The aid trap
Subtitle: hard truths about ending poverty
By: R. Glenn Hubbard, William Duggan.
Contributors: Duggan, William R.
Publisher: Columbia Business School Pub.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 198
ISBN-13: 9780231145626; 9780231519502
Subjects: Economic assistance -- Developing countries; Poverty -- Developing countries; Economic development -- Developing countries
Description: A 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. --from publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [179]-187) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: the charity trap; title: Business first: the roots of prosperity in the modern world; title: Business last: the roots of failure in poverty aid; title: Strong medicine: the Marshall plan as a business model; title: Chase the devil: details for a Marshall model; title: Conclusion: make it your business.