Yunus, Muhammad
A world of three zeros : the new economics of zero poverty, zero unemployment, and zero net carbon emissions / Muhammad Yunus, Karl Weber - India : Hachette India, 2017. - vii, 288 pages ; 25 cm
Part one. The challenge
The failures of capitalism
Creating a new civilization: the countereconomics of social business
Part two. The three zeros
Zero poverty: bringing an end to income inequality
Zero unemployment: we are not job seekers, we are job creators
Zero net carbon: creating an economics of sustainability
A road map to a better future
Part three. Megapowers for transforming the world
Youth: energizing and empowering the young people of the world
Technology: unleashing the power of technology to liberate all people
Good governance and human rights: keys to building a society that works for all
Part four. Stepping stones to the future
The legal and financial infrastructure we need
Redesigning the world of tomorrow
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
9789351952558
Capitalism --Social aspects
Corporate --Social responsibility
Sustainable development
330 / YUN
A world of three zeros : the new economics of zero poverty, zero unemployment, and zero net carbon emissions / Muhammad Yunus, Karl Weber - India : Hachette India, 2017. - vii, 288 pages ; 25 cm
Part one. The challenge
The failures of capitalism
Creating a new civilization: the countereconomics of social business
Part two. The three zeros
Zero poverty: bringing an end to income inequality
Zero unemployment: we are not job seekers, we are job creators
Zero net carbon: creating an economics of sustainability
A road map to a better future
Part three. Megapowers for transforming the world
Youth: energizing and empowering the young people of the world
Technology: unleashing the power of technology to liberate all people
Good governance and human rights: keys to building a society that works for all
Part four. Stepping stones to the future
The legal and financial infrastructure we need
Redesigning the world of tomorrow
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
9789351952558
Capitalism --Social aspects
Corporate --Social responsibility
Sustainable development
330 / YUN