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World Bank economist to discuss global development agenda June 16

June 06, 2005

Brigham Young University will host a special guest speaker as part of the Area Focus Lecture Series Thursday, June 16, at 11 a.m. in 238 Herald R. Clark Building.

Lant Pritchett, a World Bank economist for the South Asia Social Development Division, will present “What is on the Global Development Agenda and Why.”

He is a non-resident fellow of the Center for Global Development in Washington, D. C., and a fellow of the Bureau for Research in Economic Analysis and Development.

This lecture will be archived online. For more information on Kennedy Center events, see the calendar and News and Events online at kennedy.byu.edu.

For more information, contact Lee Simons at (801)422-2652.

Writer: James McCoy

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