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Grameen America and ‘gravitating towards lethargy’
Hayley Richardson | Tue, Feb 19th, 2008 | Category: Reviews | Tags: jeffrey hill, hayley richardson, queens, jackson heights, dominican republic, grameen america, lethargy, muhammed yunus, joan didion, bangladesh | 0
I was recently fortunate enough to see Dr. Muhammed Yunus at the Free Library in Philadelphia. The Bangladeshi founder of the Grameen Bank and recent Nobel Prize winner was there to discuss his new book, “Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism.” Before an audience primarily composed of progressive Wharton students, he railed against capitalism in its raw form, arguing that it does little to further social equality. What he need instead is a…
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