Muhammad Yunus Libri

Muhammad Yunus vive in uno dei paesi più poveri del mondo. Ad arginare gli effetti devastanti delle calamità naturali, della malnutrizione, della povertà strutturale, dell'analfabetismo e della alta densità di popolazione, in Bangladesh, non sono bastati i trenta miliardi di dollari degli aiuti internazionali. E' difficile, quindi, immaginare che l'Occidente abbia qualcosa da imparare da questo paese. Eppure, è nata qui la Grameen Bank e con essa un'idea per far sparire la povertà dalla faccia della terra. Il professor Yunus ha trovato il modo, accordando minuscoli prestiti ai diseredati della terra, di fornire al 10% della popolazione - bengalese (dodici milioni di persone) gli strumenti per uscire dalla miseria, e di trasferire poi la sperimentazione del microcredito dal Terzo mondo ai poveri di altri paesi. La banca presta denaro, a tassi bonificati, solo ai poverissimi: in questo modo coloro che non potevano ottenere prestiti dai tradizionali istituti di credito (e sono state in maggioranza donne) vengono messi nella condizione di affrancarsi dall'usura, di allargare la propria base economica e di prendere in mano il proprio destino. Questo libro, che è già un bestseller e che ha ispirato un film, ci racconta come è stato possibile realizzare tutto ciò.

The capitalist system, in its current form, is broken. Here, a Nobel Peace Prize-winner outlines his radical economic vision for fixing it. Eight individuals now own more wealth than 50 per cent of the global population, and high unemployment in many countries means that people’s skills, knowledge, and creativity are being wasted. Rampant environmental destruction only adds to this picture of a bleak future in which humankind will no longer be able to sustain itself. But what if there is another way? 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 sets forth his vision to establish 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 embrace a new form of capitalism, and improve the world for everyone before it’s too late.

A new edition of the New York Times Bestseller by a Nobel Peace Prize winner.

The author describes his vision for an innovative business model that would combine the power of free markets with a quest for a more humane, egalitarian world that could help alleviate world poverty, inequality, and other social problems.

The Nobel Peace Prize winner and bestselling author shows how entrepreneurial spirit and business smarts can be harnessed to create sustainable businesses that can solve the world's biggest problems. Muhammad Yunus, the practical visionary who pioneered microcredit and, with his Grameen Bank, won the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, has developed a new dimension for capitalism which he calls "social business." The social business model has been adopted by corporations, entrepreneurs, and social activists across the globe. Its goal is to create self-supporting, viable commercial enterprises that generate economic growth as they produce goods and services to fulfill human needs. In Building Social Business, Yunus shows how social business can be put into practice and explains why it holds the potential to redeem the failed promise of free-market enterprise.

Part one. The challenge -- The failures of capitalism -- Creating a new civilization: the countereconomics of social business -- Part two. The three zeros -- Zero poverty: bringing an end to income inequality -- Zero unemployment: we are not job seekers, we are job creators -- Zero net carbon: creating an economics of sustainability -- A road map to a better future -- Part three. Megapowers for transforming the world -- Youth: energizing and empowering the young people of the world -- Technology: unleashing the power of technology to liberate all people -- Good governance and human rights: keys to building a society that works for all -- Part four. Stepping stones to the future -- The legal and financial infrastructure we need -- Redesigning the world of tomorrow

The capitalist system, in its current form, is broken. Here, a Nobel Peace Prize-winner outlines his radical economic vision for fixing it.Eight individuals now own more wealth than 50 per cent of the global population, and high unemployment in many countries means that people’s skills, knowledge, and creativity are being wasted. Rampant environmental destruction only adds to this picture of a bleak future in which humankind will no longer be able to sustain itself.But what if there is another way?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 sets forth his vision to establish 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 embrace a new form of capitalism, and improve the world for everyone before it’s too late.

De l'un des pays les plus démunis du monde, le Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus a suscité une extraordinaire révolution silencieuse qui touche le destin de millions d'individus et passionne les responsables économiques et politiques du monde entier.