Thurman, M: Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Business Solutions for Poverty Alleviation From Around the World
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Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
25.05.2017
Herausgeber
Daphne HalkiasVerlag
Taylor & FrancisSeitenzahl
272
Maße (L/B)
24.6/17.4 cm
Gewicht
500 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-1-138-10899-8
'Fortunately, for the past decade or so a small but growing minority of the field of international development has seen the light and changed course. They are the unsung heroes of the modern world, struggling against tremendous odds to help the local business sector in poor countries. The system is still overwhelmingly against them, but they make new converts every year. We who live well, who already benefit from a local business sector, salute them. This book gives you a window into this new sub-field of international development that aims to fight poverty through local business. Read it for inspiration, both practical and spiritual: it gives you ideas to use and adapt elsewhere if you're in the sub-field or want to join it. And, most of all, it gives us hope that all is not lost.' William R. Duggan, Columbia University, USA and Co-Author with Glenn Hubbard of The Aid Trap:Hard Truths About Ending Poverty 'This is a book of inspiring and important stories for anyone interested in making this world a better place. Whether you are a CEO, student or aspiring professional, this book provides a refreshing perspective on how and why entrepreneurs around the world are pioneering innovative business solutions to poverty.' Zahid Torres-Rahman, Founder and Director, Business Fights Poverty and CEO, Inspiris Ltd 'In my years of working in developing countries, I have always been struck by the power of entrepreneurship as an effective means of poverty reduction. This global perspective on entrepreneurship as a means of poverty alleviation is a welcome addition to the ongoing development conversation.' Howard S. Friedman, Columbia University, USA and author of Measure of a Nation ’The cases analysed in this book are, no doubt, inspiring for researchers, theoreticians and practitioners in CSR, green economy and sustainable development. They offer excellent basic material for in-depth discussions in classes of both new generations of sociologists (and economists in p
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