Success Without Design: Lessons from the Unplanned World of Development

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Date: April 6, 2016 

Location: New York 

Speakers:  

  • Professor William Easterly, Co-Director, Development Research Institute 
  • Matt Ridley, Author of “The Evolution of Everything: How New Ideas Emerge” 

Overview: DRI hosted an exciting conversation between Matt Ridley, author of “The Evolution of Everything: How New Ideas Emerge,” and DRI Co-Director, William Easterly, author of “The Tyranny of Experts: Economists, Dictators, and the Forgotten Rights of the Poor,” on the topics of development, human rights, and spontaneous order. The event was well received by the public and featured a lively exchange between the speakers and the audience.  

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