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Banker To The Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty
by Muhammad Yunus

Banker To The Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty
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Author: Muhammad Yunus
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-01-08
ISBN: 1586481983
Number of pages: 312
Publisher: PublicAffairs

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Book Review: More stars, please - around 20?
Summary: 5 Stars

What can you say about a man who has changed the world for over 2 million people? Not single-handedly, because his bank had 12,000 employees when he wrote this book, and there are other banks now, that follow the same model - but he was the one who started it all.

If you've ever noticed that your bank only wants to give you money if you don't need it - here's how the other kind of bank would look.

He's an egalitarian Muslim, and he does his best thinking with the T.V. on. I've been waiting a long time for a super-hero with respect for the idiot box.

This is a really hopeful book. It doesn't have all the answers, but it has a bunch of fascinating questions to take down the pub with you. Read it, lend it, review it - stick a bookcrossing label in it and give it to your bank manager. Swap it for a Big Issue, mail it to your MP. What are you waiting for?

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