The Importance of Infrastructure for Good

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The Economist asks our interview show, and Merkel Voigt speaks to people whose lives were shaped by the wall. Ralph Kabbish was an engineer who dug tunnels by hand beneath the wall to help East Germans cross into the West. This decade will prove critical in the path the world takes towards long-term sustainability. It's never been more important to consider infrastructure for good.

This weekend marks three decades since the wall fell, yet stark divides remain between East and West. We revisit that moment of hope that remains unfulfilled. Ethiopia’s Somali state was until recently the country’s most repressive; a visit to one of its prisons reveals a tremendous transformation for the better. And China’s effort to boost its national football team: naturalising foreign talents. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/radiooffer