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Sir Paul Collier

HARDtalk speaks to Professor Sir Paul Collier who believes the current refugee crisis is fixable and and "we can do it easily". The solution he argues is to give refugees jobs.

HARDtalk's Sarah Montague speaks to the economist, Professor Sir Paul Collier. The refugee crisis is one of the world's most intractable problems: 60 million people have fled their homes, with a third of them also fleeing their own country. But Professor Collier believes the problem is fixable and "we can do it easily". The solution he argues is to give refugees jobs. In doing so he suggests everyone will benefit. But if the answer was so simple why has it not been done before?

30 minutes

Last on

Sat 29 Apr 2017 03:30GMT

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Presenter Sarah Montague
Interviewed Guest Paul Collier

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