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Freedom From Want : The Remarkable Success Story of BRAC, the Global Grassroots Organization That’s Winning the Fight Against Poverty / Ian Smillie.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2009]Description: 1 online resource (285 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781565493155
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.5/577095492 22
LOC classification:
  • HN690.6.Z9 C66453 2009eb
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- INTRODUCTION The Age of Ambition -- CHAPTER 1 Sonar Bangla -- CHAPTER 2 Arms and the Man -- CHAPTER 3 The Plan -- CHAPTER 4 The Problem -- CHAPTER 5 Learning and Unlearning -- CHAPTER 6 Dulling the Edge of Husbandry? -- CHAPTER 7 The Learning Organization -- CHAPTER 8 A Chicken and Egg Problem -- CHAPTER 9 A Simple Solution -- CHAPTER 10 Of Pink Elephants and 9/11 -- CHAPTER 11 The Mulberry Bush -- CHAPTER 12 Water and Milk -- CHAPTER 13 Millennium Development Goal 6 (Target 8) -- CHAPTER 14 Educating Bangladesh -- CHAPTER 15 Challenging the Frontiers -- CHAPTER 16 University -- CHAPTER 17 On Being Ready -- CHAPTER 18 The Democratic Deficit -- CHAPTER 19 Afghanistan -- CHAPTER 20 The Source of the Nile -- CHAPTER 21 In Larger Freedom -- Glossary -- Acronyms -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author
Summary: Freedom From Want traces the evolution of BRAC from it beginnings as a small relief operation in Bangladesh into what is arguably the largest and most successful social experiment in the developing world. Ranging from distant villages in Bangladesh to New York's financial district, from war-torn Afghanistan to the plains of eastern Africa, Ian Smillie's book—part adventure story, part lesson in development economics, and part examination of excellence in management—describes one of the world's most remarkable success stories, one that has transformed disaster into development. Smillie shows us how social enterprise can trump corruption, and how purpose, innovation, and clear thinking can overcome the most entrenched injustices.
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Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- INTRODUCTION The Age of Ambition -- CHAPTER 1 Sonar Bangla -- CHAPTER 2 Arms and the Man -- CHAPTER 3 The Plan -- CHAPTER 4 The Problem -- CHAPTER 5 Learning and Unlearning -- CHAPTER 6 Dulling the Edge of Husbandry? -- CHAPTER 7 The Learning Organization -- CHAPTER 8 A Chicken and Egg Problem -- CHAPTER 9 A Simple Solution -- CHAPTER 10 Of Pink Elephants and 9/11 -- CHAPTER 11 The Mulberry Bush -- CHAPTER 12 Water and Milk -- CHAPTER 13 Millennium Development Goal 6 (Target 8) -- CHAPTER 14 Educating Bangladesh -- CHAPTER 15 Challenging the Frontiers -- CHAPTER 16 University -- CHAPTER 17 On Being Ready -- CHAPTER 18 The Democratic Deficit -- CHAPTER 19 Afghanistan -- CHAPTER 20 The Source of the Nile -- CHAPTER 21 In Larger Freedom -- Glossary -- Acronyms -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author

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Freedom From Want traces the evolution of BRAC from it beginnings as a small relief operation in Bangladesh into what is arguably the largest and most successful social experiment in the developing world. Ranging from distant villages in Bangladesh to New York's financial district, from war-torn Afghanistan to the plains of eastern Africa, Ian Smillie's book—part adventure story, part lesson in development economics, and part examination of excellence in management—describes one of the world's most remarkable success stories, one that has transformed disaster into development. Smillie shows us how social enterprise can trump corruption, and how purpose, innovation, and clear thinking can overcome the most entrenched injustices.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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