Experts: Alvaro Vargas Llosa or Yuri Yarim-AgaevRemove this filter Issues: Bureaucracy and Government or Economic History and Development (International)Remove this filter
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Senior Fellow Alvaro Vargas Llosa, author of Global Crossings discusses his new book on American Family Radio’s "Today's Issues" with hosts Ed Vitagliano and Ray Pritchard.
Full Video of The Independent Institute’s 2011 25th Anniversary Gala for Liberty held November 15, 2011. Part 1: Introductory Remarks and Tribute to Robert Higgs Part 2: Tribute to Mario Vargas Llosa Part 3: History of The Independent Institute and Fund for the Future Part 4: Tribute to Lech Walesa Part 5: Special Tributes, Sponsors, and Credits
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At this Policy Forum, Independent Institute Senior Fellow Alvaro Vargas Llosa, former Bolivian President Jorge Quiroga, economist William Easterly, and a group of policy experts discuss the findings of the book, Lessons from the Poor. The speakers examine real-world examples of entrepreneurship and why instead of redistributing existing wealth, governments should free people so that they can create it.
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For decades, efforts to end world poverty have focused on redistributing wealth, rather than creating it. This approach, however, has done little to foster long-term economic progress in Africa.
