How to Change the World Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas

Informationen zum Autor David Bornstein is a journalist who specializes in writing about social innovation. His first book, The Price of a Dream: The Story of the Grameen Bank was selected as a finalist for the New York Public Library Book Award for Excellence in Journalism. His articles have appeared in the Atlantic Monthly and the New York Times, and he co-wrote the PBS documentary "To Our Credit." He lives in New York City. Klappentext What business entrepreneurs are to the economy! social entrepreneurs are to social change. Bornstein profiles nine of these driven! creative individuals who question the status quo! exploit new opportunities! refuse to give up--and remake the world for the better. Zusammenfassung Bornstein's How to Change the World studies a remarkable group of individuals around the world--what he calls social entrepreneurs. These people are bringing innovative, and successful, grass-roots approaches to a wide variety of social and economic problems, from rural poverty in India to discrimination against gypsies in Central Europe.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: David (Author Journalist Bornstein, Bornstein David, David Bornstein
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Inhalt: Buch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 09.10.2007
• Thema: Sachbuch; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Sozialwissenschaften allgemein
• EAN: 9780195334760
• ISBN: 978-0-19-533476-0
• Anzahl Seiten: 368
• Abmessung (Verpackung): 15.4 x 23.3 x 2.4 cm
• Themen: Internationale Organisation, Soziales Handeln, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Entrepreneurship, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Social issues & processes, Social and ethical issues, Non-profitmaking organizations, Sociology and anthropology, Entrepreneurship / Start-ups