Fistful of rice my unexpected quest to end poverty through profitability
Akula, Vikram
Fistful of rice my unexpected quest to end poverty through profitability - Boston Harvard Business Review Press 2011 - 191p., [8] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 22 cm.
"Am I not poor, too?" -- Putting the last first -- The story of my experiments with Grameen -- Rangoli powder and handfuls of seeds -- The McDonald's of microfinance -- Goat economics -- Google territory.
Around the globe, poverty has held too many people in its grip for too long. While microfinance, small loans to impoverished individuals, initially attracted attention in the press, it didn't achieve the scale, scope, and profitability necessary to substantially combat poverty. All that changed with the author's creation of SKS Microfinance. In this work, he reveals how he pieced together the best of both philanthropy and (to his surprise) capitalism to help millions of India's poor transition from paupers to customers to business owners. His story shows how traditional business principles can be brought to bear on global problems in new ways. This book offers not only inspiration but also lessons for anyone seeking to transform tenacity, creativity, and innovation into potent tools for fighting even the most seemingly intractable human burdens.
9781422131176
2009030663
GBA9A2380 bnb
015397707 Uk
Akula, Vikram.
Microfinance--India.
Poverty--India.
Economic development projects--Finance--India--Case studies.
Economic assistance, Domestic--India--Case studies.
India--Economic conditions--21st century.
HG178.33.I4 / A48 2011
332 / AK-F
Fistful of rice my unexpected quest to end poverty through profitability - Boston Harvard Business Review Press 2011 - 191p., [8] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 22 cm.
"Am I not poor, too?" -- Putting the last first -- The story of my experiments with Grameen -- Rangoli powder and handfuls of seeds -- The McDonald's of microfinance -- Goat economics -- Google territory.
Around the globe, poverty has held too many people in its grip for too long. While microfinance, small loans to impoverished individuals, initially attracted attention in the press, it didn't achieve the scale, scope, and profitability necessary to substantially combat poverty. All that changed with the author's creation of SKS Microfinance. In this work, he reveals how he pieced together the best of both philanthropy and (to his surprise) capitalism to help millions of India's poor transition from paupers to customers to business owners. His story shows how traditional business principles can be brought to bear on global problems in new ways. This book offers not only inspiration but also lessons for anyone seeking to transform tenacity, creativity, and innovation into potent tools for fighting even the most seemingly intractable human burdens.
9781422131176
2009030663
GBA9A2380 bnb
015397707 Uk
Akula, Vikram.
Microfinance--India.
Poverty--India.
Economic development projects--Finance--India--Case studies.
Economic assistance, Domestic--India--Case studies.
India--Economic conditions--21st century.
HG178.33.I4 / A48 2011
332 / AK-F