Books by Muhammad Yunus (2)


1.

Banker To The Poor : Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty by Muhammad Yunus EN

Rating: 3 (2 votes)
Country: Asia / Bangladesh flag Bangladesh
Description:
Muhammad Yunus is that rare thing: a bona fide visionary. His dream is the total eradication of poverty from the world. In 1983, against the advice of banking and government officials, Yunus established Grameen, a bank devoted to providing the poorest of Bangladesh with minuscule loans. Grameen Bank, based on the belief that credit is a basic human right, not the privilege of a fortunate few, now provides over 2.5 billion dollars of micro-loans to more than two million families in rural Bangladesh. Ninety-four percent of Yunus's clients are women, and repayment rates are near 100 percent. Arou... continue

2.

Hacia un mundo sin pobreza by Muhammad Yunus ES

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Asia / Bangladesh flag Bangladesh
Description:
"Hay cerca de mil trescientos millones de personas que viven en este planeta bajo el umbral de la pobreza. Con nuestro banco hemos empezado a disminuir esa cifra. No soy un banquero convencional; soy más bien un prestamista de esperanza." Muhammad Yunus. Yunus es una rara síntesis de racionalismo occidental y filosofía oriental. Vende ideas antiguas por siempre va buena fe, confianza, responsabilidad, solidaridad. Su teoría funciona en Bangladesh. Y si marcha bien allí, no hay más que imitarla.