TY  - BOOK
AU  - Akula,Vikram
TI  - Fistful of rice : my unexpected quest to end poverty through profitability 
SN  - 9781422131176 
AV  - HG178.33.I4 A48 2011
U1  - 332 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Boston
PB  - Harvard Business Review Press
KW  - Akula, Vikram.
KW  - Microfinance
KW  - India
KW  - Poverty
KW  - Economic development projects
KW  - Finance
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Economic assistance, Domestic
KW  - Economic conditions
KW  - 21st century
N1  - "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
N2  - 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
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