Date&Time: 15.30-17.00 on Tuesday, May 17^th, 2016

Location: Room 9406, Jingshi Building

Guest Speaker: Prof. Joaquín Lavín Infante

Host: Prof. YANG Chengyu, BNU Business School

Introduction to Guest Speaker:

Prof. Joaquín Lavín Infante currently serves as Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Business, Universidad del Desarrollo, Chile. He served as Mayor of Las Condes(1992-1994)  and Mayor of Santiago(2000-2004), as presidential candidate in 1999 and 2005, as Minister of Education (2010-2011) and Minister of Social Development (2011-2013).

Abstract:

The number one political and social objective of a government, be it local, regional, or national is to reduce poverty, is to reduce poverty and ensure that the most vulnerable families of the community get ahead. Even though a combination of economic growth, globalization, and new technologies has accelerated the reduction of poverty in recent years, the problem is far from being resolved. Prof. Joaquín Lavín Infante will introduce the “Practical Handbook for Decision Makers”，through his introduction we will find how to design a down-to-earth, practical, and effective program to reduce poverty that is efficient in terms of the available budget. What’s more, he will describe the program’s stages step by step, discussing both its design and operation.