October 14th 2019
The Prosperity Paradox. How Innovations Can Life Nations Our of Poverty. Clayton M. Christensen
The Prosperity Paradox. How Innovations Can Life Nations Our of Poverty. Clayton M. Christensen. 2019. ISBN 9780062851826. Christensen is the most respected name in any discussion of innovation with numerous relevant books to his name. ( E.g. The Innovators Dilemma). He turns his attention to how can you turn around poverty . Using his theory of Jobs That Need to Be Done, he reverses our view from providing infrastructure first ( Banking, Ports, water systems justice, anticorruption etc) to what inhibits the day to day life of the common man. He provides many case studies from American history and modern third world entrepreneurs who had to “do it all ” in order to build their companies, and put in place the infrastructure needed. and examples of huge failed projects. His point of view just makes so much sense, his chapter of corruption shining a fresh light on the subject. Very readable with his detailed footnotes that are as valuable as the text.
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