Fighting Poverty Through Enterprise - The Case for Social Venture Capital (Paperback)

Nearly 50% of the world's population - almost 3 billion people - live on less than $2 a day. 10 million children die every year from easily preventable diseases. AIDS kills 3 million people every year and 1 billion people lack access to sanitation. About one-quarter of children in poor countries do not nish primary school and some 1 billion adults are illiterate. To date, the debate on tackling global poverty has been dominated by the case for providing more aid. The authors of this booklet certainly believe that foreign aid has a role to play in facing this challenge. However, here they voice the need for greater emphasis to be given to the part that business and enterprise can play in reducing poverty. In recent years China and India have proved dramatic examples of countries which have reformed their economies, opened up to trade and investment, embraced an enterprise culture, and lifted millions of their citizens out of poverty. Grif ths and Tan believe Africa has the same potential as Asia. Micro-credit has been a crucial rst step in directly helping the poor escape poverty. Using case studies they argue that social venture capital has the potential to become a new asset class and a critical second step to support the growth of small and medium sized enterprises in developing countries, so creating jobs and reducing poverty.

General

Imprint:	Anchor Recordings
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2007
First published:	April 2007
Authors:	Brian Griffiths • Kim Tan
Dimensions:	204 x 135 x 4mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	48
ISBN-13:	978-1-909886-18-6
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Business ethics Promotions
LSN:	1-909886-18-1
Barcode:	9781909886186

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