Business Solutions for the Global Poor
Author | : V. Kashturi Rangan |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 455 |
Release | : 2007-02-03 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780787988548 |
ISBN-13 | : 0787988545 |
Rating | : 4/5 (545 Downloads) |
Download or read book Business Solutions for the Global Poor written by V. Kashturi Rangan and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2007-02-03 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on research presented at The Harvard Business School’s first-ever conference on business approaches to poverty alleviation, Business Solutions for the Global Poor brings together perspectives from leading academics and corporate, non-profit and public sector managers. The contributors draw on practical and dynamic how-to insights from leading BOP ventures from more than twenty countries world-wide. This important volume reflects poverty’s multi-faceted nature and a broad range of actors—multinational and local businesses, entrepreneurs, civil society organizations and governments—that play a role in its alleviation.