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The business of changing the world : how billionaires, tech disrupters, and social entrepreneurs are transforming the global aid industry / Raj Kumar.
By: Kumar, Raj [author.]
.Publisher: Boston : Beacon Press, 2019Description: xiv, 241 pages.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780807059579; 9780807059708.Subject(s): Philanthropists | Humanitarianism | Economic assistance | International relief | Social entrepreneurshipDDC classification: 361.74
Contents:
Prologue : an enduring gift -- Introduction : the end of charity -- The billionaire effect : disruptors with deep pockets -- The demand for results : good evidence is hard to find -- People, not widgets : what do people really need? -- The "pure" social enterprise : products with purpose -- Big business for good : corporates becoming social enterprises -- Aid goes retail : crowdfunding and direct aid -- Open source aid : the case for openness -- Systems thinking : embracing complexity -- Ending extreme poverty : getting to absolute zero by 2030 -- Ushering in a new era : what we can do.
| Item type | Current library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | House of Lords Library - Palace Dewey | 361.74 KUM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 017856 |
Prologue : an enduring gift -- Introduction : the end of charity -- The billionaire effect : disruptors with deep pockets -- The demand for results : good evidence is hard to find -- People, not widgets : what do people really need? -- The "pure" social enterprise : products with purpose -- Big business for good : corporates becoming social enterprises -- Aid goes retail : crowdfunding and direct aid -- Open source aid : the case for openness -- Systems thinking : embracing complexity -- Ending extreme poverty : getting to absolute zero by 2030 -- Ushering in a new era : what we can do.