The same species, the same dreams -- The blame game -- Who are the poor? -- Why are they poor? -- Breaking out -- Self-belief and power -- Building support for an inclusive agenda -- Constructing a more effective state -- Getting to a workable scale -- Enhancing opportunity -- Enlarging markets, spreading wealth -- Leading change from within -- What role for foreign aid? -- Putting it all together.
Summary:
Betrayed takes a new approach to the subject of global poverty, one that doesn't blame the West but also doesn't rely on the West for solutions. Betrayed puts the poor themselves at center stage, and shows how their entrepreneurial energies are shackled by political and social discrimination. When these shackles are removed, as is happening in places such as China and Vietnam, the poor are able to seize opportunities and drive wealth creation. Combining the latest research into poverty and state building with the author's personal observations drawn from years running businesses in the developing world, Betrayed explains how leaders in the developing world can build more inclusive societies and more equitable governments, thereby creating dynamic national economies and giving the poor the opportunity to accumulate the means and skills to control their own destinies.-- Publisher.
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