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    <body><![CDATA[Buku yang wajib dibaca orang-orang yang ingin mengembangkan market ke rural area dan &quot;orang miskin&quot;. Tidak seperti yang kita duga bahwa &quot;orang miskin&quot; ternyata merupakan pasar yang sangat potensial asal digarap dengan cara yang tepat. Inilah yang disebut sachet economy. <br/>Ban...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45632225">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I was a bit disturbed by the blatant profit-driven nature of this book... and I DO realize that in order to motivate a business to provide services or products to those who need them most, it is a good idea to make it profitable to do so. I just don't like that as I read this book I could almost the...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23897899">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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