Betrayed: Politics, Power, and Prosperity (Fixing Fragile States: a New Paradigm for Development)

"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. This refreshing new approach will appeal to business people who are fed up with reading critiques of global poverty that see capitalism as the problem, not the solution; people in both the global North and South who want to see attention focused not on Western aid but on what developing countries and their citizens can do to help themselves; scholars and practitioners in the development field who are looking for new, practicable ideas; and general readers who want accessible and engaging accounts of ordinary people struggling to overcome poverty Front Matter....Pages i-xv Front Matter....Pages 1-1 The Same Species, the Same Dreams....Pages 3-8 The Blame Game....Pages 9-17 Who Are the Poor?....Pages 19-35 Why Are They Poor?....Pages 37-55 Breaking Out....Pages 57-65 Front Matter....Pages 67-67 Self-Belief and Power....Pages 69-82 Building Support for an Inclusive Agenda....Pages 83-100 Constructing a More Effective State....Pages 101-121 Getting to a Workable Scale....Pages 123-142 Enhancing Opportunity....Pages 143-163 Enlarging Markets, Spreading Wealth....Pages 165-184 Front Matter....Pages 185-185 Leading Change from Within....Pages 187-204 What Role for Foreign Aid?....Pages 205-228 Putting It All Together....Pages 229-245 Back Matter....Pages 247-294 Cover 1 Title 4 Copyright 5 Contents 8 List of Tables and Figures 10 Foreword 12 Acknowledgments 16 Part I: An Old Problem 17 1 The Same Species, the Same Dreams 18 2 The Blame Game 24 3 Who Are the Poor? 33 4 Why Are They Poor? 50 5 Breaking Out 69 Part II: A New Agenda 78 6 Self-Belief and Power 79 7 Building Support for an Inclusive Agenda 93 8 Constructing a More Effective State 111 9 Getting to a Workable Scale 132 10 Enhancing Opportunity 152 11 Enlarging Markets, Spreading Wealth 173 Part III: A Plan of Action 193 12 Leading Change from Within 194 13 What Role for Foreign Aid? 212 14 Putting It All Together 236 Notes 253 Index 283