In this episode IDS Director Melissa Leach speaks to renowned economists and authors Nicholas Stern and Himanshu from LSE, about their book How Lives Change: Palanpur, India and Development Economics.They discuss how a small village in India to illuminate the drivers of economic changes, why some people do better or worse than others, and what influences mobility and inequality.How Lives Change: Palanpur, India and Development Economics, is co-authored by Peter Lanjouw, Nicholas Stern and Himanshu.Resources:Book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Lives-Change-Development-Economics/dp/0198806507Melissa Leach: https://www.ids.ac.uk/people/melissa-leach/This podcast is produced and edited by IDS Communications Coordinator, Sarah King: https://www.ids.ac.uk/people/sarah-king/Music credit: Crypt of Insomnia/One Day in Africa (instrumental version)/Getty Images Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.