A world of three zeros : the new economics of zero poverty, zero unemployment, and zero net carbon emissions

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A world of three zeros : the new economics of zero poverty, zero unemployment, and zero net carbon emissions

Title remainder

the new economics of zero poverty, zero unemployment, and zero net carbon emissions

Statement of responsibility

Muhammad Yunus, with Karl Weber

Creator

• Yunus, Muhammad, 1940-

Contributor

• Weber, Karl, 1953-

Author

• Weber, Karl, 1953-
• Yunus, Muhammad, 1940-

Subject

• Social responsibility of business
• Capitalism -- Social aspects
• Sustainable development
• Economic development -- Social aspects
• Equality -- Economic aspects

Language

eng

Summary

• Muhammad Yunus, who created microcredit, invented social business, and earned a Nobel Peace Prize for his work in alleviating poverty, is one of today's most trenchant social critics. Now he declares it's time to admit that the capitalist engine is broken--that in its current form it inevitably leads to rampant inequality, massive unemployment, and environmental destruction. We need a new economic system that unleashes altruism as a creative force just as powerful as self-interest. Is this a pipe dream? Not at all. In the last decade, thousands of people and organizations have already embraced Yunus's vision of a new form of capitalism, launching innovative social businesses designed to serve human needs rather than accumulate wealth. They are bringing solar energy to millions of homes in Bangladesh; turning thousands of unemployed young people into entrepreneurs through equity investments; financing female-owned businesses in cities across the United States; bringing mobility, shelter, and other services to the rural poor in France; and creating a global support network to help young entrepreneurs launch their start-ups. In A World of Three Zeros, Yunus describes the new civilization emerging from the economic experiments his work has helped to inspire. He explains how global companies like McCain, Renault, Essilor, and Danone got involved with this new economic model through their own social action groups, describes the ingenious new financial tools now funding social businesses, and sketches the legal and regulatory changes needed to jump-start the next wave of socially driven innovations. And he invites young people, business and political leaders, and ordinary citizens to join the movement and help create the better world we all dream of
• Social critic Yunus declares it's time to admit that the capitalist engine is broken-- in its current form it inevitably leads to rampant inequality, massive unemployment, and environmental destruction. We need a new economic system that unleashes altruism as a creative force just as powerful as self-interest. He describes the new civilization emerging from economic experiments and describes the ingenious new financial tools now funding social businesses, while sketching the legal and regulatory changes needed to jumpstart the next wave of socially driven innovations

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DLC

Dewey number

330

Index

index present

LC call number

HD60

LC item number

.Y863 2017

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography