In conversation with Jason Cowley, former editor-in-chief of the New Statesman, Oxford Professor of Economics Paul Collier joins us to reveal why places fall behind—and how they can catch up.

From former industrial powerhouses to struggling rural towns, left behind places exist everywhere – and the gap between them and wealthier regions is only growing. Why do some places thrive while others decline? And what can we do to turn things around?

World-renowned economist Paul Collier has spent his career studying communities that have been written off by conventional economic thinking. Now he argues that outdated policies and blind faith in market forces have failed the very people they were meant to help. But it doesn’t have to be this way.

Paul is joined in conversation by Jason Cowley, former editor-in-chief of The New Statesman, to explore real-world success stories of struggling regions that found a way back—and explain how local leadership, smart investment, and a fresh economic approach can create a fairer, more prosperous future.

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