Betrayed takes a new approach to the subject of global poverty one that doesn't blame the West
but also doesn't rely on the West for solutions. Betrayed puts the poor themselves at center
stage and shows how their entrepreneurial energies are shackled by political and social
discrimination. When these shackles are removed as is happening in places such as China and
Vietnam the poor are able to seize opportunities and drive wealth creation. Combining the
latest research into poverty and state building with the author's personal observations drawn
from years running businesses in the developing world Betrayed explains how leaders in the
developing world can build more inclusive societies and more equitable governments thereby
creating dynamic national economies and giving the poor the opportunity to accumulate the means
and skills to control their own destinies. This refreshing new approach will appeal to business
people who are fed up with reading critiques of global poverty that see capitalism as the
problem not the solution people in both the global North and South who want to see attention
focused not on Western aid but on what developing countries and their citizens can do to help
themselves scholars and practitioners in the development field who are looking for new
practicable ideas and general readers who want accessible and engaging accounts of ordinary
people struggling to overcome poverty.
