Book Excerpts | Economic Development
Sustainable Development Must Center Basic Human Rights
An excerpt from The Sustainable State: The Future of Government, Economy and Society shows how lacking basic rights hinders sustainability growth.
Excerpts of top books on social innovation
An excerpt from The Sustainable State: The Future of Government, Economy and Society shows how lacking basic rights hinders sustainability growth.
An excerpt of Uberland demonstrates how the rideshare app company has utilized Silicon Valley practices to transform the workplace.
An excerpt from Africa's Business Revolution: How to Succeed in the World's Next Big Growth Market shows how "doing good" and "doing well" go hand-in-hand.
In Challenge Culture: Why The Most Successful Organizations Run on Pushback, Dunkin’ Brands chairman Nigel Travis explains the usefulness of open and honest communication.
Cary McClelland's new book, Silicon City, documents the transformation of San Francisco in the digital age.
An excerpt of Magali A. Delmas and David Colgan's The Green Bundle: Pairing the Market with the Planet.
An excerpt from Jed Emerson’s The Purpose of Capital: Elements of Impact, Financial Flows, and Natural Being
An excerpt from Unjust Conditions: Women’s Work and the Hidden Cost of Cash Transfer Programs.
An excerpt of Twenty Years of Life: Why the Poor Die Earlier and How the Challenge Inequity
Braided Threads traces the fascinating history of America’s nonprofit sector.