Why should Washington care about Africa? with Belinda Archibong

What does it mean to say institutions are ‘inclusive’? What impact does coercive labour have on trust in society? Can technology disrupt entrenched gender inequalities in the workplace? And, crucially, why should policymakers in Washington care about Africa?

In this episode of the Our Long Walk podcast, Jonathan Schoots and Johan Fourie discuss these and many more questions with Belinda Archibong. Belinda is an Associate Professor at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). Her expertise lies in development economics, political economy and economic history, with a particular focus on Africa.

You can find Belinda's papers on gender inequality in online labor markets ⁠here⁠ and her paper on prison labour ⁠here⁠. Subscribe to Johan's newsletter ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠.

This podcast is produced with the help of Voice Note Productions. Our producer is Vasti Calitz with editing done by Andri Burnett.

Kelsey Lemon provided helpful research assistance.