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Ep 321: Josh Felman Tries to Make Sense of the World

The Seen and the Unseen - hosted by Amit Varma

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The IMF and the World Bank - A Journey Toward Humility

When I started at the IMF, I was in my 20s. I was actually the youngest economist in the IMF, an entire building. And because I was in his 20s, I naturally thought that I knew it all and that if I could get the world to listen to me, then the world will be a perfect place. It didn't take very long until I was disabused. First as you said, the rest of the world does not thank you. But everything that you've described about yourself really is a journey towards humility,. So, you know, how how did people at IMF and so on look at the problems within them?

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