From Peru to Nigeria, Entrepreneurs are Battling Poverty
28 May 2008 13:00 Africa/Lagos From Peru to Nigeria, Entrepreneurs are Battling Poverty Lessons from the Poor Examines Success Stories from Around the World " . . . fascinating . . . profoundly hopeful . . . " -William R. Easterly Professor of Economics, New York University Former Research Economist, World Bank " . . . important . . . informative . . . " -Mark C. Casson Professor of Economics, University of Reading OAKLAND, Calif., May 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Can the billions of people living below the poverty line teach the world a lesson about economics that most politicians and academics don't seem to understand? Internationally acclaimed political analyst and author Alvaro Vargas Llosa says they can. In Lessons from the Poor: Triumph of the Entrepreneurial Spirit (May 30, 2008/The Independent Institute/ $16.95), Vargas Llosa and a team of economists examine a series of success stories from around the world. Their case studies show how entreprene...