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020 _z9781609940775 (hardcover)
020 _z9781609940782 (e-book)
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035 _a(OCoLC)851430575
050 1 4 _aHC79.P6
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100 1 _aPolak, Paul.
245 1 4 _aThe business solution to poverty
_h[electronic resource] :
_bdesigning products and services for three billion new customers /
_cPaul Polak and Mal Warwick.
250 _a1st ed.
260 _aSan Francisco :
_bBerrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.,
_c2013.
300 _axiii, 245 p. :
_bill.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aPreface -- Introduction: eight keys to ending poverty -- Only business can end poverty -- "The poor are very different from you and me" -- What is poverty? -- What can government and philanthropy do? -- Why business is best equipped to fight global poverty -- Zero-based design and the bottom billions -- What to do before you launch your business -- The ruthless pursuit of affordability -- Zero-based design in practice : low-cost drip irrigation -- Design for the market -- Zero-based design in practice : a cautionary tale -- Design for scale -- Zero-based design in practice: safe drinking water for small villages -- Design for delivery the last 500 feet -- Building a mission-driven global business -- Opportunities abound -- It's your turn now -- Resources : takeaways and what we say to critics -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- About the authors -- Index.
533 _aElectronic reproduction.
_bPalo Alto, Calif. :
_cebrary,
_d2013.
_nAvailable via World Wide Web.
_nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
650 0 _aPoverty.
650 0 _aSocial responsibility of business.
650 0 _aIndustrial management
_xSocial aspects.
655 7 _aElectronic books.
_2local
700 1 _aWarwick, Mal.
710 2 _aebrary, Inc.
856 4 0 _uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10723612
_zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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