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Record Nr.

UNINA9910466333703321

Autore

Freund Caroline L.

Titolo

Rich people poor countries : the rise of emerging-market tycoons and their mega firms / / Caroline Freund ; assisted by Sarah Oliver

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC : , : Peterson Institute for International Economics, , [2016]

©2016

ISBN

0-88132-704-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (219 pages) : illustrations, tables

Disciplina

338.9009172/4

Soggetti

Nouveau riche - Developing countries

Entrepreneurship - Developing countries

Equality - Developing countries

Income distribution - Developing countries

Electronic books.

Developing countries Economic conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Emerging market tycoons -- The self-made man -- Globalization and wealth in emerging markets -- Inequality, growth and redistribution -- References.

Sommario/riassunto

Like the robber barons of the 19th century Gilded Age, a new and proliferating crop of billionaires is driving rapid development and industrialization in poor countries. The accelerated industrial growth spurs economic prosperity for some, but it also widens the gap between the super rich and the rest of the population, especially the very poor. In Rich People Poor Countries, Caroline Freund identifies and analyzes nearly 700 emerging-market billionaires whose net worth adds up to more than $2 trillion. Freund finds that these titans of industry are propelling poor countries out of their small-scale production and agricultural past and into a future of multinational industry and service-based mega firms. And more often than not, the new billionaires are using their newfound acumen to navigate the globalized economy, without necessarily relying on political



connections, inheritance, or privileged access to resources. This story of emerging-market billionaires and the global businesses they create dramatically illuminates the process of industrialization in the modern world economy.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778551803321

Autore

Kunjufu Jawanza

Titolo

An African centered response to Ruby Payne's poverty theory [[electronic resource] /] / by Jawanza Kunjufu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, Ill., : African American Images, c2006

ISBN

1-934155-29-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (194 p.)

Disciplina

371.829/96073

Soggetti

African American children - Education

African Americans - Education

African Americans - Economic conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-163) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Copyright; Table of Contents; Introduction; 1. Ruby Payne's Position; 2. White Poverty; 3. Black Poverty; 4. Economic Empowerment; 5. School Funding; 6. Integration; 7. Educational Solutions; References; Index; Notes; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

This challenge to influential educator Ruby Payne's theories about the impact of class differences and economics on teaching and learning puts forward other factors as better predictors of student performance. Pointing to success stories in schools that serve low-income students, this refutation of Payne's popular teacher-training program asserts that teacher expectations, time on task, and the principal's leadership are the main factors in determining educational outcomes at a school. Abandoning Payne's framework of teacher-student income disparities, racial makeup, and per-pupil ex