LEADER 02665nam 2200589 a 450 001 9910808990903321 005 20230721010033.0 010 $a0-231-51950-8 035 $a(CKB)2550000000018582 035 $a(EBL)908181 035 $a(OCoLC)826477016 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000481703 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12214191 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000481703 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10484205 035 $a(PQKB)10388546 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC908181 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL908181 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10387033 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000018582 100 $a20090528d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe aid trap $ehard truths about ending poverty /$fR. Glenn Hubbard, William Duggan 210 $aNew York $cColumbia Business School Pub.$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (217 p.) 225 1 $aColumbia Business School Publishing 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-231-14562-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [179]-187) and index. 327 $aIntroduction: the charity trap -- Business first: the roots of prosperity in the modern world -- Business last: the roots of failure in poverty aid -- Strong medicine: the Marshall plan as a business model -- Chase the devil: details for a Marshall model -- Conclusion: make it your business. 330 $aOver the past twenty years more citizens in China and India have raised themselves out of poverty than anywhere else at any time in history. They accomplished this through the local business sector& mdash;the leading source of prosperity for all rich countries. In most of Africa and other poor regions the business sector is weak, but foreign aid continues to fund government and NGOs. Switching aid to the local business sector in order to cultivate a middle class is the oldest, surest, and only way to eliminate poverty in poor countries.A bold fusion of ethics and smart business, 410 0$aColumbia Business School Publishing 606 $aEconomic assistance$zDeveloping countries 606 $aPoverty$zDeveloping countries 606 $aEconomic development$zDeveloping countries 615 0$aEconomic assistance 615 0$aPoverty 615 0$aEconomic development 676 $a338.9109172/4 700 $aHubbard$b R. Glenn$0119121 701 $aDuggan$b William R$01102205 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910808990903321 996 $aThe aid trap$94116188 997 $aUNINA