Believe in People: Bottom-Up Solutions for a Top-Down World

By Charles Koch, Brian Hooks

Categories: Business & Money, Politics & Social Sciences

Believe in People (St. Martin's, 2020) by Charles Koch of Koch Industries and Brian Hooks of the Stand Together network argues that social problems are best solved from the bottom up. The authors contend that top-down programs treat people as problems to be managed rather than as individuals with gifts to develop. Drawing on Koch's principled entrepreneurship, they profile social entrepreneurs such as Antong Lucky, who works to steer young people away from gangs, and the Family Independence Initiative, which backs low-income families.

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• Ryan Holiday: “If you don't believe in people, what do you believe in? This is a provocative book for the moment. Highly recommended.”