Review’s Radio: Dr. Sabina Alkire on Multidimensional Poverty in Rural China

By Benjamin Aloi

MIR’s Anica Lanzi sits down with Dr. Sabina Alkire, Director of the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), to discuss Chinese government efforts to alleviate multidimensional poverty in its rural provinces. In addition to heading the OPHI, Dr. Alkire pioneered with James Foster a new multidimensional poverty index that aggregates a “range of deprivations” to make more accurate cross-society comparisons. For more on Dr. Alkire’s research: http://ophi.org.uk/about/people/current-people/sabina-alkire/

Interview by Anica Lanzi

Edited by Carlo Mole

Music: “Amira” by GlobalDub

Benjamin Aloi

Ben is a U3 student in Honours International Development with minors in Political Science and French Language & Literature. During his time at McGill, Ben has developed a deep interest in Sub-Saharan Africa (particularly South African history), Israel-Palestine, Québec politics, international political economy (IPE), trade agreements, institution-building, public policy, and urban planning & transportation. As editor-in-chief, Ben hopes to promote MIR as a versatile media platform where staff members and readers alike can explore their unique interests and curiosities, thus fostering a distinct brand of rigorous student journalism that stimulates productive conversation across divergent viewpoints and cultural contexts.