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How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas
David Bornstein
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Description for How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas
Paperback. Bornstein's How to Change the World studies a remarkable group of individuals around the world-what he calls social entrepreneurs. These people are bringing innovative, and successful, grass-roots approaches to a wide variety of social and economic problems, from rural poverty in India to discrimination against gypsies in Central Europe. Num Pages: 368 pages, 35 halftones. BIC Classification: JFF; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
David Bornstein's How to Change the World is the first book to study a remarkable and growing group of individuals around the world--what Bornstein calls social entrepreneurs. These men and women are bringing innovative, and successful, grass-roots approaches to a wide variety of social and economic problems, from rural poverty in India to discrimination against gypsies in Central Europe; from industrial pollution in the United States to child prostitution in Thailand. Like business entrepreneurs, social entrepreneurs are creative, driven, and adventurous. The embrace change, exploit new opportunities, and think big. In How to Change the World, Bornstein provides vivid ... Read more
David Bornstein's How to Change the World is the first book to study a remarkable and growing group of individuals around the world--what Bornstein calls social entrepreneurs. These men and women are bringing innovative, and successful, grass-roots approaches to a wide variety of social and economic problems, from rural poverty in India to discrimination against gypsies in Central Europe; from industrial pollution in the United States to child prostitution in Thailand. Like business entrepreneurs, social entrepreneurs are creative, driven, and adventurous. The embrace change, exploit new opportunities, and think big. In How to Change the World, Bornstein provides vivid ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195334760
SKU
V9780195334760
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About David Bornstein
David Bornstein is a journalist who specializes in writing about social innovation. His first book, The Price of a Dream: The Story of the Grameen Bank was selected as a finalist for the New York Public Library Book Award for Excellence in Journalism. His articles have appeared in the Atlantic Monthly and the New York Times, and he co-wrote the ... Read more
Reviews for How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas
"Wonderfully hopeful and enlightening.... The stories of these social entrepreneurs will inspire and encourage many people who seek to build a better world."
Nelson Mandela "The book is must reading for anyone who cares about building a more equitable, and therefore more stable, world."
William J. Holstein, New York Times "A fascinating book.... Well-documented cases of grassroots entrepreneurial activities to tackle ... Read more
Nelson Mandela "The book is must reading for anyone who cares about building a more equitable, and therefore more stable, world."
William J. Holstein, New York Times "A fascinating book.... Well-documented cases of grassroots entrepreneurial activities to tackle ... Read more