How to change the world
Subtitle: social entrepreneurs and the power of new ideas
By: David Bornstein.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 358
ISBN-13: 9780195334760
Subjects: Social action -- Case studies; Social service -- Case studies; Social reformers -- Case studies
Genres: Case studies.
Description: 'How to Change the World' tells the stories of remarkable individuals who have improved our world. For anyone seeking to make a positive mark on the world, this will be both an inspiring read and an invaluable handbook.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Restless people; title: From little acorns do great trees grow; title: The light in my head went on : Fábio Rosa, Brazil : rural electrification; title: The fixed determination of an indomitable will : Florence Nightingale, England : nursing; title: A very significant force : Bill Drayton, United States : the bubble; title: Why was I never told about this?; title: Ten-nine-eight-childline! Jeroo Billimoria, India : child protection; title: The role of the social entrepreneur; title: "What sort of a mother are you? : Erzsébet Szekeres, Hungary : assisted living for the disabled; title: Are they possessed, really possessed, by an idea?; title: If the world is to be put in order : Vera Cordeiro, Brazil : reforming healthcare; title: In search of social excellence; title: The talent is out there : J. B. Schramm, United States : college access; title: New opportunities, new challenges; title: Something needed to be done : Veronica Khosa, South Africa : care for AIDs patients; title: Four practices of innovative organizations; title: This country has to change : Javed Abidi, India : disability rights; title: Six qualities of successful social entrepreneurs; title: Morality must march with capacity : James Grant, United States : the child survival revolution; title: Blueprint copying; title: Conclusion : the emergence of the citizen sector.