Steven Radelet holds the Donald F. McHenry Chair in Global Human Development at Georgetown University and is a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. His work focuses on economic growth, poverty reduction, foreign aid, and debt, primarily in Africa and Asia. He has worked in developing countries around the world for thirty years and currently serves as economic adviser to the President of Liberia. He is the author of The Great Surge: The Ascent of the Developing World and Emerging Africa: How 17 Countries Are Leading the Way.
"At a time when doom, danger, and disaster dominate analysis of
global trends, Steven Radelet pushes back against the pessimists
with mountains of evidence and breathtaking vision. "The Great
Surge "tells the other side of the story of global change over the
past two decades, a story of unprecedented human progress in
reducing poverty, hunger, illiteracy, oppression, childhood deaths,
and even (despite the headlines) violent conflict. This is far from
a naive book. A leading development economist with deeply policy
experience, Radelet readily acknowledges the enormous work still to
be done, and the tenacious obstacles that persist. But in lucidly
exposing the factors that have delivered transformative development
progress, he shows us how leadership and cooperation at the global
and developing country levels, combined with continued investments
in technology, can continue to bring reductions in human misery
that were once nearly beyond imagination. This is a stunning, wise,
and deeply hopeful book that anyone concerned about global
development must read."--Larry Diamond, Senior Fellow, Hoover
Institution & Freeman Spogli Institute, Director, Center on
Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law, Peter E. Haas Faculty
Co-Director, Haas Center for Public Service
"Steven Radelet is one of the leading development thinkers and
practitioners in the world today. This captivating book shows that
progress for the world's poor is not just possible, it is happening
right now all around the world."--Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President
of Liberia
""The Great Surge" is one of the most optimistic and compelling
looks at global development of our time. It challenges us to
rethink both economic progress and environmental sustainability,
especially when they come in conflict. While this dilemma has
mystified many development experts for decades, Radelet charts a
path forward that is not only possible, but imperative."--Howard W.
Buffett, lecturer in International and Public Affairs, Columbia
University
"Human nature is evolutionarily wired to notice bad news much more
than good news. But good news there is, for billions of people on
the planet. Using compelling stories and data, Steve Radelet shows
us just how far developing countries have come and makes a
convincing case that understanding this positive history is
essential for future decision-making."--Anne-Marie Slaughter,
President and CEO of New America, Director of Policy Planning, U.S.
Department of State 2009-2011
"Steven Radelet in a brilliant new book demonstrates out how the
world has actually gotten better in recent years, not by a little
but by a lot. This is a careful antidote to today's fashionable
pessimism and should be read by everyone."--Francis Fukuyama,
author of The End of History
"With the airwaves filled with news of insurrection, desperation,
and still stubborn diseases, this book jars you out of a cliched
response. With his typical care and detail, Steve describes
humanity's greatest hits over the last twenty years--never have we
lived in a time when so many are doing so well. The job surely
isn't done, but these pages provide the evidence the job can be
done, if we choose to do it."--Bono, lead singer of U2 and
co-founder of ONE and (RED)
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