Dan Banik speaks with Hannah Ryder on how we can reimagine the idea of development, whether theĀ constrained narrative of development on the African continent is changing, state capacity in achieving economic growth and wellbeing, Africa-China relations and how from the Chinese experience of eradicating extreme poverty offers numerous lessons for low-income countries in their fight against poverty.
Do current ādevelopmentā structures work? If not, why? And whatĀ solutions are out thereĀ that place greater agency in low-income countries to shape theseĀ developmentĀ structures and results?
Hannah Ryder isĀ the CEO of Development Reimagined, an international development consultancy in China,Ā whichĀ providesĀ strategic advice and practical support to African, Chinese, and international stakeholders on issues ranging from the Belt and Road Initiative to Africaās growth markets to green growth and Chinaās aid and investments.Ā
Hannah is an economist andĀ former diplomat, andĀ Senior Associate at the Center for Strategic International Studies in Washington DC. She is alsoĀ a member ofĀ theĀ UAEās International Advisory Council on the New Economy and sitsĀ on the Executive Board of the British Chamber of Commerce in China.