The Aid Trap: Hard Truths about Ending Poverty by Hubbard, R. Glenn
The Aid Trap: Hard Truths about Ending Poverty by Hubbard, R. Glenn

The Aid Trap: Hard Truths about Ending Poverty

Over the past twenty years more citizens in China and India have raised themselves out of poverty...
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Author: R. Glenn Hubbard
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Language: English
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The Aid Trap: Hard Truths about Ending Poverty by Hubbard, R. Glenn

The Aid Trap: Hard Truths about Ending Poverty

$59.40
The Aid Trap: Hard Truths about Ending Poverty by Hubbard, R. Glenn

The Aid Trap: Hard Truths about Ending Poverty

$59.40
Author: R. Glenn Hubbard
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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Over the past twenty years more citizens in China and India have raised themselves out of poverty than anywhere else at any time in history. They accomplished this through the local business sector--the leading source of prosperity for all rich countries. In most of Africa and other poor regions the business sector is weak, but foreign aid continues to fund government and NGOs. Switching aid to the local business sector in order to cultivate a middle class is the oldest, surest, and only way to eliminate poverty in poor countries.

A bold fusion of ethics and smart business, The Aid Trap shows how the same energy, goodwill, and money that we devote to charity can help local business thrive. R. Glenn Hubbard and William Duggan, two leading scholars in business and finance, demonstrate that by diverting a major share of charitable aid into the local business sector of poor countries, citizens can take the lead in the growth of their own economies. Although the aid system supports noble goals, a local well-digging company cannot compete with a foreign charity that digs wells for free. By investing in that local company a sustainable system of development can take root.

Author: R. Glenn Hubbard, William Duggan
Publisher: Columbia Business School Publishing
Published: 08/31/2009
Pages: 216
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.80w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780231145626


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 07/06/2009 pg. 47
Choice 06/01/2010

About the Author

R. Glenn Hubbard is dean of Columbia Business School and the Russell L. Carson Professor of Economics and Finance. He was chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers from 2001 to 2003 and has published more than one hundred articles on investing, banking, energy economics, and public policy. His most recent book is the bestselling Principles of Economics.

William Duggan is senior lecturer at Columbia Business School, where he teaches strategy in graduate and executive courses. He has twenty years of experience in foreign aid. His most recent book, Strategic Intuition, was named Best Strategy Book by Strategy + Business.
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