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Title:
The business of changing the world : how billionaires, tech disruptors, and social entrepreneurs are transforming the global aid industry / Raj Kumar, Cofounder of devex.
Author:
Kumar, Raj, 1975- author.
Publication Information:
Boston : Beacon Press, [2019]
Call Number:
HV25 .K86 2019
ISBN:
9780807059579
Physical Description:
xiv, 241 pages ; 24 cm.
Contents:
Introduction: the end of charity -- The billionaire effect: disrupters with deep pockets -- The demand for results: good evidence is hard to find -- People, not widgets: what do people really need? -- The "pure" social enterprise: products with purpose -- Big business for good: corporates becoming social enterprises -- Aid goes retail: crowdfunding & direct aid -- Open source aid: the case for openness -- Systems thinking: embracing complexity -- Ending extreme poverty: getting to absolute zero by 2030 -- Ushering in a new era: what we can do.
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