CGD Europe Event: "The Tyranny of Experts: Economists, Dictators, and the Forgotten Rights of the Poor"

Featuring
William Easterly
Professor of Economics and Co-director at the Development Research Institute, New York University

With
Marta Foresti
Head of the Politics and Governance Programme, Overseas Development Institute

Hosted by
Owen Barder
Senior Fellow and Director for Europe, Center for Global Development

William Easterly presents his latest book 'The Tyranny of Experts'

Why does poverty persist across so much of the world, despite billions of dollars in international aid and the efforts of development professionals? William Easterly’s answer, as proposed in his new book, The Tyranny of Experts: Economists, Dictators, and the Forgotten Rights of the Poor, is a lack of respect for liberty—not just on the part of governments of impoverished countries but also, more provocatively, on the part of the development experts.

This event has been cancelled