Two talks on decision making in the world of poverty by MICHAEL LIPTON
Fellow in Economics at the Institute of Development Studies. University of Sussex, and Fellow of All Souls
1: Theories of Peasant Decision Making
The models planners use in underdeveloped areas derive from advanced economies and plentiful data. What sort of gap separates them from peasant life, and how can it be bridged?
Second broadcast
Strategies of Security: tomorrow at 10.40 p.m.