4e de couv.: Despite massive changes to its economic policies, China continues to define itself as socialist; since 1949 and into the present, the Maoist slogan "Serve the People" has been a central point of moral and political orientation. Yet several decades of market-based re…
Five years ago, C.K. Prahalad's The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid showed companies how they could reignite profits and growth by serving the world's five billion poorest people. Hundreds of firms have successfully taken that path--building large, profitable businesses tha…
The growth of urban areas and population in middle and low income countries is a continuing trend. Urbanization expands as rural to urban migration offers better income opportunities in cities. This trend is both a source of development opportunities and challenges for the housi…
Su autor reconstruye el cambio de la condición de la pobreza desde la revolución industrial y su "ética del trabajo" hasta la sociedad del consumo y "estética", y muestra en la situación actual todas las consecuencias de esta evolución. Además, analiza hasta qué punto son adecua…
