Muhammad Yunus




Muhammad Yunus

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June 28, 1940

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Chittagong, Bangladesh

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Dr. Muhammad Yunus is a Bangladeshi banker and economist. He previously was a professor of economics and is famous for his successful application of microcredit--the extension of small loans given to entrepreneurs too poor to qualify for traditional bank loans. Dr. Yunus is also the founder of Grameen Bank. In 2006, Yunus and the bank were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize "for their efforts to create economic and social development from below." He has also received several other national and international honors. Dr. Yunus is one of the founding members of Global Elders, a group of public figures noted as elder statesmen, peace activists, and human rights advocates whose goal is to solve global problems by using "almost...more




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Banker to the Poor: Micro-Lend... Banker to the Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty
by Muhammad Yunus
avg rating 4.08 — 1,318 ratings — published 1999
20 editions
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Creating a World Without Pover... Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism
by Muhammad Yunus
avg rating 3.92 — 273 ratings — published 1999
14 editions
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Vers un monde sans pauvreté Vers un monde sans pauvreté
by Muhammad Yunus, Alan Jolis
avg rating 4.50 — 2 ratings — published 1997
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Jorimon and Others : Faces of... Jorimon and Others : Faces of Poverty
by Muhammad Yunus
avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published 1987
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Foreign Policy: A Theoretical... Foreign Policy: A Theoretical Introduction
by Muhammad Yunus
avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published 2003
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South Asia: A Historical Narra... South Asia: A Historical Narrative
by Muhammad Yunus
avg rating 2.00 — 1 rating — published 2003
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Vers un nouveau capitalisme Vers un nouveau capitalisme
by Muhammad Yunus, Karl Weber
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2009
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Un mundo sin pobreza/ A World... Un mundo sin pobreza/ A World without Poverty: Las empresas sociales y el futuro del capitalismo/ The Social Corporations and the Future of Capitalism
by Muhammad Yunus
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Portraits de microentrepreneur... Portraits de microentrepreneurs
by Muhammad Yunus, Jacques Attali
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Wirtschaft, die den Menschen h... Wirtschaft, die den Menschen hilft
by Muhammad Yunus
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"Poverty is the absence of all human rights. The frustrations, hostility and anger generated by abject poverty cannot sustain peace in any society. For building stable peace we must find ways to provide opportunities for people to live decent lives."
Muhammad Yunus
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""Once poverty is gone, we'll need to build museums to display its horrors to future generations. They'll wonder why poverty continued so long in human society - how a few people could live in luxury while billions dwelt in misery, deprivation and despair.""
Muhammad Yunus (Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism)
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"I believe that we can create a poverty-free world because poverty is not created by poor people. It has been created and sustained by the economic and social systems that we have designed for ourselves; the institutions and concepts that make up that system; the policies that we pursue."
Muhammad Yunus
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