Lessons from the Poor: Triumph of the Entrepreneurial Spirit (Independent Studies in Political Economy) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 159813020X ISBN 13: 9781598130201

Publisher: Independent Institute, 2008

Synopsis

An important contribution to the literature of economic development, this book presents case studies of productive entrepreneurship in contemporary Africa and Latin America. It looks at the growth of Kenya's chain stores and one-person kiosks, the rise of barter clubs in Argentina, and Nigeria's clothing-design industry to illustrate economists' insights about entrepreneurship and the role that government regulations often play in impeding economic development.

About this title

About the Author:

Alvaro Vargas Llosa is the director of the Center on Global Prosperity at the Independent Institute; a lecturer on world economic and political issues at such venues as the World Economic Forum, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Council on Foreign Affairs, and the Inter-American Dialogue; and has contributed to the BBC World Service, the Los Angeles Times, the Miami Herald, the New York Times, Time magazine, and the Wall Street Journal. Among his books are The Che Guevara Myth, the award-winning Liberty for Latin America, and The Madness of Things Peruvian. He lives in Washington, DC. James D. Gwartney is professor of economics, holder of the Gus A. Stavros Eminent Scholar Chair, and director of the Stavros Center for the Advancement of Free Enterprise and Economic Education at Florida State University. He lives in Tallahassee, Florida.

Review:

"Extraordinarily important for the great debate over development."  —MiamiHerald.com

About this edition

• Publisher: Independent Institute
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 159813020X
• ISBN 13: 9781598130201
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304
• Editor: Llosa Alvaro Vargas