Building Social Business The New Kind of Capitalism That Serves Humanity's Most Pressing Needs

Name: Building Social Business The New Kind of Capitalism That Serves Humanity's Most Pressing Needs
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ISBN: 9781586488246

ISBN-10: 1586488244

ISBN-13: 9781586488246

Edition: 2010

Authors: Muhammad Yunus

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Muhammad Yunus, the practical visionary who pioneered microcredit and, with his Grameen Bank, won the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, has developed a visionary new dimension for capitalism which he calls "social business." By harnessing the energy of profit-making to the objective of fulfilling human needs, social business creates self-supporting, viable commercial enterprises that generate economic growth even as they produce goods and services that make the world a better place.In this book, Yunus shows how social business has gone from being a theory to an inspiring practice, adopted by leading corporations, entrepreneurs, and social activists across Asia, South America, Europe and the US. He…

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List price: $32.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Publication date: 5/11/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 6.50" wide x 10.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Introduction: Social Business— From Dream to Reality



Why Social Business?



Growing Pains: Lessons in Adaptation and Change from the Story of Grameen Danone



Launching a Social Business



To Cure One Child: A Case of Social Business in Healthcare



Legal and Financial Frameworks for Social Business



Grameen Veolia Water: A Social R&D Project for Addressing the World Water Crisis



Creating a Global Infrastructure for Social Business



Glimpses of Tomorrow: More Social Businesses Are on the Way



The End of Poverty: The Time Is Here


Index