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Econ Dev Show Podcast - Economic DevelopmentReimagining Economic Transformation for Distressed Communities with Rohan SandhuIn this episode of the Econ Dev Show, host Dane Carlson sits down with Rohan Sandhu, co-founder of the Reimagining the Economy Project at Harvard Kennedy School, to examine the convergence of industrial policy, market crafting, and place-based economic development strategies. Drawing on his 15 years of experience at the intersection of research and practice, Sandhu discusses how traditional economic development approaches often fail distressed communities due to uncoordinated policies and limited local capacity. They explore how forward-looking economic transformation requires moving beyond reactive, transactional approaches to development and better aligning workforce systems with economic growth initiatives. Sandhu's insights from...
2025-04-0730 min
Jay ChatsEp 5 - Jay Chats 00s Hip-Hop with Rohan RanaMe and my brother are trying to condense all of the music from 2000 to 2009 into a 5 album list! We agree on some strongly disagree on others. Let me know your top 5.
2020-08-1756 min
Harvard Center for International DevelopmentProgress and Enduring Challenges for the Health of Children in IndiaRoughly one in every five births occurs in India. Data reveal that despite improvements in the last decade, Indian children are still among the most unhealthy in the world. In the state of Uttar Pradesh, which is home to 200 million people, 45 out of every 1000 babies die in the first month of life. That is a higher rate of neonatal death than any country in the world except Pakistan. Why does child health remain an enduring challenge for the Indian population? Despite recent government programs to encourage hospital birth and build toilets, discrimination against women and people from the lower castes continues...
2019-10-3118 min