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b'Welcome to Episode 67 of Good Will Hunters from the Development Policy Centre. \\n\\nToday\\u2019s guest is Lant Pritchett. Lant is described as a \\u2018Rock Star\\u2019 of the aid world. He is an American development economist, famous for challenging contemporary beliefs on development. Lant recently spoke at the Australasian Aid Conference, hosted by the Development Policy Centre, on why great intentions and great policies don\\u2019t always lead to great outcomes - he speaks about the importance of contextualising development approaches, or in other words, why we all can\\u2019t just adopt Finland\\u2019s education policies. \\n\\nWhat works in one spot, may fail to work in another, if it doesn\\u2019t account for the real, lived experience of locals and the nuances of the social, economic and political system - it sounds rather obvious - we\\u2019d all agree that development approaches need to be relevant for the local context - but it doesn\\u2019t always play out in practice. \\n\\nLant\\u2019s views are challenging, and often controversial, and he delivers each point with his characteristic humour and light-heartedness, which made for a fun conversation.\\n\\nOnce again, this episode is from the Development Policy Centre, a leading think tank for aid and development based at the Australian National University. We\\u2019re thrilled to be working with the Development Policy Centre, and continuing to be the leading media platform dedicated to aid and development globally. \\n\\nThe Development Policy Centre is hosting the Pacific Update from 24-26 June in Fiji, and the PNG Update from 20 - 21 August in Port Moresby. I\\u2019ll be attending both conferences, and hope to see many of you there! Abstracts are now open for both conferences, so we\\u2019d love you to submit a paper on a topic relevant to aid and development, and hopefully share your ideas and experience with our community! You can find more info at devepolicy.anu.edu.au\\n\\nEnjoy,\\nThe GWH Team'