
I Have a Dream! That’s Always Nice! Don’t Forget African Politics When Mixing Free Trade and Big Infrastructure
The African Union has big plans to transform Africa, but the AU has ignored big politics in its vision for 2063.
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Shreya graduated with a MSc in Economics, Risk and Society from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Her research expertise lies in the analysis of current transformations in the socio-economic system, specifically, the rise of new forms of financial activity, new varieties of money, new spheres of economic activity and their challenges, thereof.
Promoting regulatory harmonization she has worked on governance, risk and policy formulation in the space of: animal protection laws, coal mining and land acts (India), microfinance schemes (Bangladesh), SEC policies on exchange of money and assets (US) and Global Countrywise policies on exchange of alternate money forms (China, US, India).
Her passion for global development led her to actively participate in several international programs including the UBELONG program in Vietnam where she worked with children suffering from the side effects of Agent Orange.
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