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Building social business : the new kind of capitalism that serves humanity's most pressing needs /

Muhammad Yunus, the practical visionary who pioneered microcredit and won the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, has developed a new dimension for capitalism which he calls "social business." By harnessing the energy of profit-making to the objective of fulfilling human needs, social business creates...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Yunus, Muhammad, 1940-
Otros Autores: Weber, Karl, 1953-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Public Affairs, 2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Muhammad Yunus, the practical visionary who pioneered microcredit and won the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, has developed a new dimension for capitalism which he calls "social business." By harnessing the energy of profit-making to the objective of fulfilling human needs, social business creates self-supporting, viable commercial enterprises that generate economic growth even as they produce goods and services that make the world a better place. Here, Yunus shows how social business has gone from being a theory to an inspiring practice, adopted by leading corporations, entrepreneurs, and social activists across Asia, South America, Europe and the US. He demonstrates how social business transforms lives; offers practical guidance for those who want to create social businesses of their own; explains how public and corporate policies must adapt to make room for the social business model; and shows why social business holds the potential to redeem the failed promise of free-market enterprise.--From publisher description
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxv, 226 pages)
ISBN:9781586488635
1586488635
1282744798
9781282744790
9786612744792
6612744790