Hernando de Soto announces Democracy Video Challenge Winners

The 2017 Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research goes to Hernando de Soto

The Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research is the most prominent international award in entrepreneurship research with a price sum of EUR 100,000. De Soto’s analyses have had tremendous influence on policy throughout the world and were a main source of inspiration for the World Bank’s Doing Business program. Read More

2017 Award Winner

Hernando de Soto Peru Institute for Liberty and Democracy For developing a new understanding of the institutions that underpin the informal economy as well as the role of property rights and entrepreneurship in converting the informal economy into the formal sector. Read More

New York, June 15th 2009 - Economist Hernando de Soto, one of the jury members congratulates the contest winners of the Democracy Video Challenge

More than 900 people from 95 countries competed for the grand priza of the Democracy Video Challenge.

From animated shorts to documentaries, the winning videos captured the meaning of democracy in today's world by incorporating thought provoking creativity with thoughtful dialogue.

The winning documentaries can be seen at http://www.youtube.com/democracychallenge