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Author Polak, Paul.

Title The business solution to poverty : designing products and services for three billion new customers / Paul Polak and Mal Warwick.

Publication Info. San Francisco : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., [2013]

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Location Call No. Status
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  339.46 POLAK    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description xiii, 245 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Series BK currents book
BK currents book.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-220) and index.
Contents Eight keys to ending poverty -- Only business can end poverty. "The poor are very different from you and me" ; What is poverty? ; What can government and philanthropy do? ; Why business is best equipped to fight global poverty -- Zero-based design and the bottom billions. What to do before you launch your business ; The ruthless pursuit of affordability ; Zero-based design in practice : low-cost drip irrigation ; Design for the market ; Zero-based design in practice : a cautionary tale ; Design for scale ; Zero-based design in practice: safe drinking water for small villages ; Design for delivery the last 500 feet ; Building a mission-driven global business -- Opportunities abound. It's your turn now.
Note Includes a discussion guide.
Subject Poverty.
Social responsibility of business.
Industrial management -- Social aspects.
Added Author Warwick, Mal.
ISBN 9781609940775 hardback
1609940776 hardback
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