Bio for William Easterly

Easterly on Growth, Poverty, and Aid

February 11, 2008, Featuring William Easterly

William Easterly of NYU talks about why some nations escape poverty while others do not, why aid almost always fails to create growth, and what can realistically be done to help the poorest people in the world.

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