{"id":21740,"date":"2026-07-19T14:40:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T14:40:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adambookshop.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=21740"},"modified":"2026-07-19T14:40:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T14:40:24","slug":"a-daring-enterprise","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/adambookshop.com\/?product=a-daring-enterprise","title":{"rendered":"A Daring Enterprise"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>The inside story of one of the most successful U.S. foreign aid programs in the Middle East in recent decades<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cAn amazing story!\u00a0<em>A Daring Enterprise<\/em>\u00a0is a vivid account of the good America can do in the world if we\u2019re faithful to our values.\u201d\u2014David Ignatius,\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Columnist,\u00a0<em>Washington Post<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What happens when the United States launches an unconventional foreign aid program in the aftermath of a national uprising? In this behind-the-scenes account of the Egyptian-American Enterprise Fund\u2014a private investment fund created by the U.S. Congress to jumpstart Egypt\u2019s private sector after the 2011 Egyptian revolution\u2014<em>A Daring Enterprise\u00a0<\/em>tells the story of one of the most effective, yet little known, U.S. foreign policy programs today in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>Through the firsthand account of the Fund\u2019s chairman James Harmon, a veteran investment banker and former Clinton administration official, the authors reveal how a small, U.S.-backed investment fund partnered with Egyptians to spark investment, create jobs, and expand opportunities for women in the Arab world\u2019s largest country\u2014all against a backdrop of political instability, anti-Americanism, and Washington dysfunction.<\/p>\n<p>At a time when America\u2019s budget deficit is rising and foreign aid is being scaled back,\u00a0<em>A Daring Enterprise\u00a0<\/em>reveals how a new model of foreign assistance can tackle urgent development challenges while delivering real returns for U.S. taxpayers. Most importantly, it is a powerful reminder of the value of foreign aid and why smart foreign investment is key to America\u2019s future prosperity.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISBN:9781649035059<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":21741,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"content-type":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[194],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-21740","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-english","pa_book-author-cornelius-queen","pa_book-author-james-a-harmon","pa_book-author-mark-warren","pa_format-paperback","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adambookshop.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product\/21740","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adambookshop.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adambookshop.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adambookshop.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=21740"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adambookshop.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/21741"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adambookshop.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=21740"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adambookshop.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_brand&post=21740"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adambookshop.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_cat&post=21740"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adambookshop.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_tag&post=21740"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}