Even during this bruising recession, risk-taking entrepreneurs in the developing world seem to be seeing opportunities to leapfrog others and create advantage. And, as the Kauffman Foundation’s Carl Schramm recently argued in an article in Forbes magazine, I am not just talking about mobile technology in Africa.
The Economist will hold its “Change from the Bottom Up” Summit in Mexico City in October. The theme comes from the population’s impatience with true political reform, which has been slow, while many in the country argue that they can build a high-growth economy from the bottom up. This thinking probably comes in great part from observing a new generation of entrepreneurs who are turning enthusiasm into profitability.
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Author:Jonathan Ortmans
