A fistful of rice my unexpected quest to end poverty through profitability Akula, Vikram. creator text mau Boston, Mass Harvard Business Review Press c2011 2011 monographic eng
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191 p., [8] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 22 cm. 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. "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. Vikram Akula. a-ii--- 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 HG 178.33 A315f 2011 332 9781422131176 (hbk. : alk. paper) 1422131173 2009030663 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1110/2009030663-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1110/2009030663-t.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1311/2009030663-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1110/2009030663-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1110/2009030663-t.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1311/2009030663-d.html DLC 090731 20230410115654.0 115765