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Ant Farr talks THE PROSPERITY PARADOX by Clayton Christensen, Efosa Ojomo, and Karen Dillon with the Non Fiction Book Club

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What actually works in raising countries out of poverty? On this episode of The Non Fiction Book Club, ecosystem builder and CEO for Africa at Allan & Gill Gray Philanthropies, Ant Farr, discusses the ‘The Prosperity Paradox’ We discuss market-creating innovation, the concept of ‘competing against nothing’, and what he is already seeing on the ground in South and East Africa as he applies this thinking to raising up entrepreneurs.

4 Dec 2025 English South Africa Books

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