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The price of a dream: the story of the Grameen Bank/ David Bornstein

By: Bornstein, David Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York: Oxford University Press, 2005Description: 370 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN: 9780195187496Subject(s): Rural poor | Women--Economic conditions | Grameen Bank | Banks and bankingDDC classification: 332.28095492

Contents:

Prologue: This business of bangles -- Part I. The idea. Fairy tales ; 856 takas ; Social collateral ; It cannot be done ; He found you under a tree? ; If you want to convince us -- Part II. The villagers. Water upon the land ; It's all on trust ; Stirring the money ; Sabina Yasmin ; The center meeting ; It's their problem ; Can you walk far? ; A petticoat -- Part III. The organization. We don't want windows ; Independence ; A new culture ; A natural and better fighter ; If a big dam breaks ; This is her factory ; A conversation ; Peace of mind ; It was like a fish market ; Little checks and big checks -- Part IV. The system. Laying the foundation -- I'm not a woman anymore ; The logic of Grameen ; Begum Rokeya ; The death of Ali Haider ; Don't I think of these things? ; The wisdom of smallness ; Armed with information -- Part V. The world. Credit as a human right ; How can you go on with a situation like this? ; An expensive way to transfer technology ; A risk taker ; A great strategizer ; An intensive care unit ; Two cyclones ; If I had to become a businesswoman ; Oirashi's final house -- Part VI. The future. The golden boat ; One thousand doctors ; The luck of Manjira ; An infinite amount of work ; She turned her face to the light ; Struck by lightning ; The price of the American dream ; Socially conscious capitalism ; Everywhere you look ; Interest.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
General Books	Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section	332.28095492 BOR/P (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		P10689

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Prologue: This business of bangles --
Part I. The idea. Fairy tales ; 856 takas ; Social collateral ; It cannot be done ; He found you under a tree? ; If you want to convince us --
Part II. The villagers. Water upon the land ; It's all on trust ; Stirring the money ; Sabina Yasmin ; The center meeting ; It's their problem ; Can you walk far? ; A petticoat --
Part III. The organization. We don't want windows ; Independence ; A new culture ; A natural and better fighter ; If a big dam breaks ; This is her factory ; A conversation ; Peace of mind ; It was like a fish market ; Little checks and big checks --
Part IV. The system. Laying the foundation --
I'm not a woman anymore ; The logic of Grameen ; Begum Rokeya ; The death of Ali Haider ; Don't I think of these things? ; The wisdom of smallness ; Armed with information --
Part V. The world. Credit as a human right ; How can you go on with a situation like this? ; An expensive way to transfer technology ; A risk taker ; A great strategizer ; An intensive care unit ; Two cyclones ; If I had to become a businesswoman ; Oirashi's final house --
Part VI. The future. The golden boat ; One thousand doctors ; The luck of Manjira ; An infinite amount of work ; She turned her face to the light ; Struck by lightning ; The price of the American dream ; Socially conscious capitalism ; Everywhere you look ; Interest.

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