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The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time 115 reviews
Jeffrey Sachs
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006
Insightful and inspiring perspective on one of the great opportunities of our generation
+ Optimism on Development and Effective Aid for Impoverished Countries
Jeffrey Sachs uses his broad knowledge to frame the context of a call for action to end extreme poverty in our generation. He demonstrates through detailed statistical comparisons the evolution of the widening gap of economic opportunity between the world's regions, and provides interesting ...
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Christian Microenterprise Development
David Bassau, Russell Mask
Paternoster Press
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Microfinance Investment Funds: Leveraging Private Capital for Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction
Springer, 2007
Microfinance investment funds are a recent development that will grow in importance. These funds expand the range of opportunities for financing microfinance institutions, enabling them to offer greater outreach and diversity of products for microentrepreneurs and small businesses. Microfinance now spans the range of finance, from the most simple enterprise to the complexity of capital markets. ...
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Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism 26 reviews
Muhammad Yunus
PublicAffairs, 2009
An inspiring success story of a new "social" business model
+ A reason to hope
+ High on rhetoric, short on action
+ "Creating A World Without Poverty" by Muhammad Yunus
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New Partnerships for Innovation in Microfinance
Springer, 2008
Microfinance has experienced dynamic development. Today, microfinance providers reach close to 100 million clients worldwide and are growing fast. New partnerships expand the impact of microfinance even further. Three types of partnerships are examined in this book, each consisting of a thematic pillar. Pillar I focuses on equity investments in microfinance, especially the possibilities for ...
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Transforming Microfinance Institutions: Providing Full Financial Services to the Poor1 review
Victoria White Joanna Ledgerwood
World Bank Publications, 2006
The primary source for information on sustainable microfinance institutions
This edited volume includes contributions from some of the strongest practitioners in the field of microfinance, many of whom work at Accion in Washington DC. A number of the authors have also taught advanced microfinance classes, and this experience comes across in a volume that is both ...
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Banker To The Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty 77 reviews
Muhammad Yunus
PublicAffairs, 2008
A book about poverty and Triumph
+ Great Way to give a Hand Up
+ banker to the poor
+ Banker to the Poor
+ Wonderful and Inspiring!
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A Billion Bootstraps: Microcredit, Barefoot Banking, and The Business Solution for Ending Poverty15 reviews
Philip Smith, Eric Thurman
McGraw-Hill, 2007
The Best Book Ever Written About Solving Poverty Through Microcredit
+ Practical solution for dealing with poverty
+ A Fresh Look at Effective Generosity
+ Good introduction to microfinance.
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The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid: Eradicating Poverty Through Profits (Wharton School Publishing ...62 reviews
CK Prahalad
Wharton School Publishing, 2006
Great book for any serious business person
+ Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid
+ Looking at Ethical Profits from the Global Poor
+ Interesting and insightful read, not just for business people
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The Economics of Microfinance9 reviews
Beatriz Armendáriz, Jonathan Morduch
The MIT Press, 2007
An eye opener
+ Straightforward yet in-depth
+ From microloans to microsaving and beyond
+ A splendid overview
+ Great book for self-teaching
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The Triangle of Microfinance: Financial Sustainability, Outreach, and Impact (International Food Policy ...
International Food Policy Research Institute, 2003
Since the 1980s when the microfinance revolution began, much has been accomplished, but the field became more refined in the 1990s as a result of shifts in paradigms, strategies, and development practices. This volume addresses the three policy objectives that now occupy those who wish to use credit as a development tool: financial sustainability of microfinance institutions, outreach to the ...
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The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It44 reviews
Paul Collier
Oxford University Press, USA, 2008
Full of hope
+ Development economics that we can all understand
+ Thought Provoking
+ Excellent Book Should Be Read By Everyone Concerned with Poverty
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Transforming Microfinance Institutions: Providing Full Financial Services to the Poor1 review
Victoria White Joanna Ledgerwood
World Bank Publications, 2006
The primary source for information on sustainable microfinance institutions
This edited volume includes contributions from some of the strongest practitioners in the field of microfinance, many of whom work at Accion in Washington DC. A number of the authors have also taught advanced microfinance classes, and this experience comes across in a volume that is both ...
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Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism26 reviews
Muhammad Yunus
PublicAffairs, 2009
An inspiring success story of a new "social" business model
+ A reason to hope
+ High on rhetoric, short on action
+ "Creating A World Without Poverty" by Muhammad Yunus
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The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time115 reviews
Jeffrey Sachs
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006
Insightful and inspiring perspective on one of the great opportunities of our generation
+ Optimism on Development and Effective Aid for Impoverished Countries
Jeffrey Sachs uses his broad knowledge to frame the context of a call for action to end extreme poverty in our generation. He demonstrates through detailed statistical comparisons the evolution of the widening gap of economic opportunity between the world's regions, and provides interesting ...
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The Triangle of Microfinance: Financial Sustainability, Outreach, and Impact (International Food Policy ...
International Food Policy Research Institute, 2003
Since the 1980s when the microfinance revolution began, much has been accomplished, but the field became more refined in the 1990s as a result of shifts in paradigms, strategies, and development practices. This volume addresses the three policy objectives that now occupy those who wish to use credit as a development tool: financial sustainability of microfinance institutions, outreach to the ...
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The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid: Eradicating Poverty Through Profits (Wharton School Publishing ...62 reviews
CK Prahalad
Wharton School Publishing, 2006
Great book for any serious business person
+ Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid
+ Looking at Ethical Profits from the Global Poor
+ Interesting and insightful read, not just for business people
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Christian Microenterprise Development
David Bassau, Russell Mask
Paternoster Press
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The Economics of Microfinance9 reviews
Beatriz Armendáriz, Jonathan Morduch
The MIT Press, 2007
An eye opener
+ Straightforward yet in-depth
+ From microloans to microsaving and beyond
+ A splendid overview
+ Great book for self-teaching
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New Partnerships for Innovation in Microfinance
Springer, 2008
Microfinance has experienced dynamic development. Today, microfinance providers reach close to 100 million clients worldwide and are growing fast. New partnerships expand the impact of microfinance even further. Three types of partnerships are examined in this book, each consisting of a thematic pillar. Pillar I focuses on equity investments in microfinance, especially the possibilities for ...
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