Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism
by By Weber, Karl and Yunus, Muhammad
Category: History , Modern , General

In the last two decades, free markets have swept the  globe, bringing with them enormous potential for positive  change. But traditional capitalism cannot solve problems  like inequality and poverty, because it is hampered  by a narrow view of human nature in which people are  one-dimensional beings concerned only with profit.  In fact, human beings have many other drives and  passions, including the spiritual, the social, and the  altruistic. Welcome to the world of social business, where  the creative vision of the entrepreneur is applied to  today's most serious problems: feeding the poor, housing  the homeless, healing the sick, and protecting the planet.  Creating a World Without Poverty tells the stories of  some of the earliest examples of social businesses,  including Yunus's own Grameen Bank. It reveals the next  phase in a hopeful economic and social revolution that is  already under way?and in the worldwide effort to eliminate  poverty by unleashing the productive energy of every  human being.