Dan Banik speaks with Hannah Ryder on how we can reimagine the idea of development, whether the 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 “development” structures work? If not, why? And what solutions are out there that place greater agency in low-income countries to shape these development structures and results?
Hannah Ryder is the CEO of Development Reimagined, an international development consultancy in China, which provides strategic advice and practical support to African, Chinese, and international stakeholders on issues ranging from the Belt and Road Initiative to Africa’s growth markets to green growth and China’s aid and investments.
Hannah is an economist and former diplomat, and Senior Associate at the Center for Strategic International Studies in Washington DC. She is also a member of the UAE’s International Advisory Council on the New Economy and sits on the Executive Board of the British Chamber of Commerce in China.