Akula, Vikram.

A fistful of rice : my unexpected quest to end poverty through profitability / Vikram Akula. - Boston, Mass. : Harvard Business Press, c2011. - 191 p. : ill. (chiefly col ; 22 cm.

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.



9781422131176 (trade) 1422131173

2011030663




Microfinance--India.
Poverty--India.
Microfinance--India.
Poverty--India.

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