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100 1 _aAkula, Vikram.
245 1 2 _aA fistful of rice :
_bmy unexpected quest to end poverty through profitability /
_cVikram Akula.
260 _aBoston, Mass. :
_bHarvard Business Review Press,
_cc2011.
300 _a191 p., [8] p. of plates :
_bcol. ill. ;
_c22 cm.
505 0 _a"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.
520 _aAround 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.
600 1 0 _aAkula, Vikram.
650 0 _aMicrofinance
_zIndia.
650 0 _aPoverty
_zIndia.
650 0 _aEconomic development projects
_zIndia
_xFinance
_vCase studies.
650 0 _aEconomic assistance, Domestic
_zIndia
_vCase studies.
650 4 _aMicrofinanza
_zIndia.
650 4 _aPobreza
_zIndia.
650 4 _aProyectos de desarrollo económico
_xFinanzas
_vEstudios de caso.
650 4 _aAsistencia económica, Doméstica
_zIndia
_vEstudios de caso.
651 0 _aIndia
_xEconomic conditions
_y21st century.
651 4 _aIndia
_xCondiciones económicas
_ySiglo 21.
856 4 2 _3Contributor biographical information
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1110/2009030663-b.html
856 4 1 _3Table of contents only
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1110/2009030663-t.html
856 4 2 _3Publisher description
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1311/2009030663-d.html
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