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Can Democracy Reach the Poor?
A Presidential Perspective on Education, Poverty, and Democracy in Latin America
Alejandro Toledo
Former President of Peru,
Johns Hopkins SAIS, and Brookings Institution
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Wednesday, March 3
Junior League
1811 Briar Oaks Lane
Registration: 6:00 p.m.
Program: 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Members: Free
Non-members: $20
THIS PROGRAM IS SOLD-OUT.
Email: rsvp@wachouston.org
Phone: (713) 522-7811
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Alejandro Toledo will also speak to corporate members as part of the Thompson & Knight Latin America Business series.
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Alejandro Toledo, former president of Peru, is currently a nonresident senior fellow in the Foreign Policy and Global Economy and Development Programs at the Brookings Institute. He is also the founder and president of the Global Center for Development and Democracy.
As President of Peru, Toledo fought poverty through investment in healthcare and education. As a result of sustained economic growth and deliberate social policies directed to the poorest of the poor, extreme poverty was reduced by 25 percent in five years, and employment rose at an average rate of six percent from 2004-2006. During Toledo’s presidency the Peruvian economy grew at an average rate of six percent, making it one of the fastest growing economies in Latin America.
Following his term, he returned to Stanford as a distinguished fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences. Toledo has paired an academic career with service in government, finance, and non-profit entities. He has taught at universities in Peru and Japan, in addition to Stanford, Harvard, and the American University in Washington, D.C. He has been an advisor to the World Bank, United Nations, USAID, and SRI. Within Peru, he has held many positions concerned with economic development, economic reform, foreign debt, labor, and conservation of natural resources. Toledo received two master's degrees in 1971 and 1972 and a PhD in 1993 from Stanford University.
Alejandro Toledo will also speak to corporate members as part of the Thompson & Knight Latin America Business series.
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