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Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism
Muhammad Yunus
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Description for Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism
Paperback. In this newly updated national bestseller, Nobel Peace Prize--winner Muhammad Yunus outlines his vision of a new business model that combines the power of free markets with the quest for a more humane world. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 pp. b/w photo insert. BIC Classification: KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 332. Social Business and the Future of Capitalism. 320 pages, 8pp photo insert. Free markets have swept the globe, bringing with them enormous potential for positive change. This work contains the stories of some of the earliest examples of social business, including the author's own Grameen Bank. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: KJ. Dimension: 210 x 143 x 22. Weight: 334.
In the last two decades, free markets have swept the globe. But traditional capitalism has been unable to solve problems like inequality and poverty. In Muhammad Yunus' groundbreaking sequel to Banker to the Poor, he outlines the concept of social business -- business where the creative vision of the entrepreneur is applied to today's most serious problems: feeding the poor, housing the homeless, healing the sick, and protecting the planet. Creating a World Without Poverty reveals the next phase in a hopeful economic and social revolution that is already underway.
In the last two decades, free markets have swept the globe. But traditional capitalism has been unable to solve problems like inequality and poverty. In Muhammad Yunus' groundbreaking sequel to Banker to the Poor, he outlines the concept of social business -- business where the creative vision of the entrepreneur is applied to today's most serious problems: feeding the poor, housing the homeless, healing the sick, and protecting the planet. Creating a World Without Poverty reveals the next phase in a hopeful economic and social revolution that is already underway.
Product Details
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781586486679
SKU
V9781586486679
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About Muhammad Yunus
Muhammad Yunus is the founder of Grameen Bank and more than fifty other companies in Bangladesh. He is widely known as both the father of microcredit and of the social business movement. In 2006, Professor Yunus and Grameen Bank were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. He is one of only seven individuals to have received the Nobel Peace Prize, ... Read more
Reviews for Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism
A"An inspiring volume, full of practical information for people who are motivated to try out his ideas.A" Business Week