Business on the Edge: How to Turn a Profit and Improve Lives in the World's Toughest Places

Many companies worry that expanding into emerging markets is a risky-and even dangerous-move. Professors Viva Ona Bartkus and Emily S. Block see things differently. They argue that by entering markets in the world's frontline regions-areas stuck in cycles of violence and extreme poverty-businesses can actually create stability and expand opportunity for communities and corporations alike.



From helping Colombian farmers transition to growing produce instead of coca to disrupting human traffic...