Economic gangsters

Raymond Fisman interviewed by Romesh Vaitilingam, 14 Nov 2008

Ray Fisman of Columbia University talks to Romesh Vaitilingam about his new book, Economic Gangsters: Corruption, Violence, and the Poverty of Nations, written with Ted Miguel. They discuss witch-killing in Tanzania, parking violations by United Nations diplomats, and the value of political connections in both the developing and developed world. The interview was recorded at the Centre for Economic Performance in London in November 2008.

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Topics: Development, Institutions and economics, Politics and economics
Tags: Corruption, Poverty, violence

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Raymond Fisman

Lambert Family Professor of Social Enterprise and Research Director of the Social Enterprise Program, Columbia Business School

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