Hernando de Soto
An author, activist and an economist known for his work on the informal economy.
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Hernando de Soto's 2024 biography
Hernando de Soto’s Background
A passionate advocate of the Institute for Liberty and Democracy (ILD), his key message surrounding the fact that a strong information framework recording property ownership and other economic information is key to a strong market economy in any nation is helping the world’s small entrepreneurs to help themselves by ensuring all economic activity and legal ownership is documented.
- President of the Institute for Liberty and Democracy (ILD) in Peru
- ILD Identified as one of the top two think tanks in the world by The Economist
- Chosen by Time Magazine as one of the top five Latin American Innovators of the century in 1999, and is among the 100 most influential people in the world
- Has been awarded numerous prizes for his work and is co-chair for the World Justice Project
- Fluent in both English and Spanish for speaking commitments
Hernando de Soto's 2024 talks & topics
The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else
The Future of the World Economy
Third World Economy
Hernando de Soto's 2024 speaking fees
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