Small Loans, Big Dreams

Microfinancing is considered one of the most effective strategies in the fight against global poverty. This book reveals how Nobel Prize Winner Muhammad Yunus revolutionized global antipoverty efforts through the development of this approach. It presents stories of women benefiting from Yunus' microcredit in rural Bangladesh and urban Chicago.

List of contents

Foreword.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction to the 2008 Edition.
Introduction to the First Edition.
Chapter 1. Muhammad Yunus -From Vanderbilt To Chittagong.
Chapter 2. The Birth Of The Grameen Bank.
Chapter 3. Zianpur Bazaar.
Chapter 4. Las Papillons.
Chapter 5. Amena Begum's Dream.
Chapter 6. Omiyale Dupart.
Chapter 7. The Haldar Para.
Chapter 8. The Maxwell Street Market.
Chapter 9. Krishna Das Bala.
Chapter 10. The Hip Hop Shop.
Chapter 11. Dry Money in a Monsoon.
Chapter 12. The Black on Black Love Festival.
Chapter 13. The Sixteen Decisions.
Chapter 14. â??We're Here For Youâ??.
Epilogue.
Appendix A.
Notes.
About the Author.
Index.

Product details

• Authors: Alex Counts
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.06.2008
• EAN: 9780470196328
• ISBN: 978-0-470-19632-8
• No. of pages: 410
• Dimensions: 164 mm x 236 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business; Kredit, Kreditwesen, Soziales Handeln