Book contents
- Innovating for the Middle of the Pyramid in Emerging Countries
- Innovating for the Middle of the Pyramid in Emerging Countries
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- 1 Innovating for the Middle of the Pyramid in Emerging Countries
- 2 New Middle Classes in Medium-Income Countries
- 3 Innovation That Saves Lives
- 4 Education for Everyone
- 5 “My House, My Pride”
- 6 Banking the Unbanked
- 7 Great Products for the MoP Consumption Practices
- 8 It Is Show Time!
- 9 Money, Money, Money
- 10 Inclusive Hedging
- 11 From Mission Impossible to Mission Accomplished!
- 12 Innovating for the Middle of the Pyramid in Emerging Countries
- Index
- References
1 - Innovating for the Middle of the Pyramid in Emerging Countries
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 February 2021
Book contents
- Innovating for the Middle of the Pyramid in Emerging Countries
- Innovating for the Middle of the Pyramid in Emerging Countries
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- 1 Innovating for the Middle of the Pyramid in Emerging Countries
- 2 New Middle Classes in Medium-Income Countries
- 3 Innovation That Saves Lives
- 4 Education for Everyone
- 5 “My House, My Pride”
- 6 Banking the Unbanked
- 7 Great Products for the MoP Consumption Practices
- 8 It Is Show Time!
- 9 Money, Money, Money
- 10 Inclusive Hedging
- 11 From Mission Impossible to Mission Accomplished!
- 12 Innovating for the Middle of the Pyramid in Emerging Countries
- Index
- References
Summary
The middle of the pyramid, i.e., the middle-income classes, in emerging countries are increasingly becoming a large consumer market but one that is little understood. This increasingly growing middle-of-the-pyramid group is the result of the recent economic progress of many emerging economies. Individuals who until recently were very poor, and commonly ignored as consumers by most companies, are no longer so. They have become entrepreneurs or are employed in jobs that provide them with higher and more stable income. As a result, their consumption patterns have shifted, becoming an attractive but underserved and in most cases misunderstood market.
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