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Dr. Steven Radelet is a world-renowned economist and global human development expert. He played a central role in shaping U.S. policy under the Clinton and Obama administrations, working as the Chief Economist of the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. He now serves as the Director of the Global Human Development Program at Georgetown University, studying the ways in which we can accelerate positive global development. In this live conversation with IVY, Dr. Radelet outlines the tremendous progress the world has made towards improving global education, health, rates of poverty, and income — and how we can channel these patterns for a more positive future.

April 13, 2015 During her long and distinguished career, Carol Lancaster, former dean at Georgetown's School of Foreign Service, was a pioneer in the twin fields of diplomacy and development. Four of Carol's friends and colleagues engaged in a conversation about her academic and policy contributions and their contemporary relevance, particularly at the intersection of development, diplomacy, and gender. Melanne Verveer, executive director of Georgetown's Institute for Women, Peace and Security, led the discussion with three other faculty members — Katherine Marshall, senior fellow at the Berkley Center; Donald McHenry, a distinguished professor in SFS; and Steven Radelet, director of the SFS Global Human Development program. Thomas Banchoff, vice president for global engagement and Berkley Center director, introduced the panel.

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Steven Radelet renowned expert on international development and global poverty, and is a Distinguished Professor of Development at Georgetown University. He has been working in developing countries for 30 years since he started as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Samoa in the 1980s. He lived in Indonesia for several years, and West Africa for several more. He has also held senior positions in the US Treasury and State Department. Along with his work at Georgetown, he serves as an economic adviser to the President of Liberia. In fact, he is joining us by phone today from Liberia in West Africa Dr. Arthur P. Ciaramicoli, EdD, PhD, is the author of The Stress Solution: Using Empathy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to Reduce Anxiety and Develop Resilience. He is a licensed clinical psychologist and the chief medical officer of soundmindz.org, a popular mental health platform. He has been on the faculty of Harvard Medical School and chief psychologist of Metrowest Medical Center. The author of several books, including The Power of Empathy and Performance Addiction  For more information go to MoneyForLunch.com. Connect with Bert Martinez on Facebook. Connect with Bert Martinez on Twitter. Need help with your business? Contact Bert Martinez. Have Bert Martinez speak at your event!

If high commodity prices alone drove recent advances in Africa, the prospects for further gains seem dim. But in this podcast, Steven Radelet, says the reality is more complex, and the outlook is more varied than many now suggest. Radelet’s article, Africa’s Rise- Interrupted? is published in the June 2016 issue of Finance and Development magazine. Contributors: Steven Radelet, holds the Donald F. McHenry Chair in Global Human Development, and is Director of the Global Human Development Program at Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service.

From the headlines, it seems like most developing countries are fighting an uphill battle against poverty, disease and violence. In reality, the picture is more positive. Over the last two decades, great progress has been made in the fight against global poverty. More than 700 million people have been lifted out of extreme poverty, six million fewer children die every year from disease, tens of millions more girls are in school, millions more people have access to clean water and democracy has become the norm in developing countries around the world.Many factors paved the way for this transformation – globalization, the end of the Cold War, the development of new technologies. And in order to maintain this trend, we’ll need to address other global challenges, from climate change and resource demand to poor governance and demographic pressures. Steven Radelet will discuss how we’ve reduced poverty, increased incomes, improved health, curbed violence and spread democracy – and how to ensure the improvements continue.Speaker Steven Radelet is Director of the Global Human Development Program for the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.Jane Wales, CEO, World Affairs Council and Global Philanthropy Forum; Vice President, The Aspen Institute, moderates the discussion.For more information about this event please visit: http://www.worldaffairs.org/event-calendar/event/1559

Dr. Steven Radelet and Moe talk about how we can fight the changing tides of climate change, resource demand, economic and political mismanagement, and demographic pressures to accelerate the political, economic, and social development that has been helping the poorest of the poor around the world.

Think people in developing nations are worse off than ever? Steven Radelet says it isn't so. “The biggest misperception is that people are stuck in poverty. That might have been true up until 25 years ago, but the situation has dramatically changed since then.” Radlet's new book details the promising news in the fight to end extreme poverty across the globe.