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Author Kumar, Raj, 1975- author.

Title The business of changing the world : how billionaires, tech disruptors, and social entrepreneurs are transforming the global aid industry / Raj Kumar, Cofounder of devex.

Publication Info. Boston : Beacon Press, [2019]

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 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  361.74 KUMAR    Check Shelf
Description xiv, 241 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-229) and index.
Contents Introduction: the end of charity -- The billionaire effect: disrupters 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 & 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.
Subject Philanthropists.
Humanitarianism.
Economic assistance.
International relief.
Social entrepreneurship.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General.
Economic assistance. (OCoLC)fst00901592
Humanitarianism. (OCoLC)fst00963578
International relief. (OCoLC)fst00977110
Philanthropists. (OCoLC)fst01060593
Social entrepreneurship. (OCoLC)fst01739007
Other Form: Online version: Kumar, Raj, 1975- author. Business of changing the world Boston : Beacon Press, [2019] 9780807059708 (DLC) 2018051388
ISBN 9780807059579 (hardcover alkaline paper)
0807059579 (hardcover alkaline paper)
Standard No. 40029110232
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