Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism
by: Muhammad Yunus
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In the last two decades, free markets have swept theglobe, bringing with them enormous potential for positivechange. But traditional capitalism cannot solve problemslike inequality and poverty, because it is hamperedby a narrow view of human nature in which people areone-dimensional beings concerned only with profit.
In fact, human beings have many other drives andpassions, including the spiritual, the social, and thealtruistic. Welcome to the world of social business, wherethe creative vision of the entrepreneur is applied totoday's most serious problems: feeding the poor, housingthe homeless, healing the sick, and protecting the planet.
Creating a World Without Poverty tells the stories ofsome of the earliest examples of social businesses,including Yunus's own Grameen Bank. It reveals the nextphase in a hopeful economic and social revolution that isalready under way—and in the worldwide effort to eliminatepoverty by unleashing the productive energy of everyhuman being.
In fact, human beings have many other drives andpassions, including the spiritual, the social, and thealtruistic. Welcome to the world of social business, wherethe creative vision of the entrepreneur is applied totoday's most serious problems: feeding the poor, housingthe homeless, healing the sick, and protecting the planet.
Creating a World Without Poverty tells the stories ofsome of the earliest examples of social businesses,including Yunus's own Grameen Bank. It reveals the nextphase in a hopeful economic and social revolution that isalready under way—and in the worldwide effort to eliminatepoverty by unleashing the productive energy of everyhuman being.
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - An inspiring success story of a new "social" business model
I've just finished reading the book from Muhammad Yunus - the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner, and I cannot give it less than 5 stars. It is an inspiring book that can touch your heart and motivate you to fight against poverty. At the same time, it did not quite match my expectations in terms of content, so I'd like to make clear in this review what you should and should not expect from this great book.
First of all, Muhammad Yunus presents his vision of the social business. It is a powerful ... Read More
Rating: 
- It wasn't the original book
The cover is the same you see in the picture. However it's removable paper cover, meaning it's not the original book. Someone got the original book, made thousands of cookies in a blue cover book, and added this beautiful removable paper cover to it.
The bootom line is I bought thinking it was the original book, but it wasn't. However, the text is the same, so I'm going to enjoy it anyway!
Rating: - A reason to hope
Yunus has written a frank and straightforward description of a vision of a different and better world. The best part is that his theory has experience and people to back it up--not just dreams. It challenges the American views of community and commerce but I found that to be a source of hope in our crumbling economy. I believe it's best read if you are interested and invested in seeing society grow up.
Rating: 
- High on rhetoric, short on action
Professor Yunus' book pales in comparison to his Banker to the Poor - this current book is light on action and heavy on rhetoric. It does tell a story about how he was able to create a social enterprise - using his connections as a Nobel Prize winner and book author.
It does not give any type of action plan on how the typical person could arrange a social business or even more their company more toward a social function. I was disappointed as it was more a book of opinions and far-flung ideas ... Read More
Rating: - "Creating A World Without Poverty" by Muhammad Yunus
In "Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism," the follow up to "Banker To The Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty", Muhammad Yunus describes a new economic entity he calls the "social business." In short, this is an organization that has a specific social goal as opposed to regular business, for which profit is the only goal.
Yunus is most famous for receiving the Nobel Prize in 2006 along with his Grameen Bank, which is the world's largest ... Read More
- An inspiring success story of a new "social" business modelI've just finished reading the book from Muhammad Yunus - the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner, and I cannot give it less than 5 stars. It is an inspiring book that can touch your heart and motivate you to fight against poverty. At the same time, it did not quite match my expectations in terms of content, so I'd like to make clear in this review what you should and should not expect from this great book.
First of all, Muhammad Yunus presents his vision of the social business. It is a powerful ... Read More
- It wasn't the original bookThe cover is the same you see in the picture. However it's removable paper cover, meaning it's not the original book. Someone got the original book, made thousands of cookies in a blue cover book, and added this beautiful removable paper cover to it.
The bootom line is I bought thinking it was the original book, but it wasn't. However, the text is the same, so I'm going to enjoy it anyway!
- A reason to hopeYunus has written a frank and straightforward description of a vision of a different and better world. The best part is that his theory has experience and people to back it up--not just dreams. It challenges the American views of community and commerce but I found that to be a source of hope in our crumbling economy. I believe it's best read if you are interested and invested in seeing society grow up.
- High on rhetoric, short on actionProfessor Yunus' book pales in comparison to his Banker to the Poor - this current book is light on action and heavy on rhetoric. It does tell a story about how he was able to create a social enterprise - using his connections as a Nobel Prize winner and book author.
It does not give any type of action plan on how the typical person could arrange a social business or even more their company more toward a social function. I was disappointed as it was more a book of opinions and far-flung ideas ... Read More
- "Creating A World Without Poverty" by Muhammad YunusIn "Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism," the follow up to "Banker To The Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty", Muhammad Yunus describes a new economic entity he calls the "social business." In short, this is an organization that has a specific social goal as opposed to regular business, for which profit is the only goal.
Yunus is most famous for receiving the Nobel Prize in 2006 along with his Grameen Bank, which is the world's largest ... Read More
