A fistful of rice : my unexpected quest to end poverty through profitability /
By: Akula, Vikram
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BookPublisher: Boston, Mass. : Harvard Business Press, c2011.Description: 191 p. : ill. (chiefly col ; 22 cm.ISBN: 9781422131176 (trade); 1422131173Subject(s): Akula, Vikram | Akula, Vikram | Microfinance -- India | Poverty -- India | Microfinance -- India | Poverty -- IndiaDDC classification: 332 Online resources: Location Map
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Vikram Akula describes how he became CEO and founder of SKS Microfinance, an organization that provides women living in impoverished areas of India with microloans and insurance, discusses the microfinance model he uses, and details the impact of his organization on communities.
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| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 332 AK FI (Browse shelf) | Available | T0038561 |
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| 332.673091724 SH BR Breakout strategies for emerging markets : | 332.673091724 SH BR Breakout strategies for emerging markets : | 332 AB ON One World Currency : | 332 AK FI A fistful of rice : | 332 AL CO Comparing financial systems / | 332 AL CO Comparing financial systems / | 332 AL NE The new international money game / |
Includes index.
"Am I not poor, too?" -- Putting the last first -- The story of my experiments with Grameen -- Rangoli powder and handfuls of seeds -- The McDonald's of microfinance -- Goat economics -- Google territory.
Vikram Akula describes how he became CEO and founder of SKS Microfinance, an organization that provides women living in impoverished areas of India with microloans and insurance, discusses the microfinance model he uses, and details the impact of his organization on communities.
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