Siddhartha Haria

Sep 7, 2023 | worksinprogress.co | Samuel Hughes |Ed Conway |Siddhartha Haria |Rachel Glennerster

Issue 12Spotlight ArticleWords by & & 52 Mins Hundreds of thousands of people die from malaria each year, but it took 141 years to develop a vaccine for it. Advance market commitments could speed things up next time. ContentsIn 1969, just 14 years after it was initiated, the World Health Assembly stepped back from its program to eradicate malaria worldwide, declaring that it was no longer feasible in the near future.

Sep 7, 2023 | worksinprogress.co | Rachel Glennerster |Saloni Dattani |Samuel Hughes |Siddhartha Haria

Unlike nearly all other arts, architecture is inherently public and shared. That means that buildings should be designed to be agreeable – easy to like – not to be unpopular works of genius.

Sep 7, 2023 | worksinprogress.co | Ed Conway |Saloni Dattani |Rachel Glennerster |Siddhartha Haria

22 Mins Building a state is not a matter of copying first world institutions. It is a tough process of deals and compromises. 19th century Mexico is a good example. We are impatient. We want quick results. We look to others who have made it to try to copy what they do, but often find out the hard way that it isn’t as easy as it seems. We have that same impatience when it comes to the development of economies and government as well.