The main approach of Winners Take All is to critique the world of elite-led socioeconomic initiatives rather than offering alternative approaches. However, at times, Giridharadas implies aspects of what such an alternative would look like. Where in the book do you see these suggestions, and to what kind of alternative do they point?

Except for a brief note at the end of the book, Giridharadas doesn’t insert his own personal story into Winners Take All. Why do you think he made this choice? How would the book have been different had he written more about himself?

Choose a figure from the book (such as Hilary Cohen, Sean Hinton, or Darren Walker) who had to navigate situations in which their personal values clashed with those of MarketWorld. If you had been in their shoes, what would you have done?