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The business of changing the world : how billionaires, tech disrupters, and social entrepreneurs are transforming the global aid industry / Raj Kumar Cofounder of devex.

By: Kumar, Raj, 1975- [author.].
Publisher: Boston : Beacon Press, ©2019Description: 241 p: 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780807059579 (hardcover : alk. paper).Subject(s): Philanthropists | Humanitarianism | Economic assistance | International relief | Social entrepreneurshipGenre/Form: Print books.
Contents:
Introduction: the end of charity -- The billionaire effect: disruptors with deep pockets -- The demand for results: good evidence is hard to find -- People, not widgets: what do people really need? -- The "pure" social enterprise: products with purpose -- Big business for good: corporates becoming social enterprises -- Aid goes retail: crowdfunding & direct aid -- Open source aid: the case for openness -- Systems thinking: embracing complexity -- Ending extreme poverty: getting to absolute zero by 2030 -- Ushering in a new era: what we can do.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: the end of charity -- The billionaire effect: disruptors with deep pockets -- The demand for results: good evidence is hard to find -- People, not widgets: what do people really need? -- The "pure" social enterprise: products with purpose -- Big business for good: corporates becoming social enterprises -- Aid goes retail: crowdfunding & direct aid -- Open source aid: the case for openness -- Systems thinking: embracing complexity -- Ending extreme poverty: getting to absolute zero by 2030 -- Ushering in a new era: what we can do.

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