The prosperity paradox how innovation can lift nations out of poverty /
Discusses why investments in the economic development of poor countries rarely see positive change or improvement over time and offers a new framework for spurring growth and prosperity based on entrepreneurship and market-creating innovation.
| Main Author: | Christensen, Clayton M., 1952-2020, |
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| Other Authors: | Ojomo, Efosa,, Dillon, Karen (Editor), |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York, NY :
HarperBusiness, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
[2019]
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| Physical Description: |
xviii, 344 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: |
Discusses why investments in the economic development of poor countries rarely see positive change or improvement over time and offers a new framework for spurring growth and prosperity based on entrepreneurship and market-creating innovation. |
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| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Section 1. Power of market-creating innovations. An introduction to the prosperity paradox ; Not all innovations are created equal ; In the struggle lies opportunity ; Pull versus push: a tale of two struggles -- Section 2. How innovation created prosperity for many. America's innovation story ; How the east met the west ; Mexico's efficiency problem -- Section 3. Overcoming the barriers. Good laws are not enough ; Corruption is not the problem, it's a solution ; If you build it they may not come -- Section 4. What now? From prosperity paradox to prosperity process -- Appendix. World through new lenses. Discusses why investments in the economic development of poor countries rarely see positive change or improvement over time and offers a new framework for spurring growth and prosperity based on entrepreneurship and market-creating innovation. |
| Physical Description: |
xviii, 344 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780062851826 0062851829 9780062946737 0062946730 |