Banker to the Poor: Micro-lending and the Battle Against World Poverty

from sdjurek17

Great book. I would love to have a conversation with Mr. Yunus about his journey and the implications of micro-lending in America. My non-economic brain left me re-reading a few passages but overall it was fantastic and well-written!

from sathish316

This book is an amazing account of how microfinancing is enabling the poor and changing the world. It is full of short inspiring real-life stories. Kudos to Yunus for persevering and breaking the flaws of the current banking system. Now microfinancing is replicated world-over and is benefiting pe...

from Juva

An introduction and examination of the effectiveness of micro-loans to the third world along with possible applications to the first world. This book follows the career of its author who went from being a professor of theoretical economics to the leader of a not-for-profit bank lending money in s...

from cziering

Though solidly grounded in the practical applications it still seems somehow idealistic. Yunus covers many examples of expansion or the adaptation of his model in other countries, even the US. I still wonder if the US is too large a country. Follow up: bureaucratic waste Millennium Development G...

from tibobi

Fascinating look at how a professor of economics dealt with poverty in Bangladesh. Towards the middle I was a bit lost with the details as there are many, but once he began to address the issues within the U.S., my interest was renewed. I am surprised after reading this book that I had never hear...