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If you are into economics here are some economics books from Bangladesh for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
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
"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.