these conversations bridge academic insights with real-world implications. Subscribe now and be part of the debate shaping our future.   / ubscenter     / ubscenter   #EconomicsForSociety #UZH #shareubs ‪@uzhch‬ ‪@UBS‬ ‪@ubsschweiz‬ ‪@UZHDepartmentofEconomics_ECON‬ ‪@uzh-oec‬