From Poverty To Prosperity: A Conversation With Bill Gates

The greatest antipoverty achievement in human history is unfolding before our eyes.

The percentage of people living in extreme poverty has plummeted by 80 percent in the past four decades alone. Child mortality has fallen to record lows. Whole societies where deprivation and hopelessness seemed inevitable just a generation ago now rank among the world’s fastest-growing economies.

What brought about this remarkable transformation? How can we build on its success?