Roy Prosterman

Roy Prosterman

Roy Prosterman is Professor Emeritus of Law at the University of Washington and the founder of the Rural Development Institute (RDI). He is also active in the fields of land reform, rural development, and foreign aid. He has provided advice and conducted research in more than 40 countries in Asia, the former Soviet Union, Europe, the Middle East, and Latin America. Prosterman has received many awards and distinctions, the 2003 Gleitsman International Activist Award, a Schwab Foundation Outstanding Global Social Entrepreneur and most recently, the inaugural Henry R. Kravis Prize in Leadership where he was lauded as “Champion for the World’s Poor” as well as nominations for the The World Food Prize, Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize, and Alcan Prize for Sustainability. Prosterman is a frequent guest speaker and presenter at world forums on poverty alleviation and is a frequent published author in nonfiction and fiction.

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* [http://www.rdiland.org]


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