<p>Despite immense expertise and foreign aid, billions remain in poverty. In this episode of Frontier Matters, Efosa Ojomo - co-author of <em>The Prosperity Paradox - </em>joins us to discuss the wishful thinking surrounding global development.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Episode Highlights:</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>The Reality of Poverty Reduction:</strong> Exploring why World Bank data shows poverty reduction grinding to a halt, and whether development theories have underestimated the impact of debt and conflict.</p></li><li><p><strong>The Sequencing Debate:</strong> Do markets pull institutions and infrastructure into place, or is state capacity a mandatory prerequisite?</p></li><li><p><strong>The AI Challenge:</strong> How the labour-light, winner-take-most nature of AI challenges traditional methods of job-heavy market creation.</p></li><li><p><strong>Demand vs. Programs:</strong> Analysing the failure of temporary employment initiatives, such as Nigeria&#39;s N-Power, versus genuine demand-driven job creation.</p></li><li><p><strong>Remembering Clayton Christensen:</strong> Ojomo shares candid, in-the-room insights about his long-time collaborator and mentor.</p></li></ul><p>Follow us at @1914reader on X and Instagram</p>