Yunus, Muhammad, 1940-
Building social business : the new kind of capitalism that serves humanity's most pressing needs / Muhammad Yunus with Karl Weber. - New York: Public Affairs 2010 - xxv, 226 p.; 25 cm.
Includes index.
Muhammad Yunus, the practical visionary who pioneered microcredit and won the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, has developed a new dimension for capitalism which he calls "social business." By harnessing the energy of profit-making to the objective of fulfilling human needs, social business creates self-supporting, viable commercial enterprises that generate economic growth even as they produce goods and services that make the world a better place. Here, Yunus shows how social business has gone from being a theory to an inspiring practice, adopted by leading corporations, entrepreneurs, and social activists across Asia, South America, Europe and the US. He demonstrates how social business transforms lives; offers practical guidance for those who want to create social businesses of their own; explains how public and corporate policies must adapt to make room for the social business model; and shows why social business holds the potential to redeem the failed promise of free-market enterprise.--From publisher description.
9781586488246
Social responsibility of business.
Social entrepreneurship.
Capitalism--Moral and ethical aspects.
658.407
Building social business : the new kind of capitalism that serves humanity's most pressing needs / Muhammad Yunus with Karl Weber. - New York: Public Affairs 2010 - xxv, 226 p.; 25 cm.
Includes index.
Muhammad Yunus, the practical visionary who pioneered microcredit and won the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, has developed a new dimension for capitalism which he calls "social business." By harnessing the energy of profit-making to the objective of fulfilling human needs, social business creates self-supporting, viable commercial enterprises that generate economic growth even as they produce goods and services that make the world a better place. Here, Yunus shows how social business has gone from being a theory to an inspiring practice, adopted by leading corporations, entrepreneurs, and social activists across Asia, South America, Europe and the US. He demonstrates how social business transforms lives; offers practical guidance for those who want to create social businesses of their own; explains how public and corporate policies must adapt to make room for the social business model; and shows why social business holds the potential to redeem the failed promise of free-market enterprise.--From publisher description.
9781586488246
Social responsibility of business.
Social entrepreneurship.
Capitalism--Moral and ethical aspects.
658.407
