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Hernando de Soto Polar

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Hernando de Soto Polar (commonly known Hernando de Soto ; born June 2, 1941) is a Peruvian economist known for his work on the informal economy and on the importance of business and property rights. His work on the developing world has earned him praise worldwide by numerous heads of state, particularly for his publication The Mystery of Capital and The Other Path. He is the current president of the Institute for Liberty and Democracy (ILD), a think tank devoted to promoting economic development in developing countries located in Lima, Peru. In Peru, de Soto's advisory has been recognized as inspiring the economic guidelines—including the loosening of economic regulation, the introduction of austerity measures and the utilization of neoliberal policies—that were ultimately adopted by the government of Alberto Fujimori and established in the 1993 Constitution of Peru. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hernando de Soto Polar is the 280th most popular economist (down from 242nd in 2019), the 82nd most popular biography from Peru (down from 63rd in 2019) and the most popular Peruvian Economist.

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Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, Hernando de Soto Polar ranks 280 out of 414. Before him are Deirdre McCloskey, Philip H. Dybvig, G. D. H. Cole, Arthur Laffer, James Wolfensohn, and Shoshana Zuboff. After him are Herman Daly, Robert Barro, Leonid Abalkin, Pietro Verri, Boediono, and Harold Innis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Hernando de Soto Polar ranks 370. Before him are Vitaly Solomin, Ana Maria Machado, Armand Forcherio, Margaret Price, Inger Aufles, and Ewa Demarczyk. After him are Mário da Graça Machungo, Eberhard Diepgen, Masoud Kimiai, Tania Mallet, Peter Takeo Okada, and Dr. John.

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In Peru

Among people born in Peru, Hernando de Soto Polar ranks 82 out of 287. Before him are José de la Riva Agüero (1783), Miguel Grau Seminario (1834), Susana Baca (1944), Ciro Alegría (1909), Susana Higuchi (1950), and Ricardo Leoncio Elías Arias (1874). After him are Plácido Galindo (1906), Nicolás de Piérola (1839), Mario Testino (1954), Chabuca Granda (1920), Luis Llosa (1951), and Ricardo Pérez Godoy (1905).

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Among ECONOMISTS In Peru

Among economists born in Peru, Hernando de Soto Polar ranks 1. 

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