Davos has its detractors, including some in our community. It’s partly the incongruous clinking of champagne while discussing deprivation, partly the celebratory atmosphere around money and power in an era of inequality.
But as business and world leaders gather in the Swiss ski town this week, it’s remarkable how much we — the global development and humanitarian community — need the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting. This year especially. Here’s why.
There is lots of good happening in the world at the macro level as Steven Radelet compellingly argues in his new book, “The Great Surge.” Poverty is down, longevity is up. In the broad sweep of human history, things are decidedly getting better.