In the River They Swim is the antithesis of that search for solutions to the next big theory of global poverty. From the fresh perspective of advisors on the frontlines of development to the insight of leaders like President Paul Kagame of Rwanda and Pastor Rick Warren, it tells the story of change in the microcosms of emerging businesses, industries, and governments. These essays display a personal nature to their work that rigorous analysis alone cannot explain.
In the River They Swim is the antithesis of that search for solutions to the next big theory of global poverty. From the fresh perspective of advisors on the frontlines of development to the insight of leaders like President Paul Kagame of Rwanda and Pastor Rick Warren, it tells the story of change in the microcosms of emerging businesses, industries, and governments. These essays display a personal nature to their work that rigorous analysis alone cannot explain.
Marcela Escobari-Rose is executive director of Harvard s Center for International Development. Michael Fairbanks is a cofounder of SEVEN and the OTF Group and coauthor of Plowing the Sea: Nurturing the Hidden Sources of Growth in Developing Nations. Malik Fal leads Microsoft s Business Marketing and Operations Group covering forty-nine African countries. Elizabeth Hooper is executive director of SEVEN. "
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Foreword: Fighting Poverty with Purpose / xi Dr. Rick Warren Acknowledgments / xvii Introduction / 3 Part I: The Journey 1. The Backbone of a New Rwanda / 11 H. E. President Paul Kagame 2. Flight VS 56: Riding the Cultural Divide / 15 Malik Fal 3. A Space Alien in Chaps / 23 Anne Morriss 4. A Mind for the Poor / 28 Andreas Widmer 5. Waiting for Mr. Anderson / 35 Kenneth Hynes 6. My Faith in Capitalism / 40 Andreas Widmer 7. Nature Is Destiny, and the More Nature, the Worse the Destiny / 48 Sally Christie 8. Locomotives, Needles, and Aid / 55 Malik Fal 9. On Globalization / 66 Michael Fairbanks 10. The Merits of Change / 75 Luis Alberto Moreno Part II: Strategies for Prosperity 11. Claver’s Wall / 83 Malik Fal 12. Leadership, in Context / 97 Ashraf Ghani 13. Selling Culture without Selling Out / 103 Marcela Escobari- Rose 14. The Afghan Method / 113 Diego Garcia Etcheto 15. Global Strategy in Old Kabul / 125 Robert Henning 16. After God, It’s Customer Relations / 134 Aref Adamali 17. The Longest Roundabout in the World / 140 David I. Rabkin 18. Alexander the Great, Mother Teresa, and Arse / 146 Michael Brennan 19. Archimedes’ Formidable Dare / 155 Eric Kacou Part III: Globalization 20. On Presidents / 167 Michael Fairbanks 21. The Risk of Dreams / 177 David I. Rabkin 22. Praying to the Virgin of Guadalupe / 188 Marcela Escobari- Rose 23. Our Greatest Fear / 196 Michael Fairbanks and David I. Rabkin 24. Changing Mindsets / 205 Donald Kaberuka 25. Entire, unto Himself / 209 Elizabeth Hooper 26. “When Are You Coming Back?” / 218 Diego Garcia Etcheto 27. “That’s My Duck!” (The Case for Integration) / 227 by Michael Fairbanks 28. “Mr. President, Tear Down the Walls!” / 236 Kwang W. Kim 29. Deciding What Not to Do / 246 Eric Kacou Epilogue / 255 List of Contributors / 257 Index / 261
Foreword: Fighting Poverty with Purpose / xi Dr. Rick Warren Acknowledgments / xvii Introduction / 3 Part I: The Journey 1. The Backbone of a New Rwanda / 11 H. E. President Paul Kagame 2. Flight VS 56: Riding the Cultural Divide / 15 Malik Fal 3. A Space Alien in Chaps / 23 Anne Morriss 4. A Mind for the Poor / 28 Andreas Widmer 5. Waiting for Mr. Anderson / 35 Kenneth Hynes 6. My Faith in Capitalism / 40 Andreas Widmer 7. Nature Is Destiny, and the More Nature, the Worse the Destiny / 48 Sally Christie 8. Locomotives, Needles, and Aid / 55 Malik Fal 9. On Globalization / 66 Michael Fairbanks 10. The Merits of Change / 75 Luis Alberto Moreno Part II: Strategies for Prosperity 11. Claver’s Wall / 83 Malik Fal 12. Leadership, in Context / 97 Ashraf Ghani 13. Selling Culture without Selling Out / 103 Marcela Escobari- Rose 14. The Afghan Method / 113 Diego Garcia Etcheto 15. Global Strategy in Old Kabul / 125 Robert Henning 16. After God, It’s Customer Relations / 134 Aref Adamali 17. The Longest Roundabout in the World / 140 David I. Rabkin 18. Alexander the Great, Mother Teresa, and Arse / 146 Michael Brennan 19. Archimedes’ Formidable Dare / 155 Eric Kacou Part III: Globalization 20. On Presidents / 167 Michael Fairbanks 21. The Risk of Dreams / 177 David I. Rabkin 22. Praying to the Virgin of Guadalupe / 188 Marcela Escobari- Rose 23. Our Greatest Fear / 196 Michael Fairbanks and David I. Rabkin 24. Changing Mindsets / 205 Donald Kaberuka 25. Entire, unto Himself / 209 Elizabeth Hooper 26. “When Are You Coming Back?” / 218 Diego Garcia Etcheto 27. “That’s My Duck!” (The Case for Integration) / 227 by Michael Fairbanks 28. “Mr. President, Tear Down the Walls!” / 236 Kwang W. Kim 29. Deciding What Not to Do / 246 Eric Kacou Epilogue / 255 List of Contributors / 257 Index / 261
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