The Great Surge: The Ascent of the Developing World

Synopsis of The Great Surge: The Ascent of the Developing World

«The Great Surge: The Ascent of the Developing World» is the economic essay by Steven Radelet, in paperback (320 pages, in English).

Steven Radelet argues that, against the usual pessimism, the developing world has experienced historic progress since the 1990s: more than 700 million people have escaped extreme poverty, child mortality has fallen, schooling has increased, and democracy has spread. The book attributes this progress to the end of the Cold War, new technologies, globalization, and local leadership, and reflects on how to sustain it.

Published by Simon & Schuster on November 10, 2015; Export edition.

For readers of economics, politics, and international development interested in global poverty and the progress of developing countries.