Why Did East Asia Take Off Remarkably While Africa Struggled? @AsiaSocietyHK
Why Did East Asia Take Off Remarkably While Africa Struggled?  @AsiaSocietyHK
Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 9 hours ago
In this talk, Joe Studwell, author of How Asia Works, explained why Africa’s developmental path diverged from Asia’s and why the outlook is now starting to shift. In conversation with David Okoronkwo, they explored how Asia and Africa are on course to dominate the world.

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Intro (00:00)
Opening Remarks (00:07)
Fireside Chat (02:42)
Q&A (43:57)
Closing Remarks (01:02:14)

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