02877cam a2200469 a 4500 115765 20230410115654.0 090731s2011 mauaf 001 0 eng 15845328 2009030663 GBA9A2380 bnb 015397707 Uk 9781422131176 (hbk. : alk. paper) 1422131173 (OCoLC)ocn406118117 DLC DLC BTCTA UKM C#P YDXCP BWX NSB AU@ CDX LMR VP@ DLC a-ii--- HG 178.33 A315f 2011 332 Akula, Vikram. A fistful of rice : my unexpected quest to end poverty through profitability / Vikram Akula. Boston, Mass. : Harvard Business Review Press, c2011. 191 p., [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. Akula, Vikram. Microfinance India. Poverty India. Economic development projects India Finance Case studies. Economic assistance, Domestic India Case studies. Microfinanza India. Pobreza India. Proyectos de desarrollo económico Finanzas Estudios de caso. Asistencia económica, Doméstica India Estudios de caso. India Economic conditions 21st century. India Condiciones económicas Siglo 21. Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1110/2009030663-b.html Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1110/2009030663-t.html Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1311/2009030663-d.html lcc bk PP 45785 45785 0 0 lcc 0 0 CS BJB BJB CS 2023-04-10 1 0 HG 178.33 A315f 2011 00000109612 2018-10-24 00:00:00 1 2018-10-24 bk