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More Than Money: Five Forms of Capital to Create Wealth and Eliminate Poverty

Paul Godfrey

More than Money provides innovators and entrepreneurs with strategies for eradicating poverty in developed and developing countries. Author Paul Godfrey shows how five types of interrelated capital-institutional, human, social, organizational, and physical-can be harnessed to create not just economic value, but also social wellbeing.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Stanford Business Books
  • Publish Date: Dec 11st, 2013
  • Pages: 240
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.90in - 6.00in - 0.70in - 0.70lb
  • EAN: 9780804782807
  • Categories: Development - Economic DevelopmentCorporate Finance - GeneralEntrepreneurship

About the Author

Paul C. Godfrey is Professor of Strategy and Associate Academic Director of the Melvin J. Ballard Center for Economic Self-Reliance at Brigham Young University's Marriott School of Management, where he helps students and practitioners translate organization and economic theory into action that reduces poverty. He has recently pursued projects in Ghana, the Navajo Nation, and with disadvantaged populations in the United States.

Praise for this book

"More than Money provides the readers with one of the most complete lists of the ideas, incentives, and leadership skills needed to enhance personal and social flourishing. Putting them into practice will help eliminate poverty one person at a time."--Alejandro Chafuen "FORBES"
"A fascinating exploration into the definition of self-reliance and capital as they relate to and influence poverty. Godfrey's argument on the multi-faceted nature of poverty provides thought-provoking considerations for philanthropists and social innovators who seek systemic poverty elimination."--Jessamyn Lau, Program Leader "Peery Foundation"
"We can't change the world if we don't first understand it. Godfrey strikes a keen balance between acknowledging the complexity of poverty while pointing to thoughtful solutions. This book is essential reading for those who want their results to be as good as their intentions."--Joseph Grenny "co-author of Influencer and Crucial Conversations"
"Although others have added social capital to the discussion of poverty, Paul Godfrey's innovative five-fold treatment goes well beyond existing theories to provide a remarkably well-grounded framework for future work. This is a highly effective analytical tool for addressing problems of poverty and development. More than Money expands the realm of the discussion beyond mere symptoms by effectively focusing on the dynamic root causes of poverty."--Wade Channell, Senior Legal Reform Advisor "U.S. Agency for International Development"