Jacqueline Novogratz: Tackling poverty with "patient capita

http://www.ted.com - Jacqueline Novogratz is pioneering new ways of tackling poverty. In her view, traditional charity rarely delivers lasting results. Her solution, outlined here through a series of revealing personal stories, is "patient capital": support for "bottom of the pyramid" businesses which the commercial market alone couldn't provide. The result: sustainable jobs, goods, services -- and dignity -- for the world's poorest.

Channel: People & Blogs
Uploaded: August 14, 2007 at 3:30 pm
Author: TEDtalksDirector

Length: 20:20
Rating: 4.50
Views: 4586

Tags: africa  development  poverty  ted  tedtalks  

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