Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism
by: Muhammad Yunus
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The winner of the Nobel Peace Prize outlines his vision for a new business model that combines the power of free markets with the quest for a more humane world--and tells the inspiring stories of companies that are doing this work today.
In the last two decades, free markets have swept the globe, bringing with them enormous potential for positive change. But traditional capitalism cannot solve problems like inequality and poverty, because it is hampered by a narrow view of human nature in which people are one-dimensional beings concerned only with profit.
In fact, human beings have many other drives and passions, including the spiritual, the social, and the altruistic. Welcome to the world of social 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 tells the stories of some of the earliest examples of social businesses, including Yunus's own Grameen Bank. It reveals the next phase in a hopeful economic and social revolution that is already under way--and in the worldwide effort to eliminate poverty by unleashing the productive energy of ever human being.
The winner of the Nobel Peace Prize outlines his vision for a new business model that combines the power of free markets with the quest for a more humane world--and tells the inspiring stories of companies that are doing this work today.
In the last two decades, free markets have swept the globe, bringing with them enormous potential for positive change. But traditional capitalism cannot solve problems like inequality and poverty, because it is hampered by a narrow view of human nature in which people are one-dimensional beings concerned only with profit.
In fact, human beings have many other drives and passions, including the spiritual, the social, and the altruistic. Welcome to the world of social 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 tells the stories of some of the earliest examples of social businesses, including Yunus's own Grameen Bank. It reveals the next phase in a hopeful economic and social revolution that is already under way--and in the worldwide effort to eliminate poverty by unleashing the productive energy of ever human being.
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- Soft, but interesting
I'm still trying to figure out if Grameen is as good as they publicize themselves to be. As for the book. Certainly, some interesting ideas, but relatively few profound ideas. It feels lacking in real execution value.
Rating: - The Right Way
Empirical evidence that just throwing money at a social problem isn't the best solution. Micro-financing is an amazing concept. Great book.
Rating: - Future of Social Capitalism
I agree with everything that the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, Dr. Muhammad Yunus wrote about in creating a global economy based on social capitalism for developing economies. Although I am not an expert in economics; I just want to add to this based on my common sense approach on the present financial crisis, which has developed after his book Creating a World Without Poverty was written.
Both governments and people have failed to grasp the extent of the financial crisis. The examples ... Read More
Rating: - AWESOME
I am so enjoying reading this book it really is where we need to focus as a society.Very educational and informative, so glad that I bought it.Remarkable I give this book a 5 star plus.I am grateful to Muhammad Yunus, I hope he inspires many more.
Rating: - Creating a world without poverty
My product arrived on time and in excellent condition. I had no idea it was being shipped at the UK but marvelled about how fast it got to the US. Keep up the good job!
- Soft, but interestingI'm still trying to figure out if Grameen is as good as they publicize themselves to be. As for the book. Certainly, some interesting ideas, but relatively few profound ideas. It feels lacking in real execution value.
- The Right WayEmpirical evidence that just throwing money at a social problem isn't the best solution. Micro-financing is an amazing concept. Great book.
- Future of Social CapitalismI agree with everything that the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, Dr. Muhammad Yunus wrote about in creating a global economy based on social capitalism for developing economies. Although I am not an expert in economics; I just want to add to this based on my common sense approach on the present financial crisis, which has developed after his book Creating a World Without Poverty was written.
Both governments and people have failed to grasp the extent of the financial crisis. The examples ... Read More
- AWESOMEI am so enjoying reading this book it really is where we need to focus as a society.Very educational and informative, so glad that I bought it.Remarkable I give this book a 5 star plus.I am grateful to Muhammad Yunus, I hope he inspires many more.
- Creating a world without povertyMy product arrived on time and in excellent condition. I had no idea it was being shipped at the UK but marvelled about how fast it got to the US. Keep up the good job!
