The World of Three Zeroes

Zusatztext 'The book has a lotto like and Yunus's faith in the entrepreneurial spirit is uplifting. His focus is on communities in developing countries but with lessons for everyone! and a wealth of ideas.' Informationen zum Autor Muhammad Yunus, born in Bangladesh, was educated at Dhaka University and was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to study economics at Vanderbilt University. In 1972, he became head of the economics department at Chittagong University. He is the founder of Grameen Bank and the father of microcredit, an economic movement that has helped lift millions of families around the world out of poverty. He is also the creator of the 'social business' model. Yunus and Grameen Bank are winners of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize. Klappentext Nobel Peace Prize-winner Yunus outlines his vision for a better economic system, adjusted towards zero poverty, zero unemployment and zero carbon emissions. A Nobel Peace Prize-winner outlines his radical economic vision for a better future. Zusammenfassung A Nobel Peace Prize-winner outlines his radical economic vision for a better future. Muhammad Yunus is the economist who invented microcredit, founded Grameen Bank, and earned a Nobel Peace Prize for his work towards alleviating poverty. Here, he proposes his vision for a new kind of capitalism, where altruism and generosity are valued as much as profit making, and where individuals not only have the capacity to lift themselves out of poverty, but also to affect real change for the planet and its people. A World of Three Zeroes offers a challenge to young people, business and political leaders, and ordinary citizens everywhere to improve the world for everyone before it’s too late.

Product details

• Authors: Muhammad Yunus, Yunus Muhammad
• Publisher: Scribe Publications
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 10.11.2018
• EAN: 9781911617273
• ISBN: 978-1-911617-27-3
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 18 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Non-fiction book; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic Conditions, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, Social welfare & social services, Economic systems & structures, Central / national / federal government policies, Environmental policy & protocols, Economics of specific sectors, Central government policies, Environmental policy and protocols