"Clayton M. Christensen, the author of such business classics as The Innovator’s Dilemma and the New York Times bestseller How Will You Measure Your Life, and co-authors Efosa Ojomo and Karen Dillon reveal why so many investments in economic development fail to generate sustainable prosperity, and offers a groundbreaking solution for true and lasting change.Global poverty is one of the world’s most vexing problems. For decades, we’ve ass ..."
"Global poverty is one of the world s most vexing problems. For decades, we ve assumed smart, well-intentioned people will eventually be able to change the economic trajectory of poor countries. From education to healthcare, infrastructure to eradicating corruption, too many solutions rely on trial and error. Essentially, the plan is often to identify areas that need help, flood them with resources, and hope to see change over time. But ..."
"Henry Kaestner, Timothy Keller, Andy Crouch, Cathie Wood, Efosa Ojomo, Finny Kuruvilla, Ron Blue, Luke Roush, Jessica Kim, Obie McKenize, Bryce Butler, Casey Crawford, Greg Lernihan, John Marsh, Ashley Marsh, Richard Okello, Will Thomas ..."
"... but in 2015 its per capita income was less than half what it was in the 1960s. “
Urban Water and Sanitation Project,” The World Bank, http://www.worldbank.org/
projects/P117365/urban-watersanitation-project?lang=en. 12. Jamie Skinner ..."
"[Read by Mike Chamberlain] Clayton M. Christensen, the author of such business classics as The Innovator's Dilemma and the New York Times bestseller How Will You Measure Your Life, and co-authors Efosa Ojomo and Karen Dillon reveal why so many investments in economic development fail to generate sustainable prosperity, and offers a groundbreaking solution for true and lasting change. Global poverty is one of the world's most vexing prob ..."
"A pobreza global é um dos problemas mais incômodos do mundo. Durante décadas, supomos que pessoas inteligentes e bem-intencionadas acabarão conseguindo mudar a trajetória econômica dos países pobres. Da educação à saúde, infraestrutura para erradicar a corrupção, muitas soluções dependem de tentativa e erro.Essencialmente, o plano é frequentemente identificar áreas que precisam de ajuda, inundá-las com recursos e esperar ver mudanças ao ..."
"La Paradoja de la Prosperidad identifica los límites de los modelos comunes de desarrollo económico, que tienden a ser esfuerzos de arriba hacia abajo, y ofrece un nuevo marco para el crecimiento económico basado en el espíritu ..."