About this videoDr. William Lewis is founding director of the McKinsey Global Institute and author of the book The Power of Productivity. In this interview, hosted by Luis Figueroa, Dr. Lewis explains that poverty continues to be a major problem in the 21st century but that there are examples of societies that have found ways to overcome it. Dr. Lewis argues that consumer-oriented societies and those that fundamentally protect individual rights have been the most successful in achieving high levels of economic development and reducing poverty. Despite the current financial crisis, he believes that Western economic philosophy is not in peril, explaining that from a historical perspective today's economic problems will have only short-term effects. |
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CreditsInterview with William Lewis by Luis Figueroa
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