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Banker To The Poor - Amulya
Banker To The Poor - Amulya
Banker To The Poor - Amulya
Amulya Pothkanuri
PP0000617
About The Book: The book “Bankers to the Poor” helps us to understand
the journey of Yunus from the beginning of his micro credit program to the
successful implementation of Grameen in supporting life’s of people by
providing micro credits and all other programs.
From the book we can learn:
1. Why Muhammad Yunus established Grameen Bank
2. How he did it and the obstacles he faced
3. How the bank has succeeded and
4. How “microcredit” and other market based programs can improve
the lives of the poor
About The Author: Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus is the
founder and managing director of Grameen Bank. He chaired economics
at Bangladesh’s Chittagong University.
References:
Banker to the Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle against World Poverty
Muhammad Yunus; New York: Public Affairs, [1999] 2003, 288 pp. DOI:
10.1177/0486613405285433 Accepted April 11, 2005