The Economics of Sustainable Development and Social Entrepreneurship, with Dr. Niroj Bhattarai

According to recent estimates by the UN, in 2023 nearly 700 million people across the globe were subsisting on less than $2.15 a day ($785 a year). In this episode, we speak with Dr. Niroj Bhattarai, an assistant professor of economics with more than 20 years of teaching, research, and field work experience. We discuss poverty, economic development, government, access to education, and social entrepreneurship as a driver for sustainable change.UN Sustainable Development Goalshttps://sdgs.un.org/goalsDevelopment as Freedom by Amartya Senhttps://www.amazon.com/Development-as-Freedom-Amartya-Sen/dp/0385720270Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty by Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflohttps://www.amazon.com/Poor-Economics-Radical-Rethinking-Poverty/dp/1610390938CSU Regional Economic Development Institute (REDI)https://csuredi.org/Splash: Clean Water for Kidshttps://splash.org/Online bachelor's in economics https://www.online.colostate.edu/degrees/economics/