Developing Countries
topic on 3 shows · 5 statements across 5 episodes
Capital Allocators 
the a16z Podcast 
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5 statements about Developing Countries, every show
Chamath: Record 19 developing nations have sovereign debt at distressed levels
“There are now a record 19 developing countries with sovereign debt trading at distress levels. 19. And two that have already defaulted.”
Developing nations need direct wealth transfers rather than subsidies for pollution.
“Helping development is fine, and we should do that in terms of, as I say, you know, transfers of wealth, transfers of knowledge. Transfers of food or housing or whatever, but not by subsidizing pollution. That's not the right way to help those countries.”
Kelly: Technology leapfrogging is a myth for developing nations
“The idea of leapfrogging technology is a myth. It doesn't really work. You actually have to, if you want to have a high tech infrastructure, you actually need the intermediate roads, clean water. You can't skip over that, and so they all need to be built out i…”
Pande: Developing countries will leapfrog the West in computational healthcare
“I can imagine leapfrogging in, in countries like this that don't have the infrastructure we have now, and that they would have an even greater benefit to moving quickly into this future.”
Osnos: Alibaba is unlikely to successfully expand directly into the US
“This is a little bit unfashionable to say, but I'm actually a little bit skeptical about the possibility for a company like Alibaba, for instance, to come in and change things in the United States. There may be places where they can do it, but I think at the m…”