Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridsky”
cordially invites you to a public lecture

GLOBALIZATION AND POVERTY

by
Prof. François Bourguignon

Director, Paris School of Economics

The lecture is a part of the series “Kapuscinski Lectures”, named for Ryszard
Kapuscinski, a Polish reporter and writer who covered developing countries. Experts from
around the world deliver lectures on development and development cooperation at universities
in 12 new European Union countries.

François Bourguignon is professor of economics at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en
Sciences Sociales in Paris and the director of the Paris School of Economics. He is a specialist in
the economics of development, public policy, income distribution and inequality. Prior to his
current appointment, he held the position of Senior Vice President for Development Economics
and Chief Economist at the World bank from 2003 to 2007, where he provided intellectual
leadership and direction to the Bank’s overall development strategy and economic research
agenda, at global, regional and country levels.

15 January 2010 (Friday)
Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridsky” – Aula
11:00 – 13:00

The working language of the event is English

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