Why are some countries rich? Why are some countries poor? In the end it comes down to Productivity. This week on Crash Course Econ, Adriene and Jacob investigate just why some economies are more productive than others, and what happens...

What's tasty, abundant and high in protein? Bugs! Although less common outside the tropics, entomophagy, the practice of eating bugs, was once extremely widespread throughout cultures. You may feel icky about munching on insects, but...

What is foreign aid? How much foreign aid does the United States distribute each year. Comparatively, not much. In fact, foreign aid only accounts for a small fraction of most nations' overall spending. But it's hugely important. Foreign...

In rural India, the lack of toilets creates a big, stinking problem. It leads to poor quality water, one of the leading causes of disease in India, and has a disproportionately negative effect on women. Joe Madiath introduces a program...

Talking at the US State Department this summer, Hans Rosling uses his fascinating data-bubble software to burst myths about the developing world. Look for new analysis on China and the post-bailout world, mixed with classic data shows.

It's a standard assumption in the West: As a society progresses, it eventually becomes a capitalist, multi-party democracy. Right? Eric X. Li, a Chinese investor and political scientist, begs to differ. In this provocative,...

Hans Rosling reframes 10 years of UN data with his spectacular visuals, lighting up an astonishing -- and under-reported -- piece of front-page good news: We're winning the war against child death. Along the way, he debunks one flawed...

In this video Paul Andersen explores population dynamics of the human population. The population has show exponential growth since the industrial revolution and all countries will eventually move through the demographic transition. If...

What is an underground economy? Whether you call it a black market, a grey market, or just the shop down the street, its about connecting people with goods outside of official channels. Some stuff happens in the underground economy...

Over a half-million women in the world get cervical cancer every year, with nearly 80 percent in developing countries. Human papilloma virus, or HPV, causes the cancer and is therefore among the worst instigators of female cancer...

Although it is rarely fatal in wealthy countries, pneumonia kills more children each year than any other infectious disease. This program explains why the pneumococcus bacterium has run rampant in the underdeveloped world, and explores...

Global economies are evolving at different speeds, and they face both opportunities and challenges. Knowing the major markets and the stage of development for each allows businesses to determine how best to enter and expand. Learn how...

South Africa is a visual feast, one of the most diverse countries in the world. South Africa's business environment is equally vibrant. The country's economy is one of the most dynamic in Africa, and it's the wealthiest on the continent,...

Virtually every child in the world, rich or poor, is infected early in life by a vicious bug called rotavirus. The lucky ones show no symptoms—they simply become immune. Others develop severe diarrhea. Given the best medicine, the...

A short video that highlights some changes in the global economy in the postwar era.

The initiative is one of the biggest development programmes in history. Ten years on, the government is bailing out hundreds of billions of dollars worth of loans to protect its development banks from default. So should the BRI be...

FT Moral Money - As investors pay more attention to ESG factors in their decisions, it sounds as though it should be good news for sustainable development in poorer nations. But, as the FT’s Simon Mundy explains, there may be some...

The phenomenon of brain drain is when the best and brightest workers from poor countries immigrate to rich countries in the pursuit of higher pay and living conditions. This can hinder the development of poor countries because many of...

This video showcases a low-resource alternative to high-tech screening for cervical cancer called C and treat, developed by American medical volunteers in Rwanda. The technique involves using vinegar to coagulate abnormal cells in the...

An Injection of Hope part 4/4: This video discusses the challenges faced by vaccine manufacturers like GlaxoSmithKline in producing affordable vaccines for developing countries where infectious diseases are still prevalent.

This episode will focus on Health Systems.

An Injection of Hope part 1/4: The video highlights the importance of vaccines in saving millions of lives and the inequality in access to vaccines between wealthy and developing nations. It emphasizes the need for global efforts to...

In this video, Dr Greg Martin talk about career opportunities in Global Health, including what organisations you can work for and what skills sets you'll need. Finding a job in Global Health isn't always easy but hopefully this video...

Since the revival of global capital markets in the 1960s, cross-border capital flows have increased by orders of magnitude, so much so that international asset positions now outstrip global economic output. Most cross-border...