Private Utilities and Poverty Alleviation: Market Initiatives at the Base of the Pyramid

(Edward Elgar) This book examines the creation of new business models that can be used to bring basic utilities to the most impoverished in the world. Rufín details this model and uses case studies from electricity distribution and infrastructure industries to support his claims. Rufín is an associate professor of international business and director, Global Business Program, Sawyer Business School, Suffolk University.

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The February 2026 cover of PAW, featuring a photo of Joseph Nye.
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