Turning Local Enterprise into Lasting Opportunity
When policy entrepreneurs are connected to each other, market-based solutions don't just survive — they scale. This field guide traces the journey of policy change, from the kitchen table to the state capitol.
From the Kitchen Table to the State Capitol
An idea doesn't become policy by accident. It is carried by people who refuse to let a good solution stay small.
Meet the Innovators
These six public policy entrepreneurs saw a problem in their community and chose to solve it on their own terms. They differ in the details, but they're unified by the idea that the most powerful solutions to poverty are informed by the free market and built by the people who know it best.
Where to Find These Solutions
From Flint to Shreveport, from Chicago to Las Vegas, the movement is already underway and growing.
The How-To Behind the Stories
As you seek to build your own market-based solutions to poverty, these resources from the broader ecosystem can help you get started.
The Pathways Prize Winners
An idea doesn't become policy by accident. It travels through communities, across zip codes, through friction and persistence and unlikely partnerships — carried by people who refuse to let a good solution stay small.