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News,8 mins

'Trade may not lift a lot of new people out of poverty'

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How do you help people left behind by globalisation? What's the best way to narrow the gap between the rich and poor? Can money solve all problems? These are questions addressed by Esther Duflo in her new book: Good Economics for Hard Times. She tells Jamie Robertson how to tackle some of the world's biggest challenges, starting with inequality.

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