Private schools are for the privileged and those willing to pay high costs for education; everyone else attends public school or seeks alternate options: this is the accepted wisdom. In the United States, the vast majority of students at the primary… Continue reading »
Solving poverty starts with listening to those on the front lines. Hear from world re-knowned development economists, political and religious leaders, poverty activists, and everyday entrepreneurs who are shifting the development discussion towards better practices.
Maybe this is the wrong question. Let's instead focus on the antithesis of poverty, which is human flourishing. Here we explore the economic, social, political, and spiritual foundations for sustainable development rooted in the creative capacity of the poor.
"For all of the charitable institutions that we've seen in the last century, these things do not account for the rise out of poverty of the poorest…"
"The first thing I would say to those who say that we must come and give, otherwise these people are incapable of improving their situation or…"
"I don’t know of any country in the world where a bunch of foreigners came and developed the country. I don’t know one: Japan? Korea? No! No…"
"The absence of land title absolutely hurts the poorest of the poor... You can't start an economy without ownership not being in question. This is my…"
"I would describe an entrepreneur like a person who sees an additional color. Everybody sees chaos. An entrepreneur sees patterns."
"The highest level of charity is when you can help someone get on their own feet, use their own God-given abilities to provide for their family."
